slice of koh

The Apple iPad is a novelty.  Everyone around the globe was waiting for Steve Jobs to unveil the rumored “tablet” that would change the computing world as we know it.  I was a little cautious because most first generation Apple products are subpar.  After the press conference on the 26th, the iPad clearly does not truly differentiate itself from a netbook, smartphone, or iPod Touch.

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Is it war between corporation and country?  In December, Google detected a cyberattack originating from China that resulted in theft of intellectual property.  The cyberattack also targeted other US companies and accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists.  Up until now, Google has censored some results in hopes to increase information access in China.  Now they are revisiting their business operations in China and are no longer willing to censor results on Google.cn.

There is a lot at stake.  Losing a high-profile company would be embarrassing to the Chinese government who promise good business conditions to foreign investors.  As the Chinese government seeks to make China a global technology leader, losing the investment of one of the top technology companies in the world would surely be scrutinized.  In all likelihood, Beijing is unlikely to end all censorship and would possibly seek a compromise to keep its image in check.

Cyber espionage has been around for years between national governments but national governments targeting their current and future foreign investors?  That could be taking a little too far.

New Year, New Site Design.  The last theme broke, so I opted for something simpler while I find a replacement.  Suggestions are welcome.

As the first day of 2010 is about to come to an end, I have spent some time today thinking about new year’s resolutions for 2010.  I don’t really recall past new year’s resolutions or whether I have fulfilled them or not, so this time I want to have something concrete and actionable for 2010.

Rather than resolutions, I should call them goals because I’m not drastically changing my personality, morals or lifestyle.  I want to have a set of actionable goals that I can meet in 2010 and feel proud that I accomplished then in a year.

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