Comments for Internet Nut http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut David is an addicted blogger and Internet lover who's proud to be a programming, network supporting, Web surfing Internet nut. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:01:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Wikipedia: A Good Change or A Bad Move? by Sumit http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/2009/08/25/wikipedia-a-good-change-or-a-bad-move/#comment-2776 Sumit Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:08:53 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/?p=242#comment-2776 Forget about Wikipedia. Internet in itself is losing the old charm and there are a lot of internet companies biting dust, including Yahoo!. Google has managed to keep the interest alive with new apps and buzz about new exciting things coming. But for how long? How long has it been that any company has come out with any killer app that generates a lot of excitement. The last was Gmail I suppose. But even email has lost the charm. Social networking, Orkut, Facebook created excitement initially, but I am sure the novelty has worn out. There are too many now, and their's a glut. Photosharing, filesharing, music sharing etc. are also loosing the initial excitement they generated. My take on it is that internet will finally be used to really imoprtant tasks like searching for information for research, shopping for goods that are not available locally (even this will be limited as there are cases where you do not get what you see on the site). Online banking is risky and there have been cases of massive frauds. The buzz nowadays seems to be integrating mobile and PC, MobilePC if I may say so. But it will eventually meet the same fate. But of course, businesses love to create hype and excitement, and ride the wave where they make in a quick moolah without the thought of coming with longlasting products like a radio, music system, phone or a refrigerator. Mantra seems to be come out with a novelty, create a hype and a wave, make money and start to look at what next wave to create. Just wake up folks. Come up with something concrete. Forget about Wikipedia. Internet in itself is losing the old charm and there are a lot of internet companies biting dust, including Yahoo!. Google has managed to keep the interest alive with new apps and buzz about new exciting things coming. But for how long? How long has it been that any company has come out with any killer app that generates a lot of excitement. The last was Gmail I suppose. But even email has lost the charm. Social networking, Orkut, Facebook created excitement initially, but I am sure the novelty has worn out. There are too many now, and their’s a glut.

Photosharing, filesharing, music sharing etc. are also loosing the initial excitement they generated.

My take on it is that internet will finally be used to really imoprtant tasks like searching for information for research, shopping for goods that are not available locally (even this will be limited as there are cases where you do not get what you see on the site). Online banking is risky and there have been cases of massive frauds.

The buzz nowadays seems to be integrating mobile and PC, MobilePC if I may say so. But it will eventually meet the same fate.

But of course, businesses love to create hype and excitement, and ride the wave where they make in a quick moolah without the thought of coming with longlasting products like a radio, music system, phone or a refrigerator.

Mantra seems to be come out with a novelty, create a hype and a wave, make money and start to look at what next wave to create.

Just wake up folks. Come up with something concrete.

]]> Comment on Should Google Shut Down Street View? by hmm http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/2009/03/24/should-google-shut-down-street-view/#comment-2743 hmm Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:09:40 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/?p=151#comment-2743 Cliffystones: "same view that a person driving or walking by would see" while that is true, no one is going to drive by every single street and do that. this is a serious privacy concern, just imagine you watching your wife walking out of someone's house when she's supposed to be at work! Cliffystones: “same view that a person driving or walking by would see” while that is true, no one is going to drive by every single street and do that. this is a serious privacy concern, just imagine you watching your wife walking out of someone’s house when she’s supposed to be at work!

]]> Comment on Is Ubuntu worth the hassle? by James Hammons http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/2008/02/11/is-ubuntu-worth-the-hastle/#comment-2677 James Hammons Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:38:29 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/2008/02/11/is-ubuntu-worth-the-hastle/#comment-2677 OK, I admit when you look at the OS from you standpoint that Windows has a lot to offer. But unlike Ubuntu which is packed full of educational software for my kids, Windows makes you pay. The cost of Windows software alone can run into thousands of dollars. Unbuntu on the other hand does not cost you dime and when I installed it on my HP Pavilion dv6000 I did not have to go through big problems to get it up and running. The package manager is great for installing additional packages. When I ran install on my laptop and the OS finished installing I was able to connect wireless and get the updates right away. The system is not bogged down with un-needed programs, services and advertisements. But the point being missed here is that Linux is not just another operating system it is a community of programmers and users working together to build a powerful operating system. And sense a majority of the web is based in Unix I would think that it is a positive thing. OK, I admit when you look at the OS from you standpoint that Windows has a lot to offer. But unlike Ubuntu which is packed full of educational software for my kids, Windows makes you pay. The cost of Windows software alone can run into thousands of dollars. Unbuntu on the other hand does not cost you dime and when I installed it on my HP Pavilion dv6000 I did not have to go through big problems to get it up and running. The package manager is great for installing additional packages. When I ran install on my laptop and the OS finished installing I was able to connect wireless and get the updates right away. The system is not bogged down with un-needed programs, services and advertisements. But the point being missed here is that Linux is not just another operating system it is a community of programmers and users working together to build a powerful operating system. And sense a majority of the web is based in Unix I would think that it is a positive thing.

]]> Comment on Google, Facebook and Twitter: Targeted To Silence One Blogger by Sebastian http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/2009/08/07/google-facebook-twitter-targetted-to-silence-one-blogger/#comment-2633 Sebastian Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:25:16 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/?p=234#comment-2633 I second that! ...and I don't know of anyone who would not totally concur with you. This among other cases changes always changes the way that end-users look at global services. I second that! …and I don’t know of anyone who would not totally concur with you. This among other cases changes always changes the way that end-users look at global services.

]]> Comment on Wikipedia: A Good Change or A Bad Move? by Bob Butler http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/2009/08/25/wikipedia-a-good-change-or-a-bad-move/#comment-2591 Bob Butler Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:41:47 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/?p=242#comment-2591 Right problem, wrong solution. This is a step backward for Wikipedia that brings together the worst of the old and new approaches to publishing… gate keeping by off-the-record anonymous editors. The next step forward for Wikipedia-inspired knowledge sharing websites is a fully transparent system where all contributors and editors are identity verified and all content is reviewed on-the-record by peer moderators. However, identity verification has direct out of pocket costs difficult to sustain with Wikipedia’s voluntary contribution’s model. Also, the technology to create a fair, balanced, and fully on-the-record peer moderation system is significant (at BestThinking.com we have been working for years on these technologies on our knowledge sharing site and we know first hand it’s a big technology leap). Therefore, Wikipedia’s choice to step back from one of their most fundamental tenets may simply be an expedient quick fix and their only real choice given their technology and business model. - Bob Right problem, wrong solution. This is a step backward for Wikipedia that brings together the worst of the old and new approaches to publishing… gate keeping by off-the-record anonymous editors.

The next step forward for Wikipedia-inspired knowledge sharing websites is a fully transparent system where all contributors and editors are identity verified and all content is reviewed on-the-record by peer moderators.

However, identity verification has direct out of pocket costs difficult to sustain with Wikipedia’s voluntary contribution’s model. Also, the technology to create a fair, balanced, and fully on-the-record peer moderation system is significant (at BestThinking.com we have been working for years on these technologies on our knowledge sharing site and we know first hand it’s a big technology leap).

Therefore, Wikipedia’s choice to step back from one of their most fundamental tenets may simply be an expedient quick fix and their only real choice given their technology and business model.

- Bob

]]> Comment on Search & Satisfaction Domination: Google Leads Satisfaction Survey - Will It Ever Be Beaten? by Augmented Swag Reality ~ Windows Fanatics http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/2009/08/18/google-leads-satisfaction-survey-will-it-ever-be-beaten/#comment-2589 Augmented Swag Reality ~ Windows Fanatics Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:06:06 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/?p=240#comment-2589 [...] Search and satisfaction survey - will Google ever be replaced? [...] [...] Search and satisfaction survey - will Google ever be replaced? [...]

]]> Comment on Search & Satisfaction Domination: Google Leads Satisfaction Survey - Will It Ever Be Beaten? by Do you Network Socially Too Much? | Chris Pirillo http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/2009/08/18/google-leads-satisfaction-survey-will-it-ever-be-beaten/#comment-2586 Do you Network Socially Too Much? | Chris Pirillo Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:29:01 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/?p=240#comment-2586 [...] Search and satisfaction survey - will Google ever be replaced? [...] [...] Search and satisfaction survey - will Google ever be replaced? [...]

]]> Comment on If Worse Comes To Worst: The Best Skype Alternatives by Jeny http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/2009/08/03/if-worst-comes-to-worst-the-best-skype-alternative/#comment-2547 Jeny Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:22:16 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/?p=231#comment-2547 @ Subhan i have tested Vopium and it works fine but the tariff is almost same except few countries in which Vopium is cheap but their reach out package is smart offer. @ Subhan i have tested Vopium and it works fine but the tariff is almost same except few countries in which Vopium is cheap but their reach out package is smart offer.

]]> Comment on If Worse Comes To Worst: The Best Skype Alternatives by subhash http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/2009/08/03/if-worst-comes-to-worst-the-best-skype-alternative/#comment-2545 subhash Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:36:02 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/?p=231#comment-2545 i wonder why vopium is not here in this list, i love vopium bcoz it gives me cheapest call rates and the best call quality similar to skype. I love it !! i wonder why vopium is not here in this list, i love vopium bcoz it gives me cheapest call rates and the best call quality similar to skype. I love it !!

]]> Comment on Skype’s Future In Serious Doubt by Shrimp Waikiki ~ Windows Fanatics http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/2009/07/31/skypes-future-in-serious-doubt/#comment-2544 Shrimp Waikiki ~ Windows Fanatics Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:06:47 +0000 http://www.lockergnome.com/internetnut/?p=223#comment-2544 [...] the future of Skype in [...] [...] the future of Skype in [...]

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