LinkedIn and Me: It’s A Complicated Relationship
STEVE ROYSTON: I don't like being manipulated by a software engine but that's the price you pay to remain, well, linked in. …
‘Samsung, Please Release Me from My Touchpad Hell’
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Oh yes, you might think it's simple - turn off the touchpad button perhaps. My odyssey through user support says otherwise …
The Day I Was Deleted: A Blogger’s Nightmare Realised
ALEXANDER MCNABB: There I was - gone, an-ex blogger, deleted, an online non-entity. It was the ultimate social media, Kafka-esque nightmare. …
Death of My Laptop: No Tears, Just Blessed Relief
ALEXANDER MCNABB: It's always a significant moment when you bid goodbye to a piece of technology that's been a part of your life. …
Telcos Looking for ‘Cash Cow’s Charter’ at Dubai Meet
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Sit back, contribute nothing and tax the innovative. Yes, the ITU proposals are an attractive proposition. …
Porn: ‘Not So Popular’ In Middle East. Really?
CROSSROADS ARABIA: In a recently published report Al Arabiya seems to have missed a rather significant point about internet access in the region …
On Press Freedom: Jordan’s ‘Misalignment’
Any Arab country serious about supporting a free and independent press must first revise its laws to give journalists the freedom to report news without fear...…
An Object Lesson in How Not to Use Technology
ALEXANDER MCNABB: I know it shouldn't annoy me. I've been here long enough. I know how things work. Or don't. But I couldn't help the fury rising. …
A Corporate Conservative: Apple’s No to Drone Strike App
TBIJ: In correspondence seen by the Bureau, the US tech giant told Begley that apps that ‘present excessively objectionable or crude content will be rejected.’…
UAE To Block ‘Hate Movie’: The Right Approach?
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Internet users in the UAE will not be able to see 'The Innocence of Muslims' and see for themselves what a foul work it is. …
