Geek Ethicist: Murphy’s Law of Email
“Dear Ethicist– I recently received a long, personal email from a complete stranger. The email was not addressed to me, so I can only guess that they misspelled the email…
iTech Review: Great Data Storage Choices
A few days ago, my computer decided it was time to die. Naturally, it was between backups and I had just uploaded a complete file of client’s files. I knew…
According to a recent New York Times piece by Matt Richtel marriages in much of the world rarely last much longer than a decade or so. He suggests that marriage itself…
Deadly Downloads: The moral frontier of 3D micro-manufacturing
In their article, “Sci-Fi That Foretold The Future,” Google’s Think Quarterly gives a list of science fiction films that have become, to some degree, a reality. More surprising than the…
The Dawning of the Age of Etsy
“I spent the morning reorganizing my board on pinterest. I feel like I really accomplished something.” Those are the words of the social media customer, your next customer. These are…
Micro-Manufacturing: A Revolution Begins
Social manufacturing is upon us, and it has transformed manufacturing from macro-factories to micro-factories. The new Google DRIVE will be a part of it, since only robust and readily accessible…
iTech Review: eCoupler, T-Ink, Cereal Killer, Life in 2014, the “Dew” Doesn’t!
The great thing about technology is there will always be news about innovations and wacky mistakes that make you wonder if smart phones are smarter than their owners. Some of…
Getting Involved With Augmented Reality
When I wrote about QR codes (Designed QR codes: the next level), it was very well received. When I wrote “SnapTags: Will they kill QR codes?” people got a little…
Indiegogo or Kickstarter: Crowdfunding Part 2
Indiegogo, Charity, Art, Revenge… “Artevengity?” My first exposure to charitable crowdfunding was Matthew Inman’s (the Oatmeal) campaign to finance his counter attack to a $20,000 lawsuit from FunnyJunk using the…
CrowdFunding Part 1: Due Diligence? Fugetaboutit!
Crowdfunding is where most small businesses and small startups will likely go for funding by mid 2013, and odds are it will be the primary means of funding for small…
Grizzled, bleary-eyed, booze-reeking, day laborers arrive at a parking lot around 8 a.m. for work. If you hire one and want more work, hold off payment as long as possible;…
A/B Testing for Web Sites: The Easy Method for Optimizing Your Web Site Traffic and Impact
While working for an iconic magazine, owned by a large corporation, it was announced by some upper level executive that she had a plan to “help” the magazine regain the…