As one who has dabbled in the waters of Internet marketing and wondered if there was a real business there, it didn’t take long to realize the field is infected with scam artists who make outrageous claims that prey on those who are looking to find a legitimate business they can use to supplement their [...] Read more...
Beware of Socialcam!
Beware of Socialcam on Facebook. It is an incredibly intrusive app that posts stuff on your timeline without you knowing it. If you made the mistake I did and clicked a video sent by a friend, it installs as an app. To remove it, as I just did, go to your account settings under apps [...] Read more...
Internet connected headstones: Brilliant!
I think it’s brilliant. A Seattle company is putting QR codes on headstones in cemeteries. Living Headstone memorials have a digital link embedded in a traditional headstone that takes its users to a Facebook style webpage containing information that you and friends add about your loved ones, such as: an obituary, history, photos, or even [...] Read more...
On the road connectivity
I have become a huge fan of the Verizon wireless network after a 2,300-mile to and from trip to Florida that had me camping out in some pretty remote spots in the Appalachian mountains going down and coming back. I never lost 3g connectivity. Ever. Which is much more than I can say about my [...] Read more...
My new Mobile Technology Platform
I now have a new on-the-go technology platform. Meet my brand new Class B motor home: A gently used 2006 Roadtrek Adventurous motor home. I plan to take it to a lot of places, with bikes in the back (first extra I bought was a bike rack), hiking shoes inside and plans to do lots [...] Read more...
My elegant new low tech journal
I shared in a previous post how my experiment to abandon pen and paper in favor of note taking on my iPad failed miserably in the first two hours of a day-long business meeting. Although I had loaded up my iPad with a dozen note taking apps and even bought a stylus that would let [...] Read more...
It’s becoming an Apple world in some businesses
Just returned from a three-day business leadership retreat. There were 13 execs in attendance. Everyone was wired. Here’s the breakdown on what everyone was using at the conference table: There were: 3 PCs 4 MacBook Pros 5 iPads 1 guy used his iPhone for connectivity This is a fairly conservative industry group. But Apple clearly [...] Read more...
It’s hard to give up pen and paper for an iPad
My experiment to put away pen and paper and rely entirely on my iPad failed about two hours into my first meeting. I’m at a leadership retreat and came prepared with a slew of note taking apps and even a combination pen-stylus to jot down ideas on my new iPad screen. Ha! I should [...] Read more...
My impressions on the new iPad: It’s not a gamechanger
I now have the new iPad. After a weekend of experimenting with it, I’m ready to pronounce it a nice upgrade, though not a compelling one. If your iPad 2 is doing the job for you, I’m not sure this latest version is a must buy. I won’t call it the iPad 3, though that’s [...] Read more...
Skype video in HD on Livingroom Bigscreen
Look for this to be a trendsetter, the telyHD, a set top device you put on top of your big screen TV that does HD Skype video calls. It’s powered by the Android operating system and is meant so your whole family can sit on the couch and been seen via Skype. But I’m also [...] Read more...