The sheer size of the annual Consumer Electronics Show makes it a spectacle to behold. Company “booths” can cost millions of dollars to create and seem to consume as much floor space as a football field. One can spend hours walking the show floor only to discover that the surface has barely been scratched.
For my assessment of this year’s extravaganza, hop on over to the DCI Digital blog to read my post “CES About People, Not Products.”
Why must we always make the perfect the enemy of the good? The drive for Artificial Intelligence to solve a world of problems for communicators will likely result in failure—at least for the foreseeable future. Computers can make our lives easier, but they won’t relegate PR pros to a life of sitting in a La-Z-Boy…
Much electronic ink has already been spilled over Apple’s decision to make in-app subscription purchasing available — at a 30% fee. I’m about to spill some more. Today’s open letter from Readability re-stokes the controversy as it claims that Software-as-a-Service providers are now ensnared in the new policy, not just media publishers and content providers….
Hey, it’s the holidays. Some of you may be wondering what to get for others … or what treats to give yourself. So here’s an incomplete list of some of the gadgets, gizmos, services, and other things that I am currently finding worthwhile. Some are for fun, others are for business. All are subject to…
For many, the ability to drive represents a key milestone of freedom in America. The ability to grab the steering wheel and take your car across town or even across the country has been idealized as part of our society for more than three quarters of a century. Dan Neil of he Wall Street Journal explores…
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my search for podcasting software for Vista. I ended up trying a number of different pieces of software, including CastBlaster, Audacity, and Adobe Audition. Each of these programs has advantages and disadvantages that I found through testing. Ultimately, it came down to a decision between Audacity and Adobe…
As I was perusing the November 2011 issue of Popular Mechanics (via the Zinio app on my iPad, of course), I came across a brief item about the British Antarctic Survey and the discovery of some active undersea volcanoes in the South Atlantic Ocean. “New species have been found nearby,” reports the magazine. I have…