Comments for It's a green mobile world

Comment on Guidelines for a sustainable internet by Bego

Bego — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:58:02 +0000

This is such a cool presentation! Plus I love the disclaimer at the beginning
Si todos hiciéramos las cosas teniendo los valores delante al mundo le iría mucho mejor.

Comment on Jazz Calculator by Adam

Adam — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:10:34 +0000

Really neat examples of what I call, climate action software.

I was hoping you could take the chance to check out the mobile climate action software we developed called, Twavel. It combines social networking, a carbon calculator, and animated characters to make reducing your emissions fun!

http://is.gd/r8ad/ (iTunes link)

Comment on Off-grid high tech living by C. Bailey

C. Bailey — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:21:26 +0000

I have been looking at the Kindle online for about six months. I would come very close to making the purchase, but I’d realize it didn’t make economic sense: I didn’t read enough books to justify the upfront investment; I couldn’t share books with friends; I would be giving up library borrowing; and I’m not even sure I own the books I purchase for the Kindle (much hoopla about this, I know). It didn’t make good economic sense to buy a Kindle. Now that I own one, I still agree with that conclusion – but I give the Kindle five stars. Why? Because the Kindle isn’t about saving money; it’s about enjoyable reading. And the Kindle is a glorious success at this. I can’t explain how nice it is to read without turning pages and fussing with bindings. If I want to hold a cup of coffee (or a glass of scotch) in one hand and the Kindle in the other, it’s no problem at all. I can access the relevant control (”Next Page”) without any fuss. If I want to lay the kindle flat on my desk and not touch it but to turn the pages, fine; no problem. For me, this is the main advantage of the Kindle. It sounds a bit ridiculous to complain of books being cumbersome, but you’ll understand after finishing your first Kindle edition book. That said, being able to wirelessly download books is a wonderful, if sometimes unwittingly expensive, feature. I love waking to the New York Times every morning and having various magazines delivered throughout the week for mere dollars a month. Granted, I expect to spend more on actual reading material, but I also expect to read more, which more than compensates for a slight fiscal uptick.

So, my recommendation is this; buy the Kindle, planning wholeheartedly to return it if you’re not completely taken by it. It doesn’t make a lot of economic sense, so you need to love it when it arrives. If you don’t, it’s not the device for you.

Comment on Master Thesis by It’s a green mobile world » Blog Archive » Linking to the source

It’s a green mobile world » Blog Archive » Linking to the source — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:44:23 +0000

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Comment on The fun theory by Graham

Graham — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:47:12 +0000

hehe

Comment on U.C. Berkeley by It’s a green mobile world » Blog Archive » Good Guide

It’s a green mobile world » Blog Archive » Good Guide — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:09:58 +0000

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Comment on Making the visible invisible by Jorge Luis Zapico

Jorge Luis Zapico — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:43:01 +0000

It happened again (and I learnt, last time): http://www.flickr.com/photos/itsamobileworld/3971919961/

Comment on Renewable Energy and ICT by tuyizere

tuyizere — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:36:41 +0000

this kind of energy is recommandable
in the rural erea particural

Comment on Shangri-la by bego diaz

bego diaz — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:33:53 +0000

Interesting, I’m going to watch it! It’s curious the way Japanese people seem to think ahead of the rest of us…

Comment on Dematerialize money by Jorge Luis Zapico

Jorge Luis Zapico — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:28:28 +0000

Hi Jonathan, that’s true and actually a good point. As usually in Japan they do not discard of the old systems, they just build upon them, having advanced mobile payment systems do not mean that the society in general have stopped using hard cash.
I must agree that in the particular case of Sweden it must be one of the places where card transactions are most common for even small amounts, but I think there is still a lack of micropayments options for completly erasing the need of coins / bills. In my opinion Japan is a step ahead there.

Comment on Dematerialize money by Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:40:09 +0000

I would say Japan is still a very much cash based society. Probably even more cash-based than Europe.

Comment on Holidays by Graham

Graham — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:49:10 +0000

Go Sweden and go marriage!

Comment on [Key Example 01] Kiva by Jorge Zapico

Jorge Zapico — Mon, 18 May 2009 10:35:03 +0000

I have started to get repaid. Waiting for re-invest the money and increase the amount of projects.

Comment on The end of paper by It’s a green mobile world » Blog Archive » Kindle DX

It’s a green mobile world » Blog Archive » Kindle DX — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:38:22 +0000

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Comment on OLPC by Jorge Zapico

Jorge Zapico — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:22:29 +0000

It’s completely tailor made for kids, so it cannot substitute a regular laptop (that’s probably on purpose, so it’s really the kids that use it)
But the operative system of OLPC can be installed in any computer, so it’s possible to test it.
http://www.sugarlabs.org/index.php