Chris Roberts 
Chris is a senior consultant with Data Directions, Inc. in Richmond, Virginia. He's also one of the authors of "Ask the PropellerHeads," a newspaper column and radio spot dedicated to technology. His current interests include the Eclipse Rich Client Platform and Groovy + Grails.
- Location: Collierville, TN
- Company: Data Directions, Inc.
- Website/Blog: http://www.askthepropellerheads.com
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- What is a “G” exactly?!
I just finished my column on “what is a ‘G’ in phone ads”, where I discuss cell networks from 1G in the 80s up through today’s 4G technology. As always, I used far more resources than I had room to mention in the column. So here’s a quick list of links with more — much [...] - Geolocation in the Browser
I wrote a column recently on how geolocation works — i.e., how the iPhone and other phones (and laptops and PCs) know where you are, even when the device you’re using doesn’t have a GPS chip. Here’s a talk I gave recently at the Memphis Java User Group (MemJUG — www.memphisjug.org) on some of the [...] - Facebook to Users: “Privacy Schmivacy. We Know What You Really Want.”
My recent column on the Facebook privacy dust-up had to be cut short a little bit because of space constraints. Here are a few points that got the axe: A blogger at Gizmodo has compiled a list of 10 Reason to Quit Facebook. Facebook lets you deactivate your account, which is not the same as deleting it. [...] - Libertarian PropellerHead Agonistes
I’m working on a column now covering the FCC’s proposed National Broadband Plan. The geek in me is excited that high-speed Internet access might one day be as ubiquitous as electricity and the dial tone. But the free marketer in me who complains every time I get a package two weeks late from the post office [...] - Opera 10.5 Released!
It’s been a while since our column extolling the virtues of the Opera web browser, and in the meantime Firefox has stepped up its game, Apple has released Safari for Windows, and Google Chrome was launched. But Opera’s latest version, 10.5, might put them back on top. Among the many new or updated features: Unite, which [...]
