Posts Tagged ‘technology’4 results found.Hiking in Sormiou – enjoying life in a work-life balance
The internet has opened up a wealth of information and knowledge at our fingertips – when was the last time you used a Yellow or White Pages? At the same time this information superhighway has made it easier for us to communicate. Think about it. Email, chat, messaging, skype, facebook, twitter has revolutionized … Read more → Ho Mapa, Ita Harii Futuru Timor-Leste (#GISDay)
I’m part of the Timor-Leste Geographic Information Group (GIG). For the past few months we’ve been planning to organize an event to raise awareness about mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) work that is going on in Timor-Leste. There isn’t much information about GIS and mapping in Timor. So this event hopes to educate the public and get people to start thinking about using data, information, maps, and geography … Read more → Addiction to technology vs. common sense
One thing about Timor is that there isn’t that sense of technology addiction that has been plaguing the rest of the world… from Blackberry’s, iPhones, to other gadgets that seen to distract people from reality, there isn’t much of that in Timor. Of course, there are the technophiles who just loved to keep up-to-date on things, but outside of the UN, and other office’s, basic internet connection is very limited so … Read more → Cast away the computer – a relief at least for a little whileWe’re sooo dependent on electronic communications today, it’s a little scary. Have you ever tried not emailing or surfing the internet for more than one day? How does it feel? Not only are we dependent on computers and internet for our daily life (i.e. searching or buying stuff, reading the news, connecting with people via email, facebook, etc.), but our lives are unfortunately connected to a computer in one form or another. And, if these computers/electronics fails, we’re screwed. My computer … Read more → |
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