A while back I wrote comparing tech to religion, focusing on what was important–the spirit or the flesh (okay, the OS or the hardware…). Recently
Category: Commentary
Twitter Lists Revisited… Good Idea or waste of time? Research opportunities?
Yesterday my brother posted a tweet, acknowledging that he is on 35 lists on Twitter.[1. For those that can’t find it, he wrote “Wow! I
Is Apple not “Pro Choice?”
My brother blogged on his thoughts concerning Apple’s “walled garden” comparing it more to a grocery store, or to a “boxed software” store–sacrificing choice for
AT&T Unveils their “Incentives”
This article in the NY Times continues the hand-wringing concerning the new AT&T data plans. For those that haven’t heard, AT&T is doing away with
Moms Unknowingly put their children at Risk
I know–you think I am crazy for my headline. Mom’s wouldn’t do that, but it suddenly came to me today that we are putting so
Google Sees what you are doing… And turns you in!
My first thought when reading the headline “Google Maps cars pull some user data” was “*YAWN.* Another story about ‘do no evil’ Google being caught
Leave Facebook–build your own communities (Starting with Twitter!)
The tide of opinion seems to have shifted against Facebook, and there is a growing movement to “Leave” facebook. Alas, many of us are finding
Right to Privacy, abortion, and paying your taxes?
The connectedness of… a newly selected nominee to the US Supreme Court, the abortion issue… Arizona immigration law… and a Pennsylvania tax amnesty commercial? Privacy.
Ubiquity or Proprietary?
As you may know, I am looking forward to the day when our “textbooks” will be digital and students can purchase them at a fraction
The Problem of Pricing: Digital Textbooks are NOT cheap!
I have written extensively [1. See: Digital Book Readers (Kindle?) in Academia (an outline of thoughts), Digital Textbooks: Fairness in Pricing after DRM is Hacked,
