http://johncarl.net Blog, Lifestyle, Engineering Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:48:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://johncarl.net/stop-sopa/ http://johncarl.net/stop-sopa/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:37:30 +0000 John Carl http://johncarl.net/?p=739   If you haven’t noticed, Wikipedia, WordPress, TwitPic and Reddit have blacked out their websites in protest against Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA).  SOPA or House Bill No 3261 of the United States House of Representatives is a bill nearing the Congress. It gives omniscient power to US content creators within [...]]]> http://johncarl.net/stop-sopa/feed/ 0 http://johncarl.net/google-hangouts-vs-facebook-video-chat/ http://johncarl.net/google-hangouts-vs-facebook-video-chat/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:10:36 +0000 John Carl http://johncarl.net/?p=703 Google+, from its first week of beta testing, has been so well-received. Circles, easier-to-use posting privacy settings, Sparks, +1, Huddle, and mobile check-in are a few of its promising features. Having said that, I think the highlight of Google’s social sharing platform is Hangouts. I’ve tried it, and it works like a charm. A few [...]]]> http://johncarl.net/google-hangouts-vs-facebook-video-chat/feed/ 0 http://johncarl.net/photovine-googles-answer-to-instagram/ http://johncarl.net/photovine-googles-answer-to-instagram/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:10:21 +0000 John Carl http://johncarl.net/?p=697 Google’s Slide is ready to roll out a new photo-sharing service called Photovine after it officially acquired its trademark. The site is already up, but the application is not yet available and no one knows completely how it works. Be that as it may, the site provides a flavorful image of how it would look [...]]]> http://johncarl.net/photovine-googles-answer-to-instagram/feed/ 0 http://johncarl.net/hello-macbook-pro/ http://johncarl.net/hello-macbook-pro/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:14:33 +0000 John Carl http://johncarl.net/?p=640 The outside noise woke me up grunting this morning. My body twitched as it still wanted to lay down, but I realized that I had something to do – something that will feed my techie apetite. I’m going to buy a MacBook Pro today! The MacBook Pro unibody is my dream device. Every time I [...]]]> http://johncarl.net/hello-macbook-pro/feed/ 7