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I am on a roll. This week I weeded out time-wasting activities such as Twitter and Jaiku. I closed my account at Linked In, stopped responding to stupid emails, and deleted 75% of my RSS feeds. To get organized and save even more time, I decided to try Backpack, an online application from [...]

Om Malik wrote in this blog about a number of people are turning away from Facebook because it wastes a lot of time (and by implication, does not yield the appropriate return):
We are not using the privacy settings of Facebook, and are too polite to say no to invitations from people who want to friend [...]

I had just finished writing my post “Why Linked In does not work” where I explain why I left the business networking site (decluttering my life, stop wasting time), when I saw this post by Om Malik entitled “Can privacy be a premium service” about whether there is a business in providing people more privacy. [...]

It’s been a week since the launch of the iPhone. Walt Mossberg (Wall Street Journal) and David Pogue (New York Times) have posted their very positive reviews. A lot of people in San Francisco rushed out to buy it including my friends. At dinner the other night, I had a chance to play with the [...]

10 Jun, 2007

PCs are not cheaper than Macs

Posted by: Esme Vos In: Gadgets| Moneysavers| Technology| Timesavers

I have been a Mac user since 2002, when the first generation of newly designed iMacs were introduced by Apple. Before that I used Windows on a boxy Dell desktop and a heavy Dell laptop. Today I have an iBook and would never even consider going back to Windows.
First, Macs are just more stylish. People [...]



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This is the tech blog of Esme Vos, founder of Muniwireless, the resource for citywide wireless broadband networks and Mapplr, the travel site for finding the best boutique hotels, restaurants and cafes worldwide.