blog
Currently checking out…DisclosurePolicy.org
For bloggers afraid of running afoul of recent Federal guidelines regarding disclosure of pay or gifts, here's a handy site: DisclosurePolicy.org. The site lets you quickly generate a clear and concise disclosure policy. Once you complete a series of fill-in-the-blank statements, you get a badge for your site. Read more on Currently checking out…DisclosurePolicy.org… »
Nullriver's Connect360 Makes Xbox & Macs Play Nice
Full Disclosure: I am a console gaming novice, so what I say here might seem child's play to many of you. After a couple of weeks of delay, I finally set up the Xbox 360. Console, gamer name, wireless, you name it. But then the darn thing would not recognize my computer. The problem? It's... »
Black Labor and Patronage: An Uncle Ruckus Redux?
Image by ctankcycles via Flickr Last week, my good friend Anthony Calypso and I had a conversation about his latest piece for TheGrio.com, which addressed a "dirty secret…that blacks don't tip well." Our chat led me to think about not just tipping but also the value that we place on each other–whether its in hiring... »
iWant(?): Apple's iPad, Desire, and Shame
Image via Wikipedia Yesterday, I took two tech devices to my class, sort of a combination show-and-tell and teaching aid. The first, an original Apple iPod, drew lots' of comments: "it's so heavy," "when was it made?" "the wheel moves," "does it still work?" (yes), "why is there so much music from the 1980s?"(shhhh!) Read more... »
On disaster, technology, and community
Yellowman/ Starting all Over Today, like everyone else, I'll be waiting with drooling lips for the Apple tablet/slate announcement. It's the promise of transformational device, the surrounding mystery, and the possibilities that stir my interest. Read more on On disaster, technology, and community… »
Lady Gaga & Polaroid: Perfect Partners or Strange Bedfellows?
Polaroid has just announced a partnership with Lady Gaga who will serve as creative director on a "specialty line of imaging products." Just vague enough to pique my interest. More info to come when I hit tonight's press event at the Conrad Sky Villa on the 30th floor of the Las Vegas Hilton.... »
Watching Avatar, Dreaming of Tron
So this week I went to see Avatar with a couple of friends (yes, I have those—human ones). I knew the movie would be heavy on tech; and geek that I am, I was not disappointed in that regard. The tech is awesome. But as I sat in the theater, head pounding from... »
Syndicate
Subscribe to this site's RSS feed.