I really don’t see how this could be surprising to anyone, but apparently there’s some new research coming out this week that says Internet users are spending less time with their families.
According to the Associated Press, the Annenberg Center for the…
A couple months I wrote about our government’s plan to spend more than $7 billion - part of the big economic stimulus package - promoting Internet access in rural and underserved areas.
The basic idea is this: People living on farms,…
It’s not here quite yet, but it looks like Netflix is considering new subscriptions plans for people who’d like cut out the middleman - the Post Office.
A Reuters story posted on Wired.com says the company that revolutionized our relationship with home…
Are you tired of being asked to put away or turn off your wireless devices before takeoff? Well there may be hope.
Southwest Airlines is experimenting with a new system that would let passengers use wireless laptops and smart phones to access…
Trying to get caught up on a few things that happend here while I was off in Las Vegas last week.
Seems that AT&T expanded its U-verse offering, by bringing the third leg (U-verse Voice) of the service to this area.…
So the first year has come and gone for AT&T’s popular U-verse service. The company says the service - which combines TV, Internet and telephone (not offered yet in our area) into one fast package - to now available to more…
The folks at the Pew Internet & American Life Project released the results of a new study today, showing that the growth of technology - think kids with cell phones - hasn’t necessarily hurt family life.
The study, Networked Families, found…
They aren’t quite as popular as email, but search engines have rapidly become one of the top activities of U.S. Internet users. According to a recent report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, nearly half of online folks use…
Just finished reading this piece in The Atlantic magazine by Nicholas Carr, questioning the impact of the Internet upon our minds. The headline says it all: “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”
Among Carr’s contentions is the idea that the Internet is changing…
One of my co-workers just tossed me this link to an online article about technology sabbaths and the idea of forcing yourself to take a break from technology. Essentially pulling your own plug.
The idea makes me shudder. Oh sure, I’ve gone…
