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  1-10 of 15 Reviews about "Miscellaneous (K.4.m)": Date Reviewed
  Rethinking technology on the boundaries of life and work
Bødker S. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing 20(4): 533-544, 2016.  Type: Article

How can technology better control the boundaries between work and life? The transition between work and life has become seamless because of ubiquitous computing, since employers offer workplaces with access to daily needs, and because ...

Oct 18 2016
   Identity games: globalization and the transformation of media cultures in the new Europe
Imre A., The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2009. 280 pp.  Type: Book (9780262090452)

There is an anecdote about Haydn’s first encounter with Mozart’s music. Haydn is reputed to have written on the score, “Unfortunately, not by Haydn.” After reading Imre’s scholarly and ...

Sep 4 2009
  Terrorism informatics: knowledge management and data mining for homeland security
Chen H. (ed), Reid E. (ed), Sinai J. (ed), Silke A. (ed), Ganor B. (ed), Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2008. 640 pp.  Type: Book (9780387716121)

The title of this book might imply, at first sight, a US-centric approach to the topic, but in fact, the contributions are not only from the US, but also from Canada, the UK, Italy, France, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, and Israel. This...

May 11 2009
  Considerate home notification systems: a field study of acceptability of notifications in the home
Vastenburg M., Keyson D., Ridder H. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing 12(8): 555-566, 2008.  Type: Article

A home notification system is a sensor network at a residential property, together with a telecommunications notification service. In the olden times--and often, still--it was implemented as a housesitter or babysitte...

May 7 2009
  From counterculture to cyberculture: Stewart Brand, the whole earth network, and the rise of digital utopianism
Turner F., UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, Chicago, IL, 2008. 354 pp.  Type: Book

This thought-provoking text describes how Stewart Brand’s activism led to the growth of today’s networks and community. Author Fred Turner demonstrates how the concepts and ideas of 1960s counterculturists and their...

Dec 11 2008
  No time to think: reflections on information technology and contemplative scholarship
Levy D. Ethics and Information Technology 9(4): 237-249, 2007.  Type: Article

In many modern economic organizations,...

Oct 1 2008
  Women and information technology: research on underrepresentation
Cohoon J., Aspray W., The MIT Press, 2006. 512 pp.  Type: Book (9780262033459)

Women are underrepresented in the computing fields. This excellent book examines research into this problem. This is less of a compliment than you might at first think, however....

Nov 20 2006
  IT infrastructure in emerging markets: arguing for an end-to-end perspective
Gupta A., Ranganathan P., Sarin P., Shah M. IEEE Pervasive Computing 5(2): 24-31, 2006.  Type: Article

This article purports to deal with the benefits of having an end-to-end perspective of networked systems in emerging markets. The concept would be useful in both research and practice, though the utility would seem most immediately app...

Oct 23 2006
  The inside text: social, cultural and design perspectives on SMS (Computer Supported Cooperative Work Series)
Harper R., Palen L., Taylor A., Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., Secaucus, NJ, 2005. 330 pp.  Type: Book (9781402030598)

In this collection of papers, more than 25 contributing experts on short messaging systems (SMS) and mobile communication provide their views on issues ranging from the changing culture of written communication due to the extensive use...

Aug 11 2006
  The cult of Mac
Kahney L., No Starch Press, San Francisco, CA, 2004.  Type: Book (9781886411838)

This is a wonderful coffee table book, about Macintosh fanatics, for Macintosh owners and devotees. It’s full of tales and colorful pictures of the loving obsession and just plain oddness that exists in the Macintosh world. I...

Feb 7 2005
 
 
 
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