Category Archives: Technology

Project Management and Motivating Remote Teams

Posted on 2012-11-11 by Greg

A topic that comes up often these days is how to motivate remote teams on IT projects. It comes up because teams consist of personnel that are scattered all over the country and the globe. Technology enables people to work … Continue reading →

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Conserve Battery Life on Samsung Galaxy S3 Android SmartPhones

Posted on 2012-11-06 by Greg

Go into the Settings, tap on Display, turn off Auto Brightness and then set the brightness that you want. You can comfortably get by on some of the lower settings. Reduce some of the connections your phone is making. Every … Continue reading →

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Droid Update #2

Posted on 2011-03-29 by Greg

I’m switching from Motorola Droidx to HTC Thunderbolt. Both run Android OS. Most folks that have compared Droidx to Thunderbolt have found that the Thunderbolt is inherently faster, but also the Verizon network 4G is faster. People are currently experiencing … Continue reading →

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John Murrell on Writing versus Editing

Posted on 2010-05-14 by Greg

Today marks the last day for John Murrell as blogger in chief for a wonderful blog called Good Morning Silicon Valley. His explanation of the difference for him between writing and editing: “But for me at least, the process of … Continue reading →

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Well it really was a Tabla Raza, and this is why I won’t be buying one

Posted on 2010-04-03 by Greg

January 25th of this year I listed my predictions for what is now being called the Apple iPad. You might say that the implementation is a bit shy of my predictions. It’s not as thin as I thought The dimensions … Continue reading →

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Droid Update

Posted on 2010-02-18 by Greg

My original post about the Droid was 2009-11-06. Three months into Droid and time for an update. The good news is that ones life can be divided into BD and AD, before Droid and after Droid. But not without some … Continue reading →

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The Space Debate

Posted on 2010-02-04 by Greg

Steven Weinbeg received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 and the National Medal of Science in 1991. He teaches in the physics and astronomy departments of the University of Texas at Austin. He has some important observations about space … Continue reading →

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Want a reason to upgrade to Windows 7 ?

Posted on 2010-02-03 by Greg

In a presentation yesterday, a McAfee representative stated that security experts thus far have not found a way to modify the “Operation Aurora” zero-day exploit of IE to overcome the defense represented by the combination of Address Space Layout Randomization … Continue reading →

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Apple’s Tabla Rasa

Posted on 2010-01-25 by Greg

Tabula rasa (Latin: blank slate) refers to the notion that individuals are born without built-in mental content and that their knowledge comes from experience and perception. We will soon know much more about the new Apple Tablet, on January 27, … Continue reading →

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PeerGuardian 2 and Logitech Vid

Posted on 2010-01-19 by Greg

If you use PeerGuardian 2 (PG2) and Logitech Vid, you will notice that PG2 blocks NebuAd, Inc at 66.151.151.20:5062. It turns out that this IP address actually belongs to SightSpeed, Inc. Logitech bought SightSpeed on Oct 29, 2008. Because of … Continue reading →

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