As I adjust to life in Louisiana, I have seen and heard almost constant reminders of the flooding that ravaged the Baton Rouge area last summer. Believe it or not, there are still homes with damage, and in the process of being renovated. I’ve heard a few stories from my new coworkers about the flood,…
Fact – Google is an advertising company first and foremost. Fact – When you decide to use a Google product, it will track everything it knows about you in an effort to “provide useful information” to you, whether it is actually a paid ad or not, and you may not know the difference. That’s kind…
Oh sure, this won’t end badly: “”Facezam could be the end of our anonymous societies,” Kenyon told the London Telegraph. “Users will be able to identify anyone within a matter of seconds, which means privacy will no longer exist in public society.” But Kenyon thinks this serves some greater purpose than simply allowing shy guys…
I’ve often seen career advice about just updating your resume every quarter or so as you have new things you might want to include and the updated measurements. I think maybe it’s time we just set ourselves a quarterly reminder to go change all our web-based passwords as well. It’s probably safe to assume that…
I was watching this video of a Google Talk by Max Stossel recently. It’s a bit long by internet standards, and his poetic style might take a minute to get used to, but it’s well worth thinking about. Even if you only watch the first ten minutes, do it. (But really, set some time aside…
This is probably something everyone should at least be thinking about when they go to sell or return old devices. I will add one thing, however. Earlier versions of some smartphones have been shown to leave behind some data even after being reset to factory settings. It would require a lot of work, and expertise,…