Technically Free? Is free stuff truly free? Scam software isn’t exactly free.
Why would someone give something away for free? Think about it; what benefit does it serve the person or organization giving the item away? The giver has to be getting…
Communication Overload: Resonding to every email and voicemail can eat up half of your business day.
Admittedly, I'm not very good at answering email or listening to voicemail. Quite a long time ago I decided all that stuff is a time killer and if I actually…
Medical Imaging: Digital technology in hospitals has made patient care faster and less expensive.
Digital imaging in the medical field is a huge advancement since the days of film based x-rays and exploratory surgeries. Rather than take an x-ray and wait for it to…
Treasure Hunts: Modern day treasure hunts use giant databases to bring people together.
In celebration of my brother's engagement, he and his fiancé hosted a dinner party Saturday night. As with most parties I've attended recently, I knew only a couple people. I…
Microsoft Hoax: Receiving calls from Microsoft has become standard fare, but it is a scam.
Last week my brother received a call on his cell phone from a foreign caller claiming he worked for Microsoft. Nothing was terribly odd about the call, we've received tons…
Office Basics: Keeping your business’ technology running properly will make you money.
The sole purpose of a business is to make money. Business school taught me many things about how to run a business. Out of all the hours of Economics, Marketing,…
Deleted Data: Deleting data doesn’t necessarily mean the data is gone forever.
Right click and delete. I'm thankful to whoever invented that command; as well, you should be too. This week's first two articles went the way of my computer's recycle bin…
Emotionless Electronics: Digital communication creates a relationship roadblock when trying to create and maintain interpersonal rapport.
Wednesday afternoon, after days of emotional upheaval and an incredible hangover, I was scheduled to give a presentation about technology and interpersonal relationships. Don't ask me to give an opinionated…
Viral Content: The ‘Fappening’ didn’t go viral by itself; it owes its popularity to national news organizations.
Imagine your personal pictures, that you though were safely locked away, suddenly going public. Someone, somewhere dug into your library of pictures and started selling them. For the past week,…
Weekend Relationships: Though the odds are against long distance relationships, technology can be used to decrease failure.
Wednesday night I was reminded of an article I wrote a while back under a pseudonym for a dating website. I was crushed by a long time crush when she…