Check out this high-tech way of keeping your kid from skipping school. Now that’s a good idea! OK, OK, schools could simply pick up the phone, but how likely is that?
Category: Technology
Indian IT in a Bind?
Good! According to CNN, software developers in India are having a tough time of it. Isn’t that a crying shame? These are the guys and gals stealing the bread out of my family’s mouths; I’m not at all inclined toward sympathy. 5/their rates fall and unemployment rise as it has for my co-workers and friends…
Women Doing Fine
“The new high-tech economy is leaving women behind,” cries Ellen Smyth, president of the American Association of University Women’s Educational Foundation. That’s hardly the case. As their study says, women have achieved parity with men in obtaining four-year college degrees. Females are simply choosing not to be part of the technology sector. As a participant…
Personal Flight
Innovator displays Aerocar, plans new model of the flying car. This article is a test of my commitment to technological growth. On the one hand, I’d like to be able to get around town easier and building more roads will never get that done. On the other hand, 25% of the people I drive to…
Cell Phone Blues
The battery on my cell phone keeps dying! Heck, the darn thing was completely dead most of yesterday and I didn’t even know it. It’s less than one year old. I could replace it, no big deal. But I’ve got my eye on a Pocket PC PDA/phone combination and would like to switch carriers. Here’s…
Spam Solution for the FTC
The Federal Trade Commission wants to increase pressure on senders “spam”. Sounds like the FTC needs a programmer or two on his staff. What’s needed is a global “do not email” list. Signing up for a similar measure regulating telephone spammers has cut my calls drastically. This would be trivial to implement, particularly if the…
FTC: Spam is Bad
FTC: Two-thirds of junk e-mails have bogus claims Gee, do you really think so? Don’t you just feel like slapping yourself silly having blown all that scratch on Viagra?
File Sharing
Judge rules file-sharing firms not liable. About time someone looked at this issue logically.
Keep Your Cell Phone #
Mobile Phone Industry: “users should switch digits when switching carriers”. Hhhmmm….let me think about that. Uh, NO!!! “It’s very speculative to say this even offers consumer benefits,” they say. Malarkey. Many consumers stick with a company that they are unhappy with simply to avoid changing their number. Of course, the whole idea of a phone…
Recession = Do it Yourself
I’ve been scraping paint off of my house for a total of about 14 hours in the last couple of days. Technically I can afford to have this type of labor done for me, but for how long? The IT sector is sucking wind. Why? Companies simply do not want to spend money on IT…