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Category: Commentary

Commentary Technology

More thoughts on Twitter’s “use cases”

March 24, 2011March 24, 20114 min read

I am once again about to talk at a conference about Twitter.  In this instance, I am asked to sit on a panel and discuss

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Conference, MBAA 2011, twitter, Twitter Use Case, Use Case
Commentary Technology

Donate Computers–but remove the hard drive!

March 10, 2011March 10, 20112 min read

It’s TAX TIME again, and  now is the time we often think about making Charitable donations (to help with NEXT year.)  It’s funny how that

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hard drives, hd, Real Tech for Real People, RTFRP, security, Technology
Commentary energy Health Science

Solar Kill Shot possible? Crackpots and Scientists Agree. Sort of.

February 21, 20112 min read

I have been talking to a few people lately about being prepared for the potential of the “solar kill shot.”  The short version of this

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Commentary Education Social Networking

How to motivate students to read each others’ blogs…

January 30, 2011January 30, 20113 min read

My brother wrote recently in his blog a response to a student who apparently had some concerns about the apparent futility of writing blogs as

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blogging, blogs, classes, students
Commentary Life Research Methods

iPad: Content creation or consumption? A problem of Definition

December 17, 2010December 17, 20103 min read

I had a conversation with my brother yesterday that was about as instructive in what we learned about the conversation as it was in what

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Commentary Life

True Confession: I am not a good stalker

December 16, 2010December 17, 20103 min read

Okay, it’s time for me to come clean. I am a lousy facebook stalker. I know, I should be doing all sorts of things techie,

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Commentary review Technology

Review: WebCamMax

November 4, 2010November 4, 20104 min read

I have been using WebCamMax[1. Disclosure: by writing this review I will be receiving a 1 year license to their product.  I have already paid

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Real Tech for Real People, review, RTFRP, video Facebook, WebCamMax
Commentary Humor Life

Beggar needs money for… Helicopter rides??

October 27, 2010October 27, 20101 min read

Back in the summer, we visited our daughter in New York, and Matthew and I saw this gentleman sitting ‘Pan handling.” Perhaps there is a

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begging, City Life, helicopter rides, New York, NYC, panhandling
Commentary Life Technology

Students BANNED from Twitter?

October 16, 2010October 16, 20102 min read

My podcast co-host, Tony Pittman (@tonypittman), shared a link with me.[1. Listen to our podcast when we record live next week, to hear Tony and

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Butch Davis, football, social media, twitter, UNC
Business Commentary photography podcasting Social Networking Technology

Flickr Changes their rules–are they the new “Facebook?”

August 10, 2010August 10, 20102 min read

IT was brought to my attention, as we prepare for tonight’s podcast, Real Tech for Real People episode 47, that Flickr has changed they way

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Facebook, flickr, Real Tech for Real People, Walmart

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