• Toys of Labor – Mixing work and gadgets

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  Published 1. September 2010 at 12:19 am - No Comments
  
  There are times when the work you get paid to do involves the labor you enjoy. Lately I have been inundated with gadgets ranging from HD video delivery to tablets with dual screens.  I even had the opportunity to tinker around with a pico projector!  As a gadget fiend, this recent exploration at work...

  

• Tablets, it is all about the analog

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  Published 22. August 2010 at 11:14 am - No Comments
  
  I worry about the state of tablets. When I talk to others about the potential of the slate, I run into resistance of what they cannot do, or questions of transferred functionality: I can’t work on my spreadsheets on this! (Yeah…) Psst! Multitasking is where it’s at! (Maybe) Give me...

  

• DIY Gadget Porn

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  Published 11. August 2010 at 12:03 am - No Comments
  
  Over the years, I wrote a lot of junk regarding gadgets that I love, hate, or wish to own.  The supporting images for such gadgets were mostly cross-linked from sites that took professional shots. Well no more.  I have more photo equipment than an amateur weekend shooter should ever have, which sadly...

  

• iPad post – How long can I type on my iPad

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  Published 12. June 2010 at 6:35 am - No Comments
  
  The sun slowly brightens the darken runway as passengers slowly filter in. The warm blanket of silence is pulled as chatter of small talk sends ripples throughout the once dormant terminal. It is still two hours before my next flight and though the day is starting for many, I am the few that expects...

  

• Magazine Digital Publishing 101 – My Wife’s Perspective

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  Published 30. May 2010 at 8:30 am - No Comments
  
  Keyla and the kids Today I was talking to my lovely wife about apps and showed her a couple of posts about how the new Wired app was not living up to expectations. As I told her about the monthly cost ($5), the massive download (why?), and the inexplicable need for the app to look like the printed version...

  

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