James Farrell

James Farrell is the former editor-in-chief of Chiang Mai CityNews, where he wrote and managed daily news, features, op-eds and blogs on a diverse range of topics. Prior to this, in the same city of Northern Thailand where he lives, he was the longstanding deputy editor of the monthly magazine Citylife. He has written on culture, politics, travel, tech, business, human rights, for local, national, and international news services and magazines. He has a keen interest in the role technology is playing in the transformation of society, culture and politics, especially in developing nations. This is reflected in his not-so-successful first novel.

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5 ways Boomerang for Outlook can save time dealing with emails… and cut down on stress

We recently reported a slew of new features that have arrived to Microsoft Outlook and this included Boomerang, a cross-platform email and calendar productivity solution available for Office 365 and Outlook 2013. The add-in, which is already available for Gmail, was basically conceived as a time-saver, and less so a stress reliever. While the add-in ...

Images of Microsoft’s new flagship Lumias leaked

Leaks of Microsoft’s new flagship Lumias have been trickling into the web for some time, and it’s expected that the devices, along with the Surface Pro 4 and Band 2 will be launched at an event in October. The images came courtesy of Evleaks via Twitter, showing the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL (Cityman) as the ...

Mr. Robot season finale put on hold because of violent scene similar to Virginia on-air shooting of journalists

The season finale of USA Network’s Mr. Robot has been postponed following yesterday’s deadly shooting that claimed the lives of two journalists in Roanoke, Virginia. In a statement the network said, “The previously filmed season finale of Mr. Robot contains a graphic scene similar in nature to today’s tragic events in Virginia. Out of respect ...

Travel blogger tells us how he made a million dollars and yet knew nothing about tech when he started

“I had no idea how to blog, some would argue I still don’t!” Johnny Ward, an Irish national come millionaire itinerant blogger, tells SiliconANGLE. Ward, who has now visited 154 countries, had zero technical experience when he started blogging five years ago. What he did have is drive, and enthusiasm, which, he says, is the richest ...

Microsoft releases emergency patch for Internet Explorer bug affecting all versions of Windows

Microsoft has issued an out-of-band patch for the second month running, this time for a critical vulnerability in its IE browser that affects all versions of Windows. In the worst possible scenario the flaw might allow an attacker to gain full user rights on a machine running any version of Windows. In the security bulletin, ...

Rumor: Microsoft Surface Pro 4 release date and update on specs

It’s not the first time we’ve reported rumors concerning Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 hybrid laptop, the apparently faster, thinner, fan-less device that will top Microsoft’s now very popular Surface range. Rumors abound over the new device but this time around the source of the information is pretty reliable. Tom Warren of The Verge is that ...

Norton discusses hacking and how the series Mr. Robot gets it right

We recently had a chance to talk with Kevin Haley, Director of Security Response at Norton, about hacking culture and USA Network’s new series Mr. Robot. Norton recently came back from making a hacking documentary in Romania, Most Dangerous Town, and shared with us some comparisons to the documentary and its hackers with Mr. Robot. Râmnicu ...

Update your Mac to Windows 10 with Apple Boot Camp

Apple Inc. is rolling out a new version of Boot Camp that will bring Windows 10 support for Macs with OS X Yosemite installed. Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1 can be upgraded according to Apple, but is offering a how to guide if you are if you are starting from the beginning. In a blog post ...

Outlook revamped with Uber and PayPal add-ins, amongst others

Earlier this year Microsoft released a feature rich preview of Outlook.com, with the promise of more to come. The Redmond, WA-based software maker has made good on its promise and has announced that it is now rolling out add-ins for Uber, PayPal, and Boomerang for Office 365 and Outlook 2013. New partnerships have also been ...

WTF: Is Microsoft mocking Google’s Alphabet?

Google, Inc. recently announced a restructure in which the company’s many divisions will now all fall under one parent company called Alphabet, Inc. In time with the announcement of Alphabet a new website appeared via the URL abc.xyz, which brings you to its new site and currently a rundown of Alphabet’s mission. But it seems ...