articles about new and upcoming technology
Oh, No! I Just Got My Apple Watch and it Won’t Charge!! If you just got an Apple Watch and are having problems with it charging, you aren’t alone. My Apple Watch was delivered late in the afternoon of May 8th. I chose the 38mm […]
How To Fix an Apple Watch that Won’t Charge! Read More »
I have always been a big fan of Star Trek and with the way innovation is going those technologies are getting closer every day. The reason I bring this up is not just because I’m a big Star Trek geek, it is because 3D printers
3D Printing: The Future Is Now! Read More »
Two brothers in Ireland, one a farmer and the other a drone operator/photographer, have collaborated to produce the world’s first drone sheepdog. Does the drone do a good job of herding the sheep – judge for yourself: Once trained, a sheepdog probably doesn’t require as
Who Needs a Sheepdog – Watch this drone herding sheep (video) Read More »
Microsoft recently released a YouTube video to remind us all that “girls do science”. The video shows several young girls talking about how much they like science and technology. The girls are very enthusiastic about science and what they have achieved so far. The video
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It’s a sad fact that women still only account for around 30% of the total technology workforce and, in many quarters, the role of women in tech industry trade shows and the like is still viewed more as an eye-candy factor rather than anything to
Women in Tech – I am not a booth babe, Ask me a question Read More »
Since I was a kid I have always dreamed of replicators, teleporters and self-driving cars – blame Star Trek. I would never have thought that one of these would be invented during my lifetime. I guess I was wrong because for many years some big-name
Should Your Car Be Driving For You? Read More »
28 year old Adam Woodworth took a special quadcopter build and combined it with a Hasbro toy to turn it into a working/flying replica of a Star Wars speeder bike. I might add that Adam is no ordinary Star Wars fan, having studied Aerospace Engineering
Quadcopter Converted into a Star Wars Speeder Bike (amazing video) Read More »
You are never too old to learn a new skill or hobby. This winter, I had one of my computer students attempt to teach me to knit. Needless to say, I was dropping stitches, pulling the yarn too tight… it was an absolute nightmare. I
Too old for technology… NOT! Read More »
Apple held their “Spring Forward” event on March 9th. While new MacBooks were announced, the star of the show was Apple Watch. While much was revealed at Apple’s September 2014 event, several burning questions remained — pricing, release date, and battery life. Well, these are burning
Apple Watch Event – Answers to 3 Burning Questions Read More »
While Apple is always a news staple, it seems like they have been in the news even more than usual lately. While some of the news has been actual “news” (as in factual), some has been rumors. I don’t typically feed the rumor mill but
11 Hot Apple Topics – From Apple Watch to Apple Car & More Read More »
A calculated decision By a stroke of good fortune and beneficial planetary alignment, I was able to acquire an MSI GTX 970 a few days ago and I have to say that this GPU has exceeded my expectations and then some. I was previously sporting
Nvidia Faces Class-Action Lawsuit over GTX 970 Fiasco Read More »
Apple announced that their Apple Watch is coming in April. I started thinking about what I would want a smartwatch to do and came up with my six “F”s for Smartwatches. Fashion – If a smartwatch is ugly or looks too ‘techy’, forget it. Apple
Apple Watch and My 6 “F”s for Smartwatches Read More »
Join me as we go back in time to 1990 Twenty Five years seems like so long ago, I was planning my wedding and was in the best shape of my life. I got to thinking though about other things, the cost of cars, gasoline… and
10 Things you could not do 25 years ago Read More »
It seems like just about every day there is news of yet another wonderful piece of innovative gadgetry on the horizon, and the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) held recently in Las Vegas has provided a plethora of mouth watering previews to help whet the geek
Intel’s New “PC on a Stick” Read More »
