technology

Is it coincidence that old iPhone's have issues after they announce a new iPhone?

I am as spoiled as anybody that I know. We have just about every luxury one can possibly imagine. But, while loading the dishwasher yesterday, our 11 year olds jaw hit the floor when I told her that when I was a kid, we never had a dishwasher...

Today was the first time I used one of these kiosks to place an order at McDonald's. At this time, there is still what appears to be a full staff of people at the registers, but I'm guessing the end game is to eliminate those people on the front line. This kind of stuff upsets some people. When Albertson's installed their self checkout (which has since been removed) a lot of people voiced concerns of disappearing jobs. I hate to say it, but it's a fact we'll all have to accept: If you're job is primarily pushing buttons in response to a customer's instructions, it's just a matter of time before they let the customer push the buttons for you.

Every time I go golfing, it's a little like moving from one house to another. I grab my clubs, sunscreen, iPod touch (with custom made playlists for that particular round and tailored to the people that I'm golfing with that day), Bluetooth speaker, range finder watch, laser range finder, just in case, along with assorted Koozies, jerky, and that often forgotten scorecard...

Things that make you go hmmm.

I got a new phone yesterday and the entire process just made me feel stupid. Here's a small list of things I didn't know the answers to, when asked yesterday. My GMail password. My iTunes password. My 4 digit code for the Verizon website...

Here's my list. Root canals, colonoscopy, long meetings at work, and bad service at restaurants. I'd rather be going through any of these than have to go get a new phone. I don't know the products available, nor who has the least expensive phone that will suit my needs...

It seems like yesterday...having a penpal, sending a letter or postcard or even remembering phone numbers by heart are just a few things that we used to do...then technology took over. A new survey asked people to name the things that have been replaced by technology that they miss the most...

Over the past few weeks I've seen the occasional post on Facebook about this website and never clicked because I assumed it was some type of cleverly devised spam. Today I decided to go check it out and it's legit.  This website, familytreenow...

I've got a smartphone, but I certainly don't need one. The old flip phone worked just fine for me. But, my contract was up and my sales person was good, and the next thing I know, boom, smartphone owner. So now, the new i-Phone SEVEN comes out today and people around the country are lining up to be the first to get one...

It's conventional wisdom that computers and modern technology have raised our collective standard of living. In some instances there is no argument. Computer models predicting severe weather, GPS's in our smart phones and (in my case) organizational tools like Outlook calendars have saved lives, time and made us more productive...

If you've ever watched TV shows like 'Long Island Medium,' you've seen the stunned looks on people's faces when the psychics start to get positive "hits." The guy in the video above amazes strangers with specific information, but there's one catch: he's not even a little bit psychic.