Is the Smart Phone also a Smart Remote Control?
photo source: Engadget. markup: JT Over the past few months I’ve seen tons of speculation, demos, and implementations of companies building apps and technology to turn smartphones into remote...
View ArticleSpoiler Alert! How To Avoid Secrets, Surprises and Twist Endings Online
Warning: Spoilers Ahead (for real). For a time, twist endings, surprise cameos or cliff hangers were shocking secrets that were not discussed in the media. Psycho ads even asked movie goers to “not...
View ArticleThe Internet Needs More Humans In Charge
I keep running into a problem with Gmail. Every so often – without warning or good cause – it rejects one of my emails as undeliverable spam. These aren’t mass email blasts or creepy solicitations....
View ArticleYet Another Cord Cutting Stumble
For the third straight season, I signed up for NHL GameCenter to watch Montreal Canadiens games and so far the experience is a good one ($160 for 82 games is a pretty great deal, although offering 40%...
View ArticleWe Need a Digital Do Not Disturb System
I don’t need to write much “backstory” on this one. Thanks to the technologies that pervade our lives, we are in a hyper-connected world. But methinks it’s too much, and the blame lies solely on us,...
View ArticleIt’s got a pen?!
For the 14 people who missed the Super Bowl this year, a “notable” commercial was the debut of the Samsung Galaxy Note, which basically enlisted virtually every trick of the trade. Hipster rock band?...
View ArticleMy rant on passwords, the most craptastic part of using technology
Hmm, ESPN.com. I better use my double-helix encryption system for this one. Seriously, is there anything worse about using websites, apps, services, products, or technology in general than having to...
View Articlehacked
My blog is hacked, doing my best to get it up and running again. Sorry about the quietness… I’m going to do a bit more video blogging anyway, but will get the videos here when everything is working...
View ArticleBlocking Apple Pay Won’t… Pay.
So Rite Aid and CVS have decided to block Apple Pay in their stores. I’d characterize this as short-sighted and a likely damaging mistake. It’s one thing to not rush to adopt the new platform, but to...
View ArticleWhen Did the Super Bowl Become PG-13?
The only thing worse than watching the call to pass up the middle at the end of last night’s Super Bowl was watching the ads with my young kids (okay, watching the fight at the end was worse – how...
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