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Future Ideas

Future Idea: Computer Settings That Follow You

by David Peralty on January 30, 2009

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This is a pretty simple future idea, and one that I think we will hopefully see in the next few years: computer settings that follow you from machine to machine.
Currently, when you log onto a computer, it checks your permissions against a local file, and then displays your desktop relating to that single computer. [...]

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Future Idea Audio Edition: Carpooling

by David Peralty on December 15, 2008

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I was driving along about three months ago, and noticed some people waiting out for a bus in the rain. I almost wanted to pick them up, but I didn’t know where they were going, and if they weren’t going near the same place as me, I didn’t feel right about going out of my [...]

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Future Idea: World War 3

by David Peralty on December 11, 2008

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The next “World War” probably won’t be fought directly with guns, missiles, tanks and soldiers, but instead with knowledge and finances.
The biggest controlling factors in our current world climate is not how many weapons you have, but instead how strong your countries finances are. Currently, China has a large reserve of US Bonds that [...]

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Future Idea: Battery Powered Vehicles

by David Peralty on November 17, 2008

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Welcome to the start of what will likely be a series of me unleashing my random thoughts on the future of technology.
Currently, a major complaint of electric vehicles is range. Despite the range increasing year over year, people still feel limited as the recharge time for most electric vehicles is measured in hours, and [...]

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