Category Archives: Tech & Culture
Pairing Jawbone Headset with G4 Powerbook
When considering the Jawbone purchase I found a lot of people complaining that they couldn’t get it to work with their “older” mac laptops. My road warrior machine is a 17″ PowerBook G4 running 10.4.10 for those of you looking to compare.
I had no trouble getting the Jawbone to work. Start to finish – 6 [...]
Yahoo Asks For Love In Firefox Browser
This random Yahoo note appeared for me today when visiting the Yahoo home page.
It’s not a bad idea, as I would guess most people don’t realize they can swap the search engine option.
Mobile Computing: The Web Via My Handheld
Increasingly, I find myself relying less and less on my trusty laptop for routine info lookup or to respond to rapid-fire emails, due in whole to the acquisition of a new Treo. This lighter, faster, more nimble feeling has lasted well beyond the honeymoon phase of a new gadget purchase. I am convinced that handheld [...]
Challenge: Wait 30 Seconds Before Saying No
Sometimes new ideas are met with a barrage of naysaying. Saw this poster (PDF) from What A Great Idea with the challenge to be curious first – for at least 30 seconds – before naysaying a new idea. You may be surprised at the results!
Captology: Computers as Persuasive Technologies
http://captology.stanford.edu/
Do you believe you are smarter, cooler, more efficient because you own/use a cell phone? PDA? Laptop?
The folks here are trying to figure out just that. They’re trying to create insight into how computing products — from websites to mobile phone software — can be designed to change what people believe and what they do. [...]