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Knee-Deep in the Hoopla

I keep thinking it would be nice if I got off social media altogether and got back to blogging. It’s all narcissism; blogging was a different, more early-20th century flavor of it. Facebook and Twitter you know (used to know?) that there were eyeballs on it; the question was – could you get a few

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Gadgetry, Internet Geekdom, Marketing, Technology

iPhone 6S+, or, iPad Micro

Not sure what to call it – phone or phablet? But it’s going to have to go just about wherever I go for the next 2 years, at least… Pictured here: my outgoing iPhone 5 (early 2013 vintage) and new iPhone 6S+, both entombed in Otterbox Defender cases. My iPad is shown for an additional

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Internet Geekdom, Real Life, Technology

Why be Social?

Yesterday I talked about getting over some negative feelings about posting. But that doesn’t supply a “why” answer to maintaining a personal website. I’ve been inconsistent about writing, but I’ve written more than ever in the past few years because of Facebook, which allows you to feel like you’re posting to a smaller group of

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Internet Geekdom, Marketing, Real Life

The E-Mail Scam That’s Alive and Well

I hate to admit it, but after ten years in e-commerce I very nearly fell for a message similar to this a few months ago. It’s a slightly slicker variation on the various e-mail schemes that are out there, mainly distinguished by asking for something specific that the company I work for sells (custom imprinted

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Gadgetry, Internet Geekdom

Old phones, planned obsolesence, and you.

Started a twitter conversation about iPhone vs. Android that is gonna take more than 140 characters… My wife got an iPod touch well over 2 years ago. She got an iPhone 4 maybe a year ago. Meanwhile, I’ve had some smart phone or another for years, the latest being the Motorola Droid (sometimes called Droid

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