Technology – Page 2

Needed – A Good Mobile Auto-Dialer

March 19, 2014 By Jeff Turner 7 Comments

I live in Los Angeles, so I spend more than my share of time stuck in traffic. Often, to make the best use of that time I’ll try to set up phone calls to handle during the slow drive. If I’ve set an appointment in my Google Calendar, it will “usually” send me a text […]

Happy Accidents – There’s An App For That

March 18, 2014 By Jeff Turner 10 Comments

“What I love about watercolor is that a lot of happy accidents occur.” – Jane Seymour I watched Fernando Garcia Erviti in awe as we sat looking down on the ancient city of Toledo, Spain from a roadside restaurant. He had pulled out his watercolors and begun to paint in quick strokes. When he was finished, […]

Easy Mobile Conference Call Dialing: Use Commas In Google Calendar

January 7, 2013 By Jeff Turner 13 Comments

The littlest things bring me such joy. One of the bains of my existence has been making it simpler to get to conference calls when I’m mobile. I want to be able to do so without having to plan in advance to have the conference call number and access code written down somewhere. I […]

Protecting Children From The Dark Side Of The Internet

January 4, 2013 By Jeff Turner 34 Comments

Every technology has both a positive and negative impact. I’ve been writing a lot about Technopoly in the past few months. In the last few days, the social media behaviors of teens in the wake of the alleged rape of a 16-year old girl in Steubenville, Ohio, have been exposed in the harsh light of […]

Cry Of The Technophiles – Don’t Worry About Terms Of Service

December 19, 2012 By Jeff Turner 5 Comments

I’m a little crazy. I’ll admit that. But I’m not insane. So I was amused by MG Siegler’s assertion that “sane people don’t quit services when they make terms of service changes. They quit them when they start to suck. Focus your energy on calling out the suckage.” Unless, oh, just for the sake of […]

Things Are In The Saddle And Ride Mankind

October 15, 2012 By Jeff Turner 3 Comments

Fighting Off Technological Determinism The debate about whether we shape technology or whether technology shapes us has been waging for centuries. We are nowhere near the first generation to struggle with this dilemma. The title of this post is a direct quote of Ralph Waldo Emerson, expressing his view of the determinism of “stuff.” Marshall […]