HTML | Jason E. Shao

Morse Code Adds @ Sign

Feb

19

2004

SYMBOL ADDED TO MORSE CODE – The 160-year-old communication system now has a new character to denote the “@” symbol used in e-mail addresses. In December, the International Telecommunications Union, which oversees the entire frequency spectrum, from amateur radio to satellites, voted to add the new character. [ “(extlink)CJ Online”:http://www.cjonline.com ] Now there’s a sign ...

Outsourcing is a Fad

Feb

19

2004

Getting to ” Very Satisfied” – Lewis and Brzykcy, fortysomething sisters with otherwise normal lives as a training consultant and a management consultant, respectively, in suburban Illinois, decided to channel their own mounting dissatisfaction as customers into a full-flung survey of almost 500 retailers. At home-improvement stores, gas stations, and fast-food restaurants, the sisters shopped, ...

Writing Promotes Literacy

Feb

16

2004

Napsterization.org: Does Writing Make You More Literate? Do You Learn More? – writing is a process that changes things more radically for me. When I take in some piece of information, I may react, may think about how I feel, what I believe, what the framework and logic surrounding the information are, but initially I’m ...

Digital Picture Frame

Feb

13

2004

PhotoVu – Products has introduced a 19″ LCD picture frame complete with matting and a wood frame. I have to say, I could see actually putting something like that up. Now all they need is to Rendevous enable it so it can pick up shared iPhoto libraries straight from my iBook without my involvement.

Palm Dropping Mac Support

Feb

12

2004

Dan Gillmor writes about Palm Dropping Mac OS Sync Support in their new “Cobalt” devices. Considering that Mac users are an easily targeted, easily protected relatively affluent community that has demonstrated a willingness to purchase expensive computer peripherals I think Palm is making a mistake. Native Mac support may not be a deciding factor for ...