we all get one shot at it; we had better make it count.
Sometimes I just get it, and this is one of these times. All the pressures of life mount and mount with work, family, school, career, finance, etc.; it’s enough to sap the soul out of anyone. Then I am with the family in the kitchen with some teeny-bop princess playing in the background. The family members are happy singing along while stopping to chat and play from time to time. I sit at the kitchen island and watch them having fun while I type away finishing…
When does education stifle or retard technical and usage innovation? I am not sure, but it is something that I have been thinking more about over the past several months. The United States has been a hotbed of technical innovation, and many people I speak have a growing concern that we are losing our edge. Have we become over confident and lost the burning desire to innovate or does a generation simply need to absorb the changes and prime society for another creativity and innovation…
Have you ever woken up one morning and thought you might be losing your edge? Then you begin to question your knowledge and experience in determining useful aspects of modern society. I get this way a bit when I struggle with problems for an extended period. Recently, I have been struggling with my understanding of the latest and greatest in social-media technologies. From a pure technical standpoint, I find many of the new technologies interesting and compelling to certain segments…
Verizon Wireless is planning to increase its early termination fee starting on November 15, 2009 to $350 for advanced devices (David Coursey – PC World). While I can sympathize with Verizon Wireless in dealing with consumers who are canceling contracts, and paying termination fees, just to resell hardware at a profit. This cannot be the sole motivator for this price increase. Verizon Wireless knows that it is going to catch a substantial number of good consumers who wish to legitimately change carriers for a…