Says Who?

It’s summer. I’m on Summer Time. So I’m admittedly a little behind the curve on current events. That’s okay. This story is good enough that we shouldn’t let it pass without comment. A few weeks ago, my wife and I took a little vacation to Canada. We left early Monday morning, and came back Thursday [...]

Posted on August 8th, 2010 by John Schinker
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E-book Wish List

I’ve been whining about ebooks for years. We’ve moved well beyond the place where information was a scarce resource. With its abundance, though, its value has diminished.  If I want to learn about hydrolysis, I don’t need to buy a book. I don’t even need to go to the library and look in a book [...]

Posted on July 1st, 2010 by admin
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One Device to Rule them All

I can’t say that I’m an early adopter when it comes to mobile devices. I was reluctant to carry a pager when it was first offered, because there were times when I felt that it was good to be out of reach. I was similarly reticent about a cell phone, especially because it was being [...]

Posted on June 13th, 2010 by John Schinker
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What’s the Password?

I can’t remember when I started using passwords. In college, I had email and mainframe accounts that had passwords, but I don’t think they were new to me then. I certainly had a pin for my ATM card by that point. And I’m pretty sure I used voicemail passwords in high school. And before that, [...]

Posted on April 15th, 2010 by John Schinker
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It’s About the Social

A few years ago, our superintendent scheduled an administrative meeting to discuss potential changes to our health care package. The fifteen-minute meeting was scheduled for late afternoon. There wasn’t a lot of doubt before the meeting that there would be very little “discussion.” The “potential” changes meant that the superintendent was recommending to the board [...]

Posted on March 18th, 2010 by John Schinker
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