Diesel Vehicle Emissions Reduction System Made in Italy

Installed Dukic Emissions Reduction Device

While watching my favourite Italian documentary, the RAI Report series, I heard about one admirable and extraordinarily tenacious Italian business lady, Anna Dukic, whose Dukic Day Dream company produces an innovative device which substantially reduces the emission of noxious fumes from diesel … [Read more...]

Navmii Italy on the Apple iPhone 4 – Review and Giveaway

Navmii Functions Screen

Rather fortuitously just before I took off for Tuscany, so to speak, I was contacted by Navmii, who make a turn-by-turn GPS application for the iPhone, the Navmii GPS Live for Italy app.  I ended up with this Apple iPhone GPS app, which I put to the test while in Tuscany, so here's a brief … [Read more...]

Surfing on the Red Line

Travelling boldly around Milan, as I do, I often find myself on the city's red underground line.  This tube line is quite sophisticated technologically.What you can do while sitting on one of these underground trains is surf the Internet.  Well, you can if you happen to have a mobile phone … [Read more...]

Italy’s Poor Coders

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Those who moonlight are usually doing a second job to make ends meet, often because they have work which is low paying, or because they need to find a way to pay off financial commitments, such as mortgages.While in a restaurant here in Milan with some friends not so long ago, I came across a … [Read more...]

Why Internet in Italy is Far Behind the Rest of Europe

Italy is way behind the rest of Europe in terms of Internet usage and Internet businesses. The main culprits are ageism, lack of meritocracy, and education.Il Sole 24 ORE's weekly technology supplement Nova ( link to online version) is often packed full of interesting nuggets of … [Read more...]