This is Your Brain… On Technology
Nearly everyone has some type of digital device. If it’s not a smartphone, then it’s an Internet capable phone, or an mp3 player or an iPad or… something. It seems we check e-mail, play music, take...
View ArticleGoing Mobile – Trends Not Surprising
A 5-day advertising convention occurred recently in Washington DC. Elliot Nix, Google’s Mobile Ads’ Senior Account Executive talked about mobile trends, including mobile search. Google says there’s...
View ArticleSmartphone + AutoBot = Smart Car
I’ve heard an app like AutoBot was coming but it’s still a bit of a surprise and exciting at the same time. AutoBot is an app (still under development) for your mobile phone that will allow you to...
View ArticleTech News Roundup
Running Low on Internet Addresses The Number Resource Organization, a group consisting of the world’s 5 Internet registries says that only about 5% of IPv4 web addresses are left. The web addresses...
View ArticleThe Connected Auto – and a Few Good Apps
Some models of 2011 Fords, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC at least, will soon be offering a set of features to ‘connect’ your car in ways that rival a smartphone. For the moment there are two...
View ArticleRevolutionary Photos, Cyber Insurance, and a Beer Recommendation App
6/23/11 – Ready, Fire, Aim: The Revolutionary Photos – Washington Post – http://ow.ly/5phgw Here’s a high-tech camera start-up that promises to launch a “picture revolution.” With this camera, you...
View Article‘War Texting’– Stealing Cars with a Laptop!
Some newer cars have features that allow you to turn off the car alarm, unlock the doors and even start the engine using your mobile phone. You may have seen the TV commercials where a father unlocks a...
View ArticlePhone Hacking – So Easy a Reporter Can Do It
To be honest, I really haven’t followed the UK phone hacking scandal very closely. But as I began searching for information on it, I ran across a very nice summary in Wikipedia. (http://ow.ly/5QeqN)....
View ArticleAmazon – Tablets, Publishing, Rockets(!) and more… Is World Domination Next?
I try hard to keep up with the Internet goings-on. I really do. But sometimes I feel like I’m falling behind. In this case WAY behind. I’ve heard about the new Amazon android tablet – the buzz is all...
View ArticleThis Week’s Internet Security / Privacy News Roundup
Here are some stories that came out in the last week. Some of these headlines sound like they came from a grocery store tabloid but unfortunately, they’re true. 9/9/11 – How to Steal Corporate Email...
View ArticleHelp for the ‘Texting While Walking’ Crowd
We’ve all seen them, those that are so absorbed in their smartphone that they attempt to walk while texting or answering e-mail, etc. Here’s a quick – and funny – video that explains the problem, as...
View ArticleSmartphone Hacking Threats Becoming a Reality
Here’s a scary article (http://ow.ly/jEofK) written by Bob Sullivan, a columnist for NBC News. For the last several years I’ve read a lot about the security dangers of smartphones. But I have yet to...
View ArticleBanks of the Future
There’s a quiet revolution occurring in the banking industry. As bank customers embrace technology, the ways they interact with the bank are changing rapidly. According to this article...
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