Tech Blog

An interesting news release by the Electroinc Frontier Foundation last week shows that anonymous web surfing may not be as anonymous as previously thought. Due to each browser's unique characteristics and configuration (fonts available, screen size, IP related information etc) it seems that many browsers create a unique 'fingerprint' that can be used to track you as you surf the Internet Read more...

Back when TV was new, watching TV was a family event -- not the ubiquitous always-on attention sink it is now. Families made plans to gather before the small glowing box and be entertained in a new way. It seems that everything old is new again as 3DTV technology begins hitting the marketplace. Read more...

In an earlier post I discussed how Ubiquitous Free Wi-Fi makes me Awesome; and after re-reading that post recently, I decided it need an update, hence this post. A couple of the things I've been doing of late relate to people working, traveling and using Wi-Fi to help them stay connected to the office, home and the rest of the world. Sure, Wi-Fi is just a technology / enabler that lets you get stuff done. How can that be interesting? Read more...

The earthquake in Haiti has wrought unspeakable, unimaginable pain, sorrow, and devastation to a people and country already suffering. Amid the the sorrow. Amid the horror, there is something to be hopeful about—technology. Read more...

This Christmas has probably the most intensive tech-soaked holiday period I've had with friends and family. It was refreshing to see the ways that recent tech developments have allowed us to enjoy the gathering, events, experience and excitement. Read more...

If you're online this evening, and happen to want to keep the kids amused, then you may want to look at the latest space age tech used to track Santa tonight. No, it's not Twitter. Read more...

In the last half of the previous century, technology was simpler. Computer circuits were just coming into their own on a piece of silicone called an IC, or Integrated Circuit - a chip. Budding young hobbyists wanting to learn this arcane art of electronics had one great omnibus took to help them out... Read more...

Usually I like to write about new and exciting technology and tech developments. But there's another side to that coin -- old tech that you're replacing with the coolest new thing. Usually it sits in a closet, under a bed, collecting dust. Someday, some how, you dispose of it, but how? Read more...

Google is starting to ruin the small surprises in life. Sure, the goal to index all the information in the world is a noble and valuable effort, but when all the secrets of the world are accessible with a keyboard, it removes some of the mystery for discovering them on your own. Read more...