1. You use the word retweet instead of repeat in casual conversation. 2. You actually say to someone: “I just read something about that on Facebook.” 3. The distant sound of a mobile phone ring makes you check your own phone for an incoming call (extra points if you do this after hearing a mobile […]
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Tag Archives: Technology
What Technology in the Classroom Should Mean
April 24, 2013 
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Public schools are adding tablets and laptop computers into their educational programs in record numbers. One of the main reasons educators cite for this proliferation of technology is a variation of this thinking: “The jobs of the future will be using technology and computers and students need to learn them to be prepared for the […]
Read moreAnd We Thought the Swiss Army Knife Was Impressive
March 14, 2013 3 Comments
Here’s are just some of the tasks my iPhone does for me: Telephone Email Flashlight Notebook Magnifying glass Newspaper Magazine Book Camera Video camera Video player Calendar GPS Clock Stopwatch Search engine Music player TV Dictionary Encyclopedia Calorie counter Personal fitness coach Calculator Compass Tape recorder Video game player Game board Coupon clipper What else […]
Read moreSaturday is the New Friday
March 5, 2013 4 Comments
Let’s face it: The 40-hour work week is dead. And all that blather about 4-day and 3-day work weeks is just that: blather. Workers, especially professional workers, have lost the gains made by labor unions in the 19th and early 20th centuries to win the eight-hour day and 40-hour work week. The Fair Labor Standards Act […]
Read moreWhy Tech Companies Love Patents & Hate Copyrights
February 19, 2013 3 Comments
Technology companies adore patents. They gobble them up like Pac-Man snacking on digital pellets. And they use the patents like clubs to bludgeon everyone and anyone who dares “to violate” them. Patent battles are making headlines everywhere. As a recent Boston Globe article noted: “Patents have become a costly and controversial part of the business […]
Read moreWhy You Hate Privacy
January 22, 2013 5 Comments
You’re lazy. Sorry, but it’s true. But you’re not alone. We’re all lazy. We have consciously – or unconsciously – decided that convenience trumps privacy. We opt in to social networks without reading the terms. We let algorithms read our email. We allow search engine companies to save and archive our searches. We reveal all […]
Read moreTechnology is the Enemy of Creativity
June 13, 2012 3 Comments
Everyone loves Apple. And Google. There’s a warm fuzzy about Facebook, too. When people see Amazon walking down the street they give it high fives. Everyone hates the music industry. And newspapers. Those cheeky, know-it-all hacks. When people see book publishers walking down the street they roll their eyes at them. And forget Hollywood. Those […]
Read moreWe Are All Robots Now
April 6, 2012 1 Comment
My initial response to Google’s Project Glass – a mix of artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and mobile technology – was two-fold: Wow, the technology in “The Matrix” movies is beginning to look dated and; When exactly was the date of Judgement Day in “The Terminator” movies? Make no mistake – this project is […]
Read moreThe Failure of Corporate Technology
September 1, 2011 3 Comments
I can’t send one of my clients large files via YouSendIt, a free online file sharing service. Why? Her company blocks it. So when we share videos with this client we have to burn the videos onto a DVD and mail them to her. Even with fastest delivery times, it can take up to 24-hours […]
Read moreOne of the Culprits Might be Technology
April 5, 2011 0 Comments
A bigoted Christian pastor of a tiny fundamentalist church in Florida burns the Koran while noting that it burn “very good” and the flames could have cooked a burger or toasted a marshmallow. The pastor posts a video of the act on the Internet. The president of Pakistan calls it “serious set-back” in American relations […]
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