Carrie Dowling

Wi-Fi in Philadelphia hits snags

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:21:11 -0500

3 years after the Mayor of Philadelphia announced they would be the first major U.S. city to have it's own wireless network, the project with Earthlink is delayed by delays and cost overruns.

Google + iPhone = ?

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:06:48 -0500

Google, following its history as it continue to take over the world, has developed a new application for the iPhone.

Information Renaissance, Take 2

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:46:03 -0500

Before I posted my first blog on the Information Renaissance, I did not research the topic because I wanted to post a non-biased idea of what I thought that it might be. Now after googling "Information Renaissance," I've made an interesting discovery.

My Definition of the Information Renaissance

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:36:29 -0500

The Information Renaissance is not a concept that has been concretely defined by Merriam-Webster or an established event in history such as the European Renaissance. In my opinion, it has a somewhat fluid definition, similar to that of Web 2.0

The not-so-glamorous portion of the European Renaissance

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:21:08 -0500

Unfortunately, while there was so much going on in the Renaissance related to art, science, music and architecture, there was also the death of anywhere between 1/4 and 1/2 of Europe's population during this time.

European Renaissance ...the art and architecture

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:54:20 -0500

The Renaissance, as you may well know comes from the French for "rebirth." The European Renaissance occured between the 14th and 17th centuries.

Ford ... joining the information age?

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:02:20 -0500

Ford (www.ford.com), in a partnership with Microsoft, is offering a new system in its vehicles (2008 line) that allows you to sync your phone and music with the car and then use both with it's voice activated system. The Name? FordSync. (www.syncmyride.com)

In-Flight Net?

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 22:40:13 -0500

JetBlue Airways has decided it's going to start testing limited free in-flight e-mail and instant messaging for its passengers. JetBlue is testing this as other airlines are renewing their own efforts to offer in-flight internet.

Online dating or social networking?

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 22:21:01 -0500

By now, most of you have probably heard of the Web 2.0 evolution, the idea of the �second generation� of the internet. Web 2.0 relies on a whole net set of applications and the Web 2.0 generation is privy to all kinds of new websites that allow online collaboration with other users like Flickr (www.flickr.com) or even Google Docs & Spreadsheets (www.docs.google.com).

A bas le roi!

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:04:42 -0500

The first week of class with Dr. Gillette in ICS 602 we discussed his feelings about "A bas le roi" or a notion of eliminating tyranny of architecture. I read a story on cnn.com today about Google rolling out the rival to Microsoft's popular business and academic presentation software - PowerPoint.

Defining Human Communication

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:42:34 -0500

The most common definition of human communication is the verbal and non-verbal interaction between humans in hopes of being able to convey meaning or messages. These often include the words that we speak, gestures we make and our facial expressions. However, the definition of human communication goes beyond the things we do with our bodies. Our actions and acts of self-expression are also part of our communication.