Yesterday I was at National Science Foundation in connection with a research project (review) presentation. There were several program managers. Most of these program managers are responsible for managing research in areas related to information systems and their implications. It…
Privacy and Security
Calendars are just a structuring mechanism
Calendar of events is a common item in most Newspapers. You can find it on the websites of most organizations also. We find it very useful in planning what with our own calendar. So the main use of the calendar…
Search and/or Media
When the amount of information started growing exponentially on the WWW, many people felt the need of tools and environments that will help people find information on the Web. This resulted in attention to organizing all the information on the…
Cyber-hugs
It had to happen — wearable systems that could be used to give the feel of hug from distance. This is what a researcher at NTU in Singapore has developed. Now it is easier to develop rendering approaches than to…
Folk Computing or $100 Computer
Nirmal Sethia has an interesting perspective on IT for emerging countries or for the bottom of the pyramid (BOP). Recently there is good amount of media attention to Negroponte’s $100 computer for poor people. A question many people are asking…