Limiting Technology: Rather than adding features the new Google Chromebook Pixel and Apple MacBook are stripping features which were once considered standard.

Over the past several weeks I've been keeping an eye open for a laptop to replace a customer's broken Mac. In my travels I came across the perfect little laptop…

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Texting Options: It seems like every company is creating their own massaging app. How many different ways do we really need to communicate with someone else?

How many different forms of communication do we really need? I'm writing this after having a blind date cancel through Facebook Messenger. On my way home from the restaurant I…

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Microsoft vs. Google: Microsoft’s business model has to change if they want to compete against Google Chrome. There’s a new sheriff in town!

Last week I felt behind the times. I'm the guy who's supposed to be up on all the latest and greatest and as I was being asked a very simple…

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Computerized Cars: Modern cars are coming equipped with touchscreen computers that control and monitor most aspects of the automobile’s function.

For the past couple weeks my brother has been looking at new cars. Since he wrecked his Volvo he's been coming into work with lists of cars. As we've been…

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Free Software: I love anything free. When it comes down to spending hundreds on software I may use once I always opt for the free version.

I'm cheap. Call me frugal, penny-wise or thrifty, there's no good way to explain why I don't opt for more expensive stuff. I love saving money any way I can.…

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Graphics Cards: Purchasing a decent video card isn’t necessary for everyone but it could make all the difference for your job or hobby.

Normally I write these articles on Sunday night, and prior to sitting behind my computer I have to eliminate topics. Because this week hasn't produced too many themes I brainstormed.…

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Economics & Technology: Without a current baseline we can only speculate how technology impacts our economy.

Last week my daughter and I talked about how technology impacts economics. Really, the conversation started by answering the question of how banks make money and digressed into economics. I…

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