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Parenting in the age of smartphones and the internet
Our youngest child turned 21 a couple months ago. Serious parenting is over for us. Our experiences differ in many ways from those my parents had a generation ago. The most significant difference stems from the advent of smartphones. We … Continue reading
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Waiting Without Worries
When was the last time you were upset about the length of a line? It’s been a while ago for me. Perhaps as far back as 2006 since I’ve had a smartphone (read iPhone) in my possession. With decent cell … Continue reading
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Artist’s Statement: Photography
Photography became a passion of mine as I entered high school. Prior to that I’d taken the odd picture or two with the ubiquitous Kodak Instamatic and its cartridge based 126 film. Not very good quality, no compositional flare, and … Continue reading
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Twitter is Toast
How do we sort out fact from fancy?… distinguish fads from long lasting developments? I am an early adopter of most high tech developments. Why haven’t I adopted Twitter? I have no personal need for it. I am not voyeuristic … Continue reading
eMedia and the Five Senses
Our Five Senses: Touch, Taste, Sight, Smell, and Hearing. eMedia today provides access and interaction through two of the five senses, but even then in only a surrogate manner. Touch, Taste and Smell aren’t possible today over the internet and … Continue reading
Content creators, Content consumers and the Technology Divide
Content creators have always needed some means for getting their message or ideas out to content consumers. The simplest mechanism has always been the human voice distributing its message to the human ear. Following closely from this has been the … Continue reading
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