Over the years I've talked about the lifecycle of technology and how it's inevitable new technology becomes old. Cell phones are the perfect example because they have a finite lifecycle,…
Usually when I haven't come up with a good topic I sit and stare at my computer screen for a bit before an idea comes to me. Today wasn't any…
Over the past few months I've compiled a pretty neat collection of functional home electronics that have been left behind for recycling. Let's see, a $400.00 set of Bose speakers,…
Wednesday afternoon a customer asked me to back up a specific file and rather than bug her for a USB drive I figured I'd save time and copy it to…
Over the weekend I had a chance to talk with an eight year old boy who's inventing a new computer gadget. After using his mother's PC, he's found a shortcoming…
"I can't believe my parents ran their business without a computer," exclaimed my friend during a tour of their business in Upstate New York. She was aghast the family business…
Celebrities and Microsoft will never call you. Checks from your great uncle, the king of Mozambique, will never clear your back account. Ed McMahon most likely will not show up…
My brother mentioned there's really no new technology, everything new is a combination of old ideas. His statement started me thinking about new developments over the past ten years and…
Last week I made a promise to talk about ways we can make more money from technology our businesses already own. A customer caught up to me and suggested I…
Thirty years ago remote control toys meant a disappointing car that could barely get out of its own way. The advertising and pictures always exaggerated the toy's capabilities and made…
