Archive for the ‘Technology & the Web’ Category

The Struggle of Lee

By Peter Dean Rickards • Jul 29th, 2008 • Category: Technology & the Web

Around 1999 when I started wasting all my time on the Internet, I came across a site called Urbanexpose.com. It was based in New York and primarily concerned with mocking organisations that ranged from self-proclaimed ‘urban’ dot com’s to media moguls, magazines and media companies.



Jamaica has a new telecomms monopoly - claims MiPhone

By First • Jul 28th, 2008 • Category: Technology & the Web

When Digicel arrived to break-up the lousy Cable & Wireless monopoly we all cheered. And now, “I can badly hear what your saying…my credit just ran out!”



Passiveaggressivenotes.com

By First • Jul 8th, 2008 • Category: Technology & the Web

Simmering with petty rage and spitefulness, this archive of warning signs that your roommate may be a timebomb is an interesting look into the minds of seemingly normal humans, just before they explode and run out into the street shooting people with automatic weapons.



E10 ethanol gasoline coming to Jamaica, finally, really?

By First • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Technology & the Web

Jamaica’s energy policy works like this: Say you’re going to do something, take years thinking about it, set a date, miss that deadline, miss the next one, then decide…actually this isn’t appropriate for Jamaica. Long overdue: E10 ethanol gasoline. Proof at the pumps expected mid-2009.



You’re on You Tube! (Well…the court case at least)

By First • Jul 3rd, 2008 • Category: Technology & the Web

A court has ordered You Tube to hand over records of every video ever watched on the site, including users’ names and IP addresses - i.e. YOU. Viacom, which is suing owners Google, wants the data to prove the popularity of copyrighted material and increase their legal liability.



How far will this Crackberry thing go?

By First • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Technology & the Web

There was a time (maybe) when you’d actually turn that phone off when you sat down for dinner. Then there came a time when you’d put it on the table and answer it; then we got the Blackberry and now, American Airlines has announced that it’s testing in-flight wireless internet.



‘More than half of all Jamaicans using the Internet’ - survey?!?

By First • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Technology & the Web

The Gleaner ran this story over the weekend. However if this were really an accurate reflection, we at First might actually be making piles of money.



Before the Macbook Air

By First • Jun 26th, 2008 • Category: Technology & the Web

There was the Apple LISA II (1984)…only 60 pounds!



Mottas has the new Synchrolab series

By First • Jun 26th, 2008 • Category: Technology & the Web

‘Tilt-back, slide-out’. Ahhhhhh….yeah.



Jamaica gets like California - Gov’t introducing net metering

By First • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: Technology & the Web

We have a problem with light in Jamaica. It’s expensive and while customers accuse the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) of stealing from us, we’ve also been stealing from them. Everyone from ghetto residents to prominent businessman and even churches have been caught stealing light.