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Electric airplanes are in the news. Yes, it’s true. There are many levels of development, and it’s all pretty exciting. This summer Boeing and Airbus jets at major US airports will be using electrically powered wheels when they move about the airport. Little guided motors will replace some of the […]

In South Korea, Between has become the most popular social app in the country. It creates a tiny social network–made up two members  of a couple and becomes a place for them to store love notes, photographs and other digital ephemera that only they can see. In the Nov 25 […]

One of the thing I love asking friends is what their internet habits are. I love to know people’s go-to bookmarks, those sites that they pop over to when their email is already read and they just want to browse, or surf, for fun.  Most people have three or four […]

Friday is always a challenge, and some day I guess I’ve gotta grow up and accept that I don’t have to have a grand plan or even a small idea of a plan to be happy. I start out the day thinking about what I am going to do that […]

People who wear headphones are doing it for two reasons. One to listen to their music. Two, to keep from having to engage with people around them so that they can listen to their music.  A piece in today’s WSJ discussed the phenomenon of headphone wearing by introducing a new […]

I read a story with some spot-on recommendations for improving the audience enjoyment of the most popular American professional sports by Juliet Lapidos in the Atlantic Monthly, which really rang true.  Here are some of what she describes as “The Accidental Spectator’s Guide to Improving Sports,” in this month’s issue. […]

Yesterday, after a week of holidays, snow days and other procrastinations, I finally got back into my office, and found myself reveling in the spirit of getting back to work.  Everyone I called was in, nobody was gone, distracted or focusing on things besides work. It’s one of the few […]