Learning Everyday
Wired and Forbes have started to shut readers out using ad block. They’ve taken the Dikembe Mutombo approach to ad free readers. Wired gave me 60 seconds of reading time before throwing a splash page in front of me asking to turn off my ad block or to pay $1/mo for an ad free reading…
I woke up to this friendly marketing email from Mint: Text of email: Come back to Mint! We’ve noticed you haven’t logged into Mint for awhile, which means you’re missing out on some great new features. But you don’t have to take our word for it. We have over four million users, and here’s what they–and…
Early in the 1st half of the GSU vs. ULL game, the Panthers were handing the Ragin’ Cajuns their tails. I followed along with Twitter from my couch refreshing my feed to get updates from @gsupanther, @gsupanthertalk and @DougRobersonAJC. 27-9 at one point in the first half this was definitely a game to watch but I didn’t have a…
Without any context the term “cord cutting” is a bit gross but in reality it’s a beautifully difficult idealist term. The cord being cut is the cable cord – cancelling cable or satellite at your home. Being a cord cutter is filled with struggle and triumph. Cord cutting, in my mind, is about ridding ourselves of the…
Meet Maria. A former collegiate golfer from Spain. She spent four years in the United States without a cell phone plan. As much as we hate our cell phone plans and their carriers we’re chained to them for two years at a time. Dealing with mystery fees and throttled data we continue on with our lives…
In an effort to subsidize the costs of WiFi at hotels many have taken to partnering with local newspapers. When a guest checks into the hotel and signs in through the portal with their name and room number they’ll be taken to the default landing page of the online paper. What a great way to…
When I got my Moto X in August, I quickly devoured apps which Windows Phone 8 lacked. Even though I missed some of the functionality from WP8, I was very content with my switch to Android. Each tile was filled with apps and widgets, meticulously grouped and placed for maximum performance. Life was good. Then…
I am a big fan of the video work done over the The Verge. They recently released a new series titled “Small Empires” where the founder of Reddit and fellow entrepreneur interviews tech startups in New York city. The series serves two purposes in my mind: 1. Gain insight into what small businesses are doing…
If you haven’t heard by now, golf as a whole is in a tough spot. In my opinion, it is one of the harder sports to get access to. All your regular high school sports can be played at a local park with some friends at no cost to you but golf is a different…
I’m sitting on my couch watching tv with my girlfriend and she asked me Google something for her. Well, being the MS guy I am I figured I’d Bing it on my Surface Pro. Yes, there’s a detachable keyboard and a well made onscreen keyboard but I was feeling vocal. My phone (WP8) lets me do…