Expensive Obsolescense: Making unexpected repairs on antiquated capital equipment can be a major expense.
At some point we've all heard, "it will be the last one you buy." Maybe it was a record player or a VCR. But at some point each needs…
Breathalyzers: Why try and defeat them? Unless you want to get sick, there’s no easy way.
A few nights ago I was catching up with an old friend over dinner. I hadn't seen her in many years and used her visit to this area as an…
Demanding Technologies: Many technologies available to us wouldn’t be possible had bigger companies demanded them.
Saturday at work was slow so I had some time to research kit homes sold by Sears & Roebuck at the start of the 20th century. I was captivated by…
Online Anonymity: Assume nothing online is private.
As I tossed and turned Friday morning my phone went off. I answered to a voice I knew very well, it was Cyndi's shrill voice. "Jeromy, can you give a…