Category Archives: Technology

Computers and electronics

The Last Telephone

Have you have you bought a landline phone lately? It just isn’t done. Phones come in sets — two phones, three phones, four phones, or even five phones. People thought they had to have a phone for every room. Now, they … Continue reading

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White Noise

How can a color be noisy? Well, believe me it can. We experienced this innovation at the office where I worked several years ago. Thanks to a new open office plan at our office, we had something new to gripe … Continue reading

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Police Scanner Blues

Hum, I thought, as I checked out free apps on iTunes. I was looking at one called “Police Scanner.” That sounds interesting. So, I touched the download button and soon it was on my iPhone. I tried to tune in … Continue reading

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An Interview with Siri

I first met Siri when I purchased an iPad, but she also can be found on my iPhone. Siri is a talking personal assistant with artificial intelligence. I tried to interview her. Press and hold down the start button and … Continue reading

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The Cell Phone Cover Craze

I don’t know why a cell phone needs a case. The manufacturer has probably spent a zillion dollars designing a phone with beauty and functionality. Yet, the first thing most people want to do is cover it up with a … Continue reading

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Are you Smarter than Your Smart Phone?

I lost my phone today. . . again. I think maybe I am not smart enough to have a smart phone. I am a loser. I first missed it when I was out this morning. I always put it in … Continue reading

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Lost

Dear International Airport: I would like to apologize for all the fuss I created this week when I drove my car onto the airport runway. I am not a terrorist and I was not trying to hijack a plane or … Continue reading

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The Real Thing

According to Interbrand, the world’s leading brand consultant, the world’s most valuable brand now is Apple, not Coca-Cola. Imagine that little guy somewhere down the chain of command that is going to get the blame. Regardless the size of the … Continue reading

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Extreme Densification

I was tired. I had been densifying all day. Densifying? Is that a word? Well, maybe I coined the word. It is what happens when an office is being densified. I looked up densification at dictionary.com and it said, “An … Continue reading

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The iPad Lesson

Now that you have it, what do you do with it? Today we are going to learn to use an iPad. Step 1: Turn on the iPad. Where is the button? Just try all of them and sooner or later … Continue reading

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