My opinions are real, but my name has been changed to protect the innocent.
I'm from Auckland, New Zealand (yes, we do have the Internet down here in the antipodes) and I live with my wife and two cats. I used to work in the computer industry for about 12 years,
+ more bio informationWhile working for a former employer, my supervisor came to me one day, during my break time. I was relaxing with my then new HTC Apache smart-phone and reading an eBook. I am a well connected cyber-citizen, who likes to stay up-to-date with the latest gadgets. The smart-phone allows me to surf the Internet, to download, read ... More..
So, how do you get one single "best" website on the Internet? There are almost as many different websites out there as there are different people using them. Different people are drawn to different things. What I might think is the best is not necessarily what you will think is the best. Our personal preferences and style, ev... More..
Are you visually recognizable on the Internet? Do you have a "web presence"? What do you "look like" on the Internet? Everywhere we go, whether it be online or in the real world, we see branding, images, logos. Coca-cola. Hasbro. McDonalds. These brands are all instantly recognizable. If businesses do it, why shouldn't indivi... More..
In my past life as a computer security professional, I often had customers ask me what was the best, most secure method for password management. I would then begin to inform them about a sub-dermal microchip implant that I had seen which automatically generates a daily password combination that is emitted via an ultra-bright ... More..
The Web is more than just a bunch of interlinked computers these days. With the advent of Web 2.0 and dynamic content it has become more about interlinked people. Some examples of this are such websites as Digg and StumbleUpon, where other people contribute what they think is the most important or relevant news item or websit... More..
I know that it's cliche now, but this really did happen to me, for real. Back in 1992, one of my customers handed me a floppy disk and asked me to copy the Internet onto it for him, so that he could install the Internet on his home computer. The poor guy clearly had no understanding of what the Internet was. His computer didn... More..
I have a very different perspective on the issue of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and infertility. For a start, my story doesn't end with a cute, cuddly, bouncy baby or two at home. For another thing, I'm a male.When I first met my wife, not only was I a virgin, but I had never even kissed a girl before. All that I previously k... More..
The buzzword that is on everyone's lips right now seems to be Web 2.0. There are a whole array of new services coming on-line that fall under the web 2.0 umbrella. I currently subscribe to many RSS feeds that are purely dedicated to unearthing new Web 2.0 sites and services, and additions are added daily to these lists. But h... More..
Jed Kantos
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