TechTech Roundtable - Aftermath

Overall, I enjoyed all the different presentations and learned a great deal about some amazing technologies.

Muhanad - del.icio.us: I think I make good use of del.icio.us since my bookmarks folder is so cluttered. I think this site will help me aggregrate and rank my favorite articles.

Nichel - flickr: I knew of flickr beforehand but I did not realize all of the great features of it until Nichel's presentation. I always thought that flickr resized images to very low resolutions and I'm satisfied to know that one can choose to keep his/her photos at whatever resolution he/she chooses.

Amy - eBay: I learned some very interesting facts about eBay through this presentation. It is hard to imagine so much money is exchanged through eBay daily.

Anthony - YouTube, Google Video: While some of the videos throughout his presentation was entertaining, I did not really learn anything new.

Johnny - VOIP: I have considered Vonage as a prime phone service provider but I've heard many issues with their services. I have found that I do not even need a dedicated landline because my cell phone has been so reliable.

Melissa - GNU: I think that GNU has does wonders for the open source community and its pretty astounding to see how big it has grown. Some of the best applications around the Net are created through GNU.

Sarah - TV on the Web: I have long thought that the Internet will take over the standard way of watching televsion and now I am seeing this prediction come into fruition. If cable and satellite providers are smart, they'd start providing more on-demand content if they want to be able to compete.

Tiesha - Music Media: I especially liked the CD and vinyl combination. I don't think that it will ever become a standard but it's amazing to see such creativity.

Derek - Photosynth: I enjoyed this very thorough presentation of Photosynth. The interface of Photosynth was much more fluid that I would expect it to be. I think the technology behind it has a vast amount of potential for the future of photographs. I particularly liked how Photosynth brought back all my memories of visiting St. Marks Square by virtually putting me back into that environment.

Anastasia - Second Life: I have heard a lot about Second Life these past 2 years and while I think it is very innovative, I'd hate to see this sort of social interaction become widespread. The Internet is always making communication so impersonal. I hope that people will always prefer meeting in person as opposed to meeting in a virtual community.

Damon - BitTorrent: I thought the points that he brought up about filesharing were very relevant to today's laws and its impact on society. I have been following this development for a while now and I am interested to see if any laws get changed or if more citizens will be penalized.

Sutharshan - HowStuffWorks: I was pleasantly surprised by how much HowStuffWorks has expanded since the last time I visited the site a couple of years ago. They have updated articles with videos which is a huge addition. They have expanded into explaining not just physical aspects of the universe but are also dabbling in explaining things such as historical situations.

Sergey - MapQuest: I have always thought that MapQuest was more accurate and more advanced than GoogleMaps but I always use GoogleMaps for directions because it just seems so easy to use. But with some of the great features that Sergey presented, I may give MapQuest another try.