I work on the Internet. Having a fast Internet connection is an important part of my work environment. At home, I also use my Internet connection for entertainment and home automation. When my Internet connection is slow or isn't working,…
I enjoy reading about what other people carry around with them in their work bags, especially other people in tech who can do their thing "anywhere." Here's what I carry with me most of the time: Bag contents
Shortly after a new tube of toothpaste goes into use, I start rolling the tube over on itself and putting a binder clip on the end: The result is an "always full," strangely satisfying, easy-squeezing user experience throughout the life…
As revelations continue about the US Government capturing and monitoring online activities and communications, I'm glad (and, ok, only a little bit smug) to see that more conversations are happening about just what privacy expectations we should give up by…
Is building a website the same thing as building a marketing strategy? It's understandable that people have started to confuse the two. With so many amazing online marketing tools available and (in many industries) a shift away from traditional marketing…
At the beginning of September, the Palladium-Item newspaper in Richmond implemented what many other newspapers have in recent years, a "paywall" that requires users to have a paid subscription when viewing more than a certain number of articles per month…
You might open a newspaper soon to see an ad like the one at right which appeared in my local paper a few days ago. It encourages you to "Stand With Main Street" to protest "special treatment" of Amazon.com that…
It feels worth noticing the parts of our lives that are set up to make some regular use of disposable items. Whether it's plastic bottles of water, plastic bags at the grocery or styrofoam coffee cups, there are a lot…
At some point when I was fairly young, I was excited to learn about the concept of "truth in advertising" - the notion that it actually matters whether what you say in a public announcement or description of products or…
As a employer of many high tech-workers who would prefer to ride their bikes to work instead of driving a car, my company Summersault has a real stake in having bike parking options near our downtown office. We've even interviewed…