Author: Stephane Venne

Stephane Venne (aka Ennev) is an IT consultant with a broad range of interest. Ennev been using computers since 1978. So he has the emergence and fall of various technologies, this give him a good perspective to evaluate the current trends. What is his great quality in this business? He’s as interested to tech as he was in 1978. So he still maintain a BBS (80’s tech) and is embracing the newest technologies. His expertises also extend to hardware, video, audio. This blog will focus on the tech side of its interests. Expect to find link to tech news, Tests and preview of open source application, iPhone/iTouch apps. This blog is also a testing ground for the WordPress platform, so expect evolution and changes on a regular base.

A good idea to recycle that old computer

Every few year we tend to change computer, the hardware can’t cope with modern demands, so that machine usually end up gathering dust somewhere in a cupboard in case the new one get defective or that we don’t know what to do with it. Sending it to the recycler is a good idea or course,…

Foursquare App Getting a Face-Lift

Being a big user of this application I will check, but it look like foursquare is really working on monetizing, which isn’t bad in itself, I rather much prefer that to stupid banner adds. Foursquare App Getting a Face-Lift This Week http://mashable.com/2012/06/03/foursquare-app-redesign/    

Flickr’s overhaul holds promise of restored glory

Read that on CNET this morning. As a big user and lover of Flickr, that’s a great news!   Flickr’s overhaul holds promise of restored glory http://www.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57427800-93/flickrs-overhaul-holds-promise-of-restored-glory/

About Podcasting

So it look like mevio.com is no longer hosting “non profit” podcast, I don’t know if it’s just a bug or it’s a decision they have taken recently, but the thing is, is that they haven’t publicized it yet and as far as I know a lot of producer got theirs account suspended without notice…

A Little Humor Never Hurt

  Just found this fun link on lomography.com , hope it will make you smile. http://www.lomography.com/magazine/news/2011/12/22/a-little-humor-never-hurt?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lomographic-society-international-atom+%28lomography.com+magazine%29      

Kobo acquired by Japanese firm for $315 million

Honestly, I think it is a bad news.  Yes, it might be good news for Rakuten, I really believe that the kobo like of product is great; I had the opportunities to try the latest kobo touch and it was amazingly crisp and fast. The kobo apps on my iPad is my Book reader of…