Author Archives: laura

An Unexpected Encounter

Posted on August 4, 2013 by laura

Sometimes the most amazing things happen. Before leaving for home after a long weekend in a small village in Provence, I stopped by to speak with a local artist and visit the exhibition she had opened just downstairs. While we … Continue reading →

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All The Hype For Hyperloop, But They Forgot Swissmetro

Posted on July 23, 2013 by laura

In addition to business networking, LinkedIn is becoming more and more like a social network for news sharing. Yesterday, I was intrigued enough to click on a link to a post from Esther Dyson discussing the business model behind Elon … Continue reading →

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The Vast Wasteland Of Online Music

Posted on July 17, 2013 by laura

A few weeks ago, I wasted the better part of an afternoon looking for the right piece of music for a video I was putting together. Online music is vast wasteland of crap served up by cloggy JavaScript sites with … Continue reading →

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Real Life People Don’t Care About Apple’s Design Philosophy

Posted on July 11, 2013 by laura

I saw Apple’s Designed By Apple In California ad on TV yesterday. When you have to explain your design philosophy to people, when you have to explain to them that your products are special because of how they make people … Continue reading →

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The Future Of Privacy

Posted on July 6, 2013 by laura

I’ve been working on other things for the last few days, or at least trying to accomplish a few things despite the inevitable distractions. My post last week about Facebook struck a chord. Traffic has broken all records, surpassing the … Continue reading →

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Never, EVER, Trust Facebook

Posted on July 1, 2013 by laura

I stopped using Facebook a long time ago, but I didn’t want to remove my account and have no visibility on how or what Facebook might be showing about me or someone using my name. So I decided to simply … Continue reading →

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Why Do I Have 3 Maps Apps On My Phone?

Posted on May 28, 2013 by laura

A few weeks ago, while on the road, I received an SMS with the location of a meeting place in longitude and latitude. Since the GPS wasn’t plugged in, I decided to try finding the location with my phone. I … Continue reading →

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TV Chat: The Next Big Thing?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by laura

Last week, Grant McCracken suggested that Apple’s next big product might be an Apple TV enabling telecommunications and telecommuting so good it would revolutionize business, travel and education. This week, I saw this in the TV Guide: The headline says … Continue reading →

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iBookstore’s Sloppy Shelves

Posted on April 17, 2013 by laura

I’ve been waiting for quite some time for Drive by James Sallis to come to the Swiss iBookstore. From time to time, I run a check for items on my wish list. A few days ago, I was surprised to … Continue reading →

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DPLA Stands Against The Monopoly Of Knowledge

Posted on April 15, 2013 by laura

Last week I had a little time to catch up on some of the articles I had saved to read later in Instapaper. I came upon this piece from Robert Darnton in The New York Review of Books. Darnton talks … Continue reading →

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