Life’s Events: Technology changes how we deal with major life changing events and landmarks.
Sunday morning I was woken by a 7:30AM text from my brother. "7 pounds, 20 inches, born around 2:00AM," followed by, "Been a long night, talk to you soon."…
Limited by old technology: We may have the latest and greatest computer, but we’ll still be stuck with the slowest internet.
Sometimes I ponder ideas and can't get a specific theory out of my head. I don't know if anyone else does this or if I'm the only one, but I…
Solid State Hard Drive Upgrades: Add speed and durability while increasing the life of your older computer or laptop.
It's pretty safe to say the cat's out of the bag about solid state hard drives. I now get asked at least twice per day about the differences between them,…
Very Old Computers: Beige boxes are making a comeback either due to nostalgia or because businesses are realizing upgrades require a major investment in software.
Three day weekends are a rarity for me so when I get them I relish the time. I spent most of Saturday cutting a nasty overgrowth of thorn bushes from…
Too much data? Data farms cost money to maintain. Many companies storing large amounts of data are now realizing the financial implications of storing massive amounts of data.
Everywhere we turn someone is collecting data on us. At one point in the short lived history of technology someone, somewhere decided it was crucial to hoard data. Alas, after…
The Technology Business: Owning a repair business is more than just fixing laptops, iPads, PS4 and Xbox’s, I’m constantly juggling vendors and managing inventory
Competitors, sometimes they're a pain and other times they make you think about the way you do business. For the most part I'm on pretty good terms with most of…
Economics of Technology: The creation of one little piece of electronics impacts our global economy more than we know.
Over the years I've talked about the lifecycle of technology and how it's inevitable new technology becomes old. Cell phones are the perfect example because they have a finite lifecycle,…
Upgrading Home Electronics: Is it really worth the money to upgrade working and functional electronics?
Over the past few months I've compiled a pretty neat collection of functional home electronics that have been left behind for recycling. Let's see, a $400.00 set of Bose speakers,…
Creating New Technology: Getting a new invention into a PC is more difficult than you might think. Thanks to open source projects like Arduino anyone with an idea can make it.
Over the weekend I had a chance to talk with an eight year old boy who's inventing a new computer gadget. After using his mother's PC, he's found a shortcoming…
Computerizing your office: Most businesses can make money without computers, I’m willing to bet your office would run just fine without any computers.
"I can't believe my parents ran their business without a computer," exclaimed my friend during a tour of their business in Upstate New York. She was aghast the family business…