Ever wonder why widespread high-speed broadband access is a media topic so often? Many technical subjects receive little media attention (smart meters and the electrical grid come to mind), so Internet access seems like an exception. It's not really. Technology's Progression The Internet is already in its teenage years. It's come a long way since [...]
With technology surrounding us on a daily basis, it’s really hard to keep up on absolutely EVERYTHING. Thankfully, there are really useful apps out there to help us through daily life. So, without any intent to speak for digital natives, millennials or any other descriptive label you care to apply to me, I thought I’d [...]
The rising tension between technology, traditional media, and social media in sports has been very evident lately. The first example, if you haven’t heard, is the biggest story in the sports world at this moment about a league that isn’t currently in season. Gregg Williams, formerly defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints football program, has [...]
Round about 2000, I stumbled across a software project that restored my will to live. The MAME project was developing software that made it possible to run old arcade and console games on any platform — in simple terms, I could download their free software and run old arcade games on my PC. I grew [...]
I recently attended an workshop to learn how to use software I was unfamiliar with, but which integrates with tools I use daily. The workshop was informative and told me all I needed to know to get started using the program. However I was quite surprised by comments from other participants, many of whom were [...]
If you were still wondering whether or not you needed a mobile website after we last discussed the subject earlier this year, we have some new information for you. Although we have to assume the mobile share of overall web consumption is still quite small until the stats come out early next year, its incredible [...]
In the good old days, all software, even $20 games, came with printed manuals. I remember rolling my eyes whenever I opened a new PC game, and saw a small book inside — if you really needed a manual to play a game, you might be a little dense. (In fairness, there were always one [...]
