Kid Mode on the HTC One Phone

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The HTC One Android phone is one of the best new phones on the market. It's fast and has a beautiful design but when I played with one in a store recently what caught my eye was an app that comes with … [Read more...]

At WWDC Apple Continues Desktop Dominance While Playing Catchup on Mobile

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At its World Wide Developers Conference yesterday, Apple showed off it's newest operating systems for the desktop and mobile. I'm not going to go into the details of features or benefits of anything … [Read more...]

Google Skeeball Demonstrates the Power of Chrome

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Google often ties to show how powerful it's browser Chrome is and last week was no exception.  Google released a game based on that old classic skeeball game we all love so much. In this version, … [Read more...]

Makers and Customers Connect Online

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What a fantastic connected world we live in. Things that were never possible are now possible. I am always excited when I find examples of these facts. I happened upon Custom Made, a website that … [Read more...]

At Sears, New Tech Does Not Equal Improved Customer Experience

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I buy many of my products at Sears, especially in the home improvement category. They have a good selection, prices and an easy no hassle return policy. Recently, however, Sears has instituted a … [Read more...]

Google is the Most Exciting Company in the World

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I read a great article breaking down the recent Google I/O developers conference and what it means to the larger computing world and to Google itself. The article contends, and I agree, that Google … [Read more...]

The Current State of Social Networks

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A few things have gotten me thinking about the current state of all the social networks I am a member of. Let's take them one at a time. Twitter I have a love/hate relationship with Twitter. … [Read more...]

Amazon and the Decline of the E-Reader

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It's no surprise traditional black and white eReaders like the Amazon Kindle are starting to take a serious hit as the popularity of full function tablets rise. Amazon's Kindle application runs on all … [Read more...]

Obama Shows How to Control a Meme

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Last month, during the hot and heavy negotiations on the Sequester budget cuts, President Obama made a bit of a faux pas when he said "The fact that they don't take it means that I should somehow do a … [Read more...]

Managing Expectations for Google Glass

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Google Glass, Google's grand experiment in wearable computing is starting to hit developers and early adopters. Reactions will be coming in the next few weeks, but I listened with interest to Robert … [Read more...]