Tag Archives: technology

Home Work. My Opinion.

As an adult, and some might argue that point, I’ve been able to avoid getting shackled to a desk for most of my professional career. I’ve had some stints where I was doing onsite work – TJX, Brookstone, COMDEX and … —yes, there’s more—

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Citizen Media Makers – at CES

I get it. Anyone who has $99 and a dream can buy a Flip Cam and go make media. It might be of high enough quality to pass muster at any one of a number of broadcast networks. It might … —yes, there’s more—

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CES 2011, Some Prep

I don’t have my suitcase packed or my appointments during the show finalized, but the tech discovery journey I’m about to take in Las Vegas is nearly here. For almost a decade, I’ve reported from the Consumer Electronics Show in … —yes, there’s more—

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Motivating Communities

I’m now in a session at Enterprise 2.0 learning how to measure social media activity within communities and entire populations. Here are a few of the resources these guys have shared with us so far… Google Sets Searchword Research Next … —yes, there’s more—

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Nuggets of Good Info

While still in the Cloud Computing session, the speakers showed a great slide – in my opinion – of questions to ask your data services provider. Pardon the blurry photo, lighting wasn’t fantastic in the ballroom. What questions would you … —yes, there’s more—

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Blue Microphone – Snowflake – First Impressions

Lots of friends and social media colleagues use BlueMic equipment to do their podcasting. I have been using the Zoom H2 as my mic for 51 episodes of one podcast and for about 40 episodes of another (along with some … —yes, there’s more—

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The Apple iDoody

Guest Post by Philip Zannini With just a day left to go before the big Apple event at the Yerba Buena center to announce the new tablet, slate, big iPod, iPony whatever the thing will be called, I felt a … —yes, there’s more—

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Stuff I saw at CES 2010

Just a quick list of some stuff I saw – along with links to their sites. The rest of this week will feature a series of columns on my entire CES experience. Stay tuned! ToolGuard – a loud, battery-powered alarm … —yes, there’s more—

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CES Fail!

As you can see from the photo below, the press room at the Venetian is tiny, horribly outfitted and did I mention tiny. What has reportedly happened for 2010 is that CEA – the organization that puts on the show … —yes, there’s more—

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Using tech to protect myself

The other day I had one of my car tires slashed. The car was right in front of the house and I was astonished that someone had been so bold. So guess what I’m doing now. That’s right, I’m shopping … —yes, there’s more—

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