September 2011
Apple is quietly disintermediating Google in... →
Apple is not building a web search engine — yet, that I know of. But through its new, voice-controlled mobile “Assistant” feature in iOS 5, Apple could change the way people think of…
BYOT (Bring Your Own Tech) keeps gaining ground in... →
BYOT (Bring Your Own Tech) keeps gaining ground in the workforce:
Verne G. Kopytoff via the NY Times
Some companies have even surrendered to what is being called the consumerization of I.T….
Mozy ships hard drives to cloud backup customers →
Mozy has begun shipping hard drives to users of its MozyPro online backup service in order to speed up the initial full copy of data to be stored off site…
The perils of possession without utilization →
[Updated with new charts including data from StatCounter and not NetMarketshare]
Generally speaking there is an equivalence drawn between iOS and Android as technologies and even as user…
Fringe Benefits: Why startups mustn’t appeal to... →
In a two-party political system like we have in America, the fight is always over the middle.
The hard-lefts vote Democratic, the hard-rights Republican, even if they don’t know the…
Study Proves Gulf War Syndrome is Nerve... →
The condition known as Gulf War syndrome is said to affect 25 percent of Gulf War veterans, and is characterized by memory loss, lack of concentration, fatigue, neuropathic pain and…
★ All His Life Has He Looked Away, to the Future,... →
“Hello, Windows 8? This is iPad. You win.”
That’s Paul Thurrott, tweeting from Microsoft’s Build conference. I’ll file it away for future claim chowder, sure, but right now let’s think about…
Your attention please →
I used to think time was the most limited resource. It’s so limited that you can’t even save it for later. Every day you spend more time, and tomorrow you have less than you had yesterday. You can’t…
The Limping Middle Class →
Robert Reich: Look back over the last hundred years and you’ll see the
pattern. During periods when the very rich took home a much
smaller proportion of total income — as in the Great…
What would a David Lynch fruit snack commercial... →
(via) I don’t know. But I’d wager that it would not be any stranger than this one via Saatchi & Saatchi NY. Jesus creepy Christ. This is all Skittles’ fault. But the strange Skittles…
August 2011
Dump the SLA. Service expectations matter more. →
Like an annoying pop song, Service Level Agreements (SLAs) have been on my mind for a while. In most cases, they are not worth the digital bits sent to serve them up on the web. Yet they…
It’s Here! Social Media for Social Good: A How-To... →
Hot off the presses and just delivered via Fed Ex! It’s a surreal moment, exciting, nerve-racking, but it’s great to see the words off the screen and onto paper. Tangible, in my hands. There will be…
Hypocritical Americans Disable Social Networks to... →
When it comes to social media, are officials in the United States once again following a policy of ‘do as we say, not as we do’? La Stampa columnist Juan Carlos De Martin warns U.S. and…
1985: The year the dough hit the fan | Wheat Belly →
n 1985, the National Cholesterol Education Panel delivered its Adult Treatment Panel guidelines to Americans, advice to cut cholesterol intake, reduce saturated fat, and increase “healthy whole…
Will TV Providers Finally Realize That People... →
This week, my wife and I finally decided to drop our satellite TV service. We almost never watch it. I turn it on maybe once or twice a month, at most. For what we’re getting, it’s crazy expensive….
June 2011
Lulzsec Hackers Declare War on Government Agencies... →
The swashbuckling hacking group Lulz Security says it’s teaming up with fellow hacking group Anonymous to wage war on government agencies and anyone who gets in their way. Everyone:…
Couple Attempts to Seize Bank of America's... →
Florida homeowners Maurenn Nyergers and her husband paid for their home in cash, and never took out a mortgage, so when Bank of America filed foreclosure papers on the house, they…
January 2011
Who killed the Intel microprocessor? →
The recently announced move by Microsoft to support the ARM architecture with their Windows product, indicates something profound is happening in the market for microprocessors.
Dr. Hermann Hauser…
When You Have A 'Chief Content Protection... →
Back in October, I was on a panel in Hollywood with Kevin Suh of the MPAA, whose title was “VP of Content Protection.” Kevin was quite nice and I enjoyed the conversation with him, but as I noted…
UK Information Commissioner Says Wikileaks Means... →
This is a bit of a surprise. As many are claiming that the end result of Wikileaks will be that governments try to be even more secretive, the UK’s information commissioner, Christopher Graham, is…
Report Claims Discredited Study That Linked... →
One of the more controversial stories over the last decade (plus a few years) has been the claims linking childhood vaccinations to autism. A study in 1998 lead by Dr. Andrew Wakefield suggested a…
End of Days in May? Christian group spreads word →
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — If there had been time, Marie Exley would have liked to start a family. Instead, the 32-year-old Army veteran has less than six months left, which she’ll spend spreading a…
December 2010
10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Technology →
Two hours of work on improving your technological life will pay off handsomely in both increased free time and diminished anxiety and frustration.
Researchers eavesdrop on encrypted GSM call: all... →
It’s hardly a fresh idea — researchers have claimed that GSM calls could be cracked and listened in on for years. But there’s a difference between being able to do something with a…
★ Emotional Rescue →
There was an interesting thread of iOS-vs.-Android news and punditry over the weekend, starting with this report by Seth Weintraub for Fortune: I had a chance to speak with Jim Tran, VP/GM…
October 2010
AngelaHelga: Sticky-buns cannoli donut-hole cream... →
Remiel: Halloween costume warning. Once "Slutty... →
alanhouser: The Chilean Miners will never know... →
MrBigFists: I don't know about you but I find it... →
KCET’s brave move →
I just learned by Craig Smith that KCET, the flagship PBS TV station in Los Angeles, is “going rogue.” Specifically, Craig says, “KCET will be dropping its PBS affiliation at the end of…
Is your future in IT a job in the boonies? →
More and more tech jobs are moving to rural America; is it more than ‘Green Acres’ meets ‘Big Bang Theory’?
“Being There” is Overrated →
From Seth Godin:
Ubiquitous distribution is overrated
Some industries (like book publishers and analgesic makers) believe that they best serve their audience when the product is…
M_Ahmadinejad: I would like to respectfully ask... →
Zaius13: I hate to brag, but it's the most... →
cbarrett: Microsoft's thinking about buying Adobe.... →
badbanana: Don't dismiss a Donald Trump... →
Should The Knight Foundation Be Paying For... →
Let me start off this post by saying that I’m a huge fan of what the Knight Foundation has done for journalism lately, especially with its grant program that has supported a bunch of cool startup…
Google TV Is Pricing Itself Out of the Market →
We’ve known for a while that Google TV products would carry a premium over other comparable TV solutions on the market. But it’s becoming very clear that Google TV will have a tough time finding…
The strategic tension inherent in the iPhone... →
I don’t write product reviews and I don’t pass judgement on individual products but I do own and test various products. For example I have the Android powered Samsung Galaxy 5 (GT-I5500) and the…
Radio Broadcasters are Measuring the Wrong Things →
Yes, I get it. We’re addicted to ratings.
But treating our digital assets as proverbial red-headed step-children does them – and us – no favors.
Take a page from our friends in…
thesulk: I don't see what the big deal is about... →
The Future of the Nonprofit Office: Working from... →
By Grant Howe, VP Research and Development, Sage Nonprofit Solutions
What will the nonprofit office of the future look like? Probably like your own home. Corporations and nonprofits alike…
SteveMartinToGo: Just spent two hours on the phone... →
The Future of the Nonprofit Office: Working from... →
By Grant Howe, VP Research and Development, Nonprofit Solutions, Sage Business Solutions
What will the nonprofit office of the future look like? Probably like your own home. Corporations…
Open your eyes: Google Goggles now available on... →
Searching with Google on your mobile phone can be an eye-opening experience. Now your phone’s camera can even help to find out more about the world around you. Back in December we introduced …
