This is another installment of “Not Just for Geeks,” in which I try to give non-technies insight into technologies I find interesting. The previous one was about Magical iPhone Technologies. {Braced comments are for other iPad users.} Wait: don’t go! Even if you’re not a self-professed geek, you may find something of interest here. When […]
Tag: Technology
E-Calendars Anonymous
Hi everyone. My name is Kim. I’m an e-calendar-aholic, and this is my first time at one of these meetings. “Welcome, Kim,” said the group of about 5, seated in the windowless, cinder block room, with orange, white, blue, and beige cabling covering the ceiling. “Kim,” said the leader, a white woman in her mid-thirties […]
Not Just for Geeks: Magical [iPhone] Technologies
I’ve been writing this blog for a little while now, and haven’t yet given in to The Geek Side. I can keep it at bay no longer. Technology may scare or, what?, even bore some of you. If this describes you, please give this blog post a try anyway. You may never want to take […]
Oz Recurs
Yesterday afternoon I stopped by Mildred’s house to see if my 10 year old wanted to come home and read while I got some work done. That didn’t fly. While I was there, Mildred, who must be in her sixties, was loading The Wizard of Oz into the DVD player for the pre-school kids. I […]