Take Control of your Phone
A ton of info has been well written on the addictive qualities of the smartphone, its intrusion into our daily lives, and the two-edged …
Take Control of your Phone
A ton of info has been well written on the addictive qualities of the smartphone, its intrusion into our daily lives, and the two-edged …
DI – Disintermediation, 5 years on…
I wrote this original article on disintermediation more than 5 years ago (early 2012), and while most of the comments are as true today …
Objective Photography is an Oxymoron (all photos lie…)
There is no such thing as an objective photograph A recent article in the Wall Street Journal (here) entitled “When Pictures Are Too Perfect” …
A Historical Moment: The Sylmar Earthquake of 1971 (Los Angeles, CA)
A little over 45-1/2 years ago, at a few seconds past 6:00AM on Feb. 9, 1971, I was jolted out of bed by a …
Where Did My Images Go? [the challenge of long-term preservation of digital images]
Image Preservation – The Early Days After viewing the above image from fellow streetphotographer Paul Watson, I wanted to update an issue I’ve addressed …
An Interview with Dr. Vivienne Ming: Digital Disruptor, Scientist, Educator, AI Wizard…
During the recent Consumer Goods Forum global summit here in Cape Town, I had the opportunity to briefly chat with Vivienne about some of …
A Digital Disruptor: An Interview with Michael Fertik
During the recent Consumer Goods Forum global summit here in Cape Town, I had the opportunity to briefly chat with Michael about some of …
The Digital Disruption of the Consumer Goods Ecosystem
I attended the current Global Consumer Goods Forum here in Cape Town, where about 800 delegates from around the world came to Africa …
IoT (Internet of Things): A Short Series of Observations [pt 7]: A Snapshot of an IoT-connected World in 2021
What Might a Snapshot of a Fully Integrated IoT World Look Like 5 Years from Now? As we’ve seen on our short journey through …
IoT (Internet of Things): A Short Series of Observations [pt 6]: The Disruptive Power of IoT
Tsunamis, Volcanoes, Cellphones and Wireless Broadband – Disruptive Elements Natural disruptions change the environment, and although a new equilibrium is achieved nothing is quite the …
IoT (Internet of Things): A Short Series of Observations [pt 5]: IoT from the Business Point of View
IoT from the Business Perspective While much of the current reporting on IoT describes how life will change for the end user / consumer …
IoT (Internet of Things): A Short Series of Observations [pt 4]: IoT from the Consumer’s Point of View
Functional IoT from the Consumer’s Perspective The single largest difference between this technology and most others that have come before – along with the …
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