Somewhere around the 83rd minute of my telephone call with Apple support I began to wonder if Steve Jobs was buried or cremated because I really wanted to slap him. Not just once, but many times followed by a significant and severe thrashing with my fists, forearms and and shillelagh. You might wonder if I… Continue reading 50,000 Reasons To Slap Steve Jobs
Category: Technology
Star Trek Technology Is So…Ordinary
A thousand years ago when I was but a wee lad we would watch Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Bones and the guys in the red shirts who were always doomed to die use incredible technology to travel through space and time. Out on the school yard we’d talk about what we would do if we… Continue reading Star Trek Technology Is So…Ordinary
Goodbye Cellphone, Hello Soup Cans & String
It’s close to midnight and I am preparing to say goodbye to Thursday and hello to Friday but instead of smiling there is a look on my face that my teenager used to refer to in his toddler years as “the angry face.” Back then he would say, “daddy, don’t make the angry face, I… Continue reading Goodbye Cellphone, Hello Soup Cans & String
Are Electronic Devices Killing Our Memories?
We have reached the tail end of Memorial Day weekend in the U.S. and our family has already spent time talking about the purpose of the day and enjoying far too much barbecue. Intermixed with it all I have had three different moments where I found myself reaching for my phone so I could Google… Continue reading Are Electronic Devices Killing Our Memories?
