Do you use technology to stay in touch with family and friends?

Do you know about TED? Although the acronym probably has many meanings depending on the context, here it stands for “Technology, Entertainment, Design”. The purpose of the organization, whose motto is “Ideas Worth Spreading”, is to bring people together to discuss technology as it applies to every sphere of life. As I browsed through their [...]

President Obama brings the government into the 21st century

If your household is like ours you are encountering a whole new sociological phenomenon:  the ‘always- in-contact’ generation.  Yesterday this hit an all new level for our family. I was making my morning latte when the telephone rang and my husband answered.  I heard the following his-half of the conversation:  “Hello”  “What?? (snicker, snicker)” “Okay” [...]

Profile on Patrick P. Gelsinger, Senior V.P and C.T.O, Intel Corporation

Facebook, Twitter, and the future of social networking

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A Change of Heart

Pat Gelsinger was hired as a technician at Intel Corporation, and eventually worked his way up to become Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. But the qualities that got him hired (“smart, arrogant, aggressive” said the man who hired him) ended up almost costing him his job as he neared the top. Discover the [...]

I was surprised to read an article on CNN.com the other day saying that repairs of tech gadgets on the rise.  For many years now it has become cheaper to throw something out rather that fix it.    I don’t know if this is because the gadgets themselves are more complex or because we’ve been trained [...]

The millennium is approaching and its time to take stock. How will women face the financial challenges of the coming years? According to recent statistics, the future looks brighter every day. In the United States, eight million women own their own businesses and employ more than twice that number of people (33% of businesses in [...]

They say that love often blossoms where there are common interests.  What if the interest is a brand? Everyone knows someone who is an Apple enthusiast.  Whether they’re a fan, or a  fanatic  a group in California wants to help them find others like them.  Will your dating life also be “designed by Apple in [...]