Month: March 2014

John Grimes, a San Francisco-based cartoonist, animator, illustrator and movie maker has recently launched the site Fizzdom.com which he describes as a place for Amusing and provocative quotes, cartoons, videos and backstories.” Five days a week, Grimes […]

This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News I have mixed feelings when I see those mostly double-deck buses on Highway 101 shuttling tech workers between Silicon Valley and San Francisco. Based on […]

You may have heard about all the cool things you can do with 3D printers but now they’re being used to create body parts. The latest example is a skull that was implanted in the […]

Patrick McGovern 1939-2014 (Photo by Jason Grow, courtesy IDG) The technology world  suffered a loss this week with the passing of Patrick McGovern.  In 1964 – long before most people knew anything about computers – […]

by Larry Magid This article is excerpted from one that first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News The saying “you get what you pay for” isn’t necessarily true when it comes to technology products, […]

According to its Kickstarter page, “Pono’s mission is to provide the best possible listening experience of your favorite digital music.”  The player and service is the brainchild of legendary artist Neil Young who, like a […]

A recent study by Nielsen (as reported by Mashable) found that American adults spend about 11 hours a day consuming electronic media.  This comes four years after a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation got […]

This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News Thanks in part to whistle-blower Edward Snowden, the former contractor with the National Security Agency, there’s increased interest in a new crop of services, apps […]

I’m really good finding digital things. Ask me to find an article I wrote 20 years ago and I can locate it within seconds either on my PC or online. But I can’t say the […]