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…

Continue ReadingEmotionless Electronics: Digital communication creates a relationship roadblock when trying to create and maintain interpersonal rapport.

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,…

Continue ReadingViral Content: The ‘Fappening’ didn’t go viral by itself; it owes its popularity to national news organizations.

Reload or Repair? A properly maintaned operating system shouldn’t need to be reloaded unless the computer suffers catastrophic failure.

Lately I've been listening to a lot of talk radio during my arduous Sunday night trips from Brattleboro to home. Coincidentally, during a ten mile stretch of highway, my cell…

Continue ReadingReload or Repair? A properly maintaned operating system shouldn’t need to be reloaded unless the computer suffers catastrophic failure.