I’ve been struggling to get back in the writing mood since I moved to DR. I can’t seem to find a quite, nice place to do this, mainly because I haven’t actually gotten a respite. Life’s been a constant barrage of chores and work, and I’ve only been back for a little bit over 3 weeks now. I expect this situation to change soon. There are a lot of cool ideas that I’d like to explore and share with you. The pusillanimous writer in me is not making more excuses though. I’ll be right back with some cool stuff.

Oh, I’ve picked up Twitter recently. So if you want to follow my updates, feel free to do so here.

View of the Dominican Republic from an airplane during landing. I’ve seen this view many times throughout the years. It never gets old.

Source: iconise’s photostream

My latest Reporter article is out! Here’s an extract:

We are used to thinking that internet applications are always and everlasting. If it’s online, it’s going to be there forever. Period. What if, all of the sudden, your favored site goes offline indefinitely? Do you have a backup strategy? Oh, you think that’s nonsensical? Jocular perhaps? Not for the many people who tried to access Gmail a few weeks ago, just to realize Google’s famous free mail service was unavailable.

The downtime lasted several hours. As one would expect, the public outcry was rampant and merciless. How is it possible that Google, arguably one of the most powerful IT companies in the world, experienced such an abnormal, incredibly long downtime? Alas, they are not alone in this department.

You can get the entire piece here (if you like it, please vote for it). You can also get this week’s Reporter as a PDF file.