Facebook’s New Timeline and the Laptop Problem
Yes, I’m still a Facebook geek, even if I don’t post about it as much as I used to. I was forced into the new Timeline view about two months ago, and I have given it the good old college…
Can We Work 9 to 5?
The Sheryl Sandberg (COO of Facebook) story that has made the headlines the last few days has highlighted a long-standing issue with tech-industry workers, regardless of their job type or gender. It’s not just about the early bird getting the…
Amazon’s “Fake Book” Problem
Print On Demand (POD) has been available for quite a few years. I used POD to publish a book almost 10 years ago now, a terrible novel that had delusions of grandeur. Okay, maybe I was the one with delusions…
Text Spam DrivingYou Crazy?
Being a new owner of a smart phone, I had never heard of text spam. After all, my phone number is on the federal and my state’s no-call lists, so why would I ever think I’d get spam in the…
Why Google Search Will Never Replace a Library
The other day, as I was working on editing the most recent novel I’ve drafted, I realized there was just something I could not find on Google. I’m a big fan of “getting it right” when it comes to how…
Cellhelmet for the iPhone 4/4S
What if you didn’t have to worry about your iPhone 4/4S getting damaged when you drop it on the ground, or step on it? That’s the premise behind Cell Helmet, new from CellPig.com. To be clear, the protection isn’t necessarily…
Should You Delete Your Google Web History?
Like many of you over the last few weeks, you’ve probably been encouraged through all kinds of tech sites and blogs to delete your Google web history. Should you? More importantly, do you even have any web history to be…