Why Are You Still Driving that SUV?
Todd brought up an interesting point in a recent podcast. What gas cost will it take for people to make real changes in their driving habits and fossil fuel usage? Obviously $4 a gallon gas in the U.S. is not…
Will You Be Outsourced?
It seems that in my line of work, there is always some sort of “reorganization” going on. One week we hear one rumor, the next another. Things are always in flux. Over the last eight years at my J.O.B., our…
Snoop Dog, Tech Style
I currently work at a state-funded college, where academic freedom is the overriding priority when it comes to privacy and online activities. We are a public institution, and we cannot limit or record the online activities of our staff, students,…
Busting Down the Phone Bill
A few recent studies have indicated that more and more people are eliminating their home phone service in lieu of cell service. My mother has already done this (she’s such a rebel in her old age – she turns 67…
Power Vamping
The other night, I was rudely awakened by the phone ringing. Being a mother and also a light sleeper and chronic insomniac, I heard the phone when no one else did, and got up to answer it. Three clocks in…
Asus vs. The Big Guys
I’m typing to you today on my Gateway M275 Convertible Tablet. It is four years old and cost my company around $2500 brand new. I came with a screaming fast processor, plenty of hard drive, a combo CDRW/DVD drive, and…
Run, Oscar, Run!
Oscar Pistorius, the South African paralympic runner, has won a major victory with the Court of Arbitration for the Olympic Games. Pistorius’ name may not be familiar to you, but his nicknames might be. Sometimes called the “Blade Runner” or…