Since when was wireless a verb?
“Wireless” is, apparently, now a verb: Is “marketing” now a synonym of “stupid?”
Category Archives: digital life
R2D2 found
R2D2 has been missing for several years, though allegedly it will return — officially — in December 2015. Don’t despair, however: R2D2 is not idle. Well, sometimes it is idle, but it is still working hard to thwart the Empire. Continue reading R2D2 found
Reaching your limit
We allegedly live in an age of plenty. Is that limited edition toy sold out? The manufacturer will make more. Grocery store out of your favorite brand of yogurt? Wait a day, or if you are impatient, go to another store. Continue reading Reaching your limit
Amazon shipping disaster
Amazon is good for a great many things, including buying computer equipment. So: say you need some 5 terabyte (that’s five trillion bytes) hard drives, and Amazon offers them at a good price. You order them, and can’t help but notice Continue reading Amazon shipping disaster
Tattered Cover: a bookstore
Tattered Cover is a bookstore in Denver, Colorado. A real, brick-and-mortar (or possibly reinforced concrete and drywall) store selling physical books made of paper and cloth. It isn’t part of some huge corporate conglomerate, with ties into publishing companies and Continue reading Tattered Cover: a bookstore
Seat management failure
“Seat management” is a management term for figuring out the cost of an enterprise service. Have 50 employees with computers? Have a need for 50 copies of Microsoft Office? Then seat management is for you: rather than think of this Continue reading Seat management failure
Tesla Supercharger Station
Tesla sells electric cars. These are not hybrids, with both a gas and an electric engine, but a pure, electric engine car. Traditionally, electric cars were limited to commercial operations in and around warehouses and other short-distance operations, or in Continue reading Tesla Supercharger Station
Alan Turing’s Birthday
Thanks to the movie The Imitation Game, Alan Turing (June 23, 1912-June 7, 1954) is probably better known today than at any time in history. A mathematician trained at King’s College, Cambridge, England, he was fascinated with the concept of formal Continue reading Alan Turing’s Birthday
Other White Background
If you are really old, you may recall the song A Whiter Shade of Pale, by the English rock band Procol Harum. And if you aren’t that old, you can listen to the song on YouTube. At one point the song offers Continue reading Other White Background