Wind Chill (2012)
It was a sunny day, but the temperature barely got above 40 degrees. Riding a motorcycle in 40 degree weather may not sound unreasonably cold until you consider the wind chill. I had always been curious about exactly what wind chill means, so I did a bit of research about it ten years ago. Basically, it […]
The End of Cash – Not Quite
Jack Dorsey, the 35-year-old entrepreneur widely known as the creator of Twitter and founder of Square, appeared on a Sunday morning news program to announce the introduction of Square Wallet. The concept behind Square is brilliant and simple. A lemon aid stand, landscaper, or wandering volunteer at the hospital ball selling tickets for a drawing, […]
A Universally Connected World… everything and everybody (2012)
The MIT Technology Review this week had a nice story about how GE is promoting the idea of an “industrial Internet”. This is a really good idea. A number of us at IBM have been talking about “millions of businesses, billions of people, and trillions of things” connected to the Internet for quite a few […]
Update Your App Permissions
I have been following David Strom’s Web Informant newsletter for a number of years. They are always interesting, but his latest was particularly useful. The subject of his writing was how to clean up your social media apps. He opens by asking the question: How many apps have you allowed access to your Facebook, Twitter […]
My Doctoral Journey – Part 5
I really appreciate the support from my friends and family for my decision in August 2010 to begin the doctoral journey. Having completed 70% of the coursework, it was time to attend the third (and final) residency in Atlanta this past week. I have been an Internet advocate for almost twenty years. My basic tenet has […]