Author: Christine Betterton-Jones
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Thinking of buying a new Smartphone? – Which? Where? How? … and perhaps, When?
This Thursday, September 21st we’ll be discussing the head-scratching, temptations and booby traps involved in buying a new Smartphone. What do I need from my phone: Great photos, a cool design, battery life, storage, screen size, nice purple colour? Which … Read more
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AI Update – September 2023
On Thursday, September 14th we looked at some of the developments in AI which were hitting the news, and played about with some of the main Large Language Models: ChatGPT, Edge AI assistant and Bard. AI Has been in the … Read more
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A.I. – Friend or Foe? An update
Stories about the dangers of AI keep hitting the news, from fake images, music and voices, to books written by AI about mushrooms (poisonous..!.) and much more scary stuff. But there are AI tools which are improving day by day. … Read more
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Foldable Smartphones 2023 – Hyped up to be Hip
After years of being hailed as the next best thing, foldable smartphones are finally hitting the market – albeit a niche and expensive market! The leader is Korea’s Samsung which launched a series of TV ads mostly featuring its Galaxy … Read more
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Foldable smart phones – hip or hype?
After years of being hailed as the next best thing, foldable smartphones are finally hitting the market – albeit a niche and expensive market! The leader is Korea’s Samsung with China’s Huawei not far behind. What has happened to Apple’s … Read more
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Exploring the Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, texts, movies, documentaries, music (including live concerts), podcasts, images, and software, as well as billions of archived web pages. It states: “Our mission is to provide … Read more
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Various Internet Search Engines compared
On Thursday, June 22, we took a look at different Internet Search Engines. These have evolved a long way from early keyword matching, when you had to be very specific about the topic you were looking for and any spelling … Read more
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Is it time to change your Internet Search application (engine)?
When you browse the web, which search engine you use is your choice. In the past, Google Search has been the most popular choice. But Google has recently got into a lot of expensive hot water with the EU for … Read more
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Artificial Intelligence Apps, web services and Browser extensions – are they worth using?
On June 15th we followed up on ChatGPT to look more generally at AI apps, browser extensions and web services. We have been using AI Apps for years in the form of digital assistants such as Siri, (Apple), Cortana (Microsoft), … Read more
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Playing around with Artificially Intelligent apps and browser extensions
Last Thursday, June 8 we looked at new developments in Artificial Intelligence, specifically the fears created by conversational AI like ChatGPT. We didn’t have the time to look at the new Apps and Browser extensions built around this technology. So … Read more