Category: Technology

A Week Without TV

The last week has been an interesting one for my family. Why? Because we shut off the TV completely. And it’s been fascinating to observe

Aflockalypse Now

Nope, that headline is not my own witty turn of phrase. (I wish.) It’s been floating around the media for the last few weeks—ever since

Texting Santa

Back when I was a kid, I’d write a letter to Santa nearly every year. I didn’t bother with sending it like most kids did.

Ve Haf Vays of Makink You Buy

Here’s your disturbing thought for the day. There’s a new form of advertising being tested in Germany that won’t let you escape a product’s branding,

Hail to the Chief … of Social Media

With 550 million members and counting, Facebook has enough people to be the world’s third largest country. And if you doubt the site’s influence over

Enough to Raise the Dead?

Recently a number of websites were buzzing about a report that director/producer George Lucas (of Star Wars and Indiana Jones fame) was buying up the

Do We Want Cheese With Our Whine?

For more than 20 years, my father had osteoarthritis in both hips. It slowed him down, caused constant pain and frustrated him greatly—you could tell

Color Me Shocked

I’ve been doing a lot of coloring lately. With my 4-year-old son, that is. A couple months ago, I discovered that there are coloring-book-style pages

Will That be a Latte or 10W-40?

I’ve always thought the prospect of someday sitting down to converse with a robot would be so cool. And obviously I’m not the only one.

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