Category Archives: Technology

The Balls of Invention

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Terry Taylor

I know it is cheaper to print a menu on paper than hand an iPad to a table of hungry people in a restaurant. But if we go past the cost consideration, we just may get a glimpse of the … Continue reading →

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Lessons From Create Tech

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Terry Taylor

Recently, Geoff Stone and I attended the AAAA’s Create Tech conference in NYC to hear from several of the digital and emerging technology leaders in branding. Of course that means people like Scott Prindle and Brian Skahan from CP&B, Trevor … Continue reading →

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Not Everyone Is Seth Godin

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Terry Taylor

Blogging is not dying; it’s just getting tired. Have you noticed this trend? People are rambling and posting stuff from other blogs and repeating themselves. Sometimes they just post pics, and why not? No one reads anymore. Do you want … Continue reading →

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The Void In My Droid

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Terry Taylor

I got a Droid last April. It was great for a while. The iPhone’s dirty sister, I called it at the time, since it would do things an iPhone would not do. That was then. Tweet This Post

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Hunting Without Killing

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Terry Taylor

The sky opens the morning to a ceiling of porcelain blue above the pines and rusted leaves. A man in a bright orange cap and vest leans across a rail from a hunting stand letting the 20-gauge shotgun settle on … Continue reading →

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Water, Water, Everywhere, Or Not.

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. Tweet This Post

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Mouse/Keyboard Friction Energy

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Terry Taylor

I am no mechanical genius and while I know a few engineers, I am not one. But I do know this: I have a wireless keyboard and a wireless mouse and it seems like I am constantly changing or recharging … Continue reading →

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3Damned Awesome

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Terry Taylor

The new high-end LED/LCD, 3D HDTV’s are ruining my old school eyes, but not in a painful way. It is delightfully devious retina ruination, an eye-opening bite of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, like in Genesis. … Continue reading →

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The Endless Kindle

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Terry Taylor

The new graphite-colored Kindle DX has a bigger screen (9.7 inches), 50% better contrast, 4GB of storage, 3G wireless network, a battery that goes a week between charges and holds up to 3,500 books. Sure, it costs $359.00, but let’s … Continue reading →

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“Droid Does” Some Things You Might Not Expect

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Terry Taylor

A week after getting my new Droid, it did something I have never seen and is not advertised on the “Droid Does” commercials. It scrambled my email – all of it. Not just one account, but three: work, home, personal, … Continue reading →

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One Week Almost Unplugged

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Last week, I did a little traveling with my family. We went to several places we used to live. We made a week of it. Where I went is unimportant. It became more about why. Tweet This Post

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“Droooooid”

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Terry Taylor

I just became the proud owner of a Motorala Droid. I wanted an iPhone after years of fondling an antique device meant for use by the Russian Army, but AT&T doesn’t waft its signal into my neighbor. So I went … Continue reading →

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The American Web

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Harvard’s Institute of Politics has released a poll indicating that young people are worried about the future – and not so positive about their chances in it. The pessimism ranges from financial concerns to doubts about their ability to afford … Continue reading →

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Space Shuttle, Half Off! Limited Time Only!

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Terry Taylor

One sign of a sucky economy: NASA has put the space shuttle on sale. The 1970’s era icon used to be $42 million. Now if you want to ride the rocket (or rather just sit in it in your backyard) … Continue reading →

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Facelessbook

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Is it just me, but on Facebook, there seems to be a lot of fan pages, but not a lot of active fans? Your friends are pretty engaged. They post stuff and make comments and toss pics up. But on … Continue reading →

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