I was talking with a friend who’s a fellow Silicon Valley resident and professional about the various devices and gizmos we’d seen – and that frankly we weren’t sure about what the holidays would bring. Nothing enthused me, the gaming … Continue reading
Sadly, this column is NOT about me and Peter Dinklage on a road trip where we learn valuable life lessons. OK, that would probably be pretty cool (“He’s a Project Manager! He is constructing a house entirely out of Emmys! … Continue reading
I haven’t used my XBox in a week. This is not some great statement on my ability to focus on work – I’ve been gaming, watching Netflix, and more. I’ve just been doing it on an accidental Home Theater PC. … Continue reading
Awhile ago I made a semi-humorous point that I was worried that people in technical fields (well, us) would end up a bit like the Adeptus Mechanicus in the Warhammer 40K universe. The Adeptus of this somewhat-over-the-top dark future story … Continue reading
We exist in a world of prosthetics, or perhaps to be more proper Prosthetic enhancements () if you want to get technical. Considering the audience here, you probably do. You may not have remarkable photographic skills, but that fancy camera … Continue reading
Well you may heave heard the news – Netbooks are pretty much over with. Asus is stopping manufacture of it’s Eee PC, which pretty much ends them because no one else is making them in the first place. Nothing from … Continue reading
Last column, I discussed that blogging helped my career because it established a presence for me. By giving me a presence, by establishing me, it helped me be visible – which of course was something I could leverage in my … Continue reading
This holiday, Santa delivered us a big stocking full of internet stability issues. Christmas was the time to sit down with family, turn on the television, and wonder why the hell Netflix wasn’t working. You can see a timeline at … Continue reading
It’s important for customers to feel that their opinions matter. It’s also beneficial to businesses to know what their customers really think. Hence, ye olde suggestion box. But is that really a useful way to communicate? Customers have no way … Continue reading
What’s a plausible invention that would truly change your life? Tamara: You know how we have 3D printers that can make shapes out of plastic? I want one of those that can replicate cloth. Maybe it would make lots of … Continue reading