“(Reuters) – Douglas C. Engelbart, a technologist who conceived of the computer mouse and laid out a vision of an Internet decades before others brought those ideas to the mass market, died on Tuesday night. He was 88…..”
Read rest of article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/03/us-engelbart-obit-idUSBRE9621AA20130703
What does ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) do?. Here’s a useful short video
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) is an accredited ICANN At-Large Structure (ALS) and a founding member of the Latin American and Regional At-Large Organisation (LACRALO), comprised of 42 At-Large Structures in 16 out of 33 countries in the Latin American and Caribbean Region. At-Large is the name for the community of individual Internet users who participate in the policy development work of ICANN.
The vice-chair of TTCS, Dev Anand Teelucksingh is currently serving on the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC). The ALAC is responsible for considering and providing advice on ICANN’s activities as they relate to the interests of individual Internet users (the “At-Large” community).
Interested in learning and getting involved in policy issues related to domain names included new generic Top Level Domains and IP addressing?
Contact me at admin@ttcsweb.org
Microsoft has announced that its TechNet Subscriptions service which debuted in 1998 will be retired and would discontinue sales on August 31, 2013. For an annual fee, subscribers to TechNet Subscriptions could download and install Microsoft’s latest software offerings ostensibly for evaluation use.
See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/ms772428 for the announcement and a FAQ at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/ms772428
Via :http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-to-shut-down-technet-subscription-service-7000017541/
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) is pleased to announce the availability of the TTCS OSSWIN DVD v0.8.9 as a free download on July 1 2013.
The TTCS OSSWIN DVD is a collection of nearly 100 Free and Open Source Software for home and business (i.e. any) users using the Microsoft Windows 8/7/Vista/XP operating systems.
You can use your web browser to read detailed information about each program in this compilation : what the program does, its key features, useful related websites, view a screenshot, find links to the program’s website and to download/install the program from the TTCS OSSWIN DVD. The web-based interface allows you to quickly browse the variety of software organised into various categories.
Download the TTCS OSSWIN DVD 0.8.9 at Ge.tt
Changes from v0.8.8 :
Use a program like VisualHash or WinHasher to hash your downloaded file to see if it matches the hashes here. If your downloaded file hash is different, then your downloaded file is different from the file the TTCS has published.
Google Reader is closing down today, July 1 2013. If you’re a user, check out Lifehacker’s “Google Reader Is Shutting Down; Here Are the Best Alternatives” article on how to export your Google Reader data which can then be imported into various Reader alternatives. GigaOM also has an article on the best Google Reader alternatives
I’ve been using Feedly which has iOS and Android mobile apps in addition to its website.
On May 6, 2013, the Ministry of Science and Technology of Trinidad and Tobago via the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) posted two documents for public comment. They are the:
The submission of comments was June 3 2013 but this deadline was extended to Tuesday 09 July 2013.
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) has posted its draft comments on the draft policy for (and proposed amendments to) the Telecommunications Act, using the comment submission form posted on TATT’s website:
Your comments and feedback are welcomed before any comments are formally submitted to TATT.
Microsoft has posted download links to the ISOs to the Windows 8.1 Preview at
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/preview-iso
The download is 2.5GB and 3.3GB for the 32 bit and 64 bit versions respectively.
Microsoft also has a FAQ detailing system requirements at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/preview-faq
Engadget has a detailed overview of the Windows 8.1 changes from Windows 8.
Via http://www.mapbox.com/blog/visualizing-3-billion-tweets/ :
“This is a look at 3 billion tweets – every geotagged tweet since September 2011, mapped, showing facets of Twitter’s ecosystem and userbase in incredible new detail, revealing demographic, cultural, and social patterns down to city level detail, across the entire world.”
Here is Trinidad and Tobago:
http://www.mapbox.com/labs/twitter-gnip/brands/#10/10.5351/-61.3655
Some initial thoughts : A lot of Blackberry phones……
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) takes places June 10-14 in San Francisco, USA providing developers an in-depth look at the latest in iOS and OS X.
You can watch the keynote live (which starts 1pm local time on June 10 2013) at http://www.apple.com/apple-events/june-2013/ but other sites are live blogging the keynote:
(Update 3:45 pm –
Microsoft outlines in a blog post some of the changes users will see with Windows 8.1
