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An Ode to the Typewriter

April 26, 2011

Today in Mashable I read about the end of an era, one with many memories for me.  The last typewriter will roll off the assembly line in Mumbai, India.  Godrej and Boyce has shut down their production lines.  India had been one of the last bastions of the typewriter, but even there the addition of [...]

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SXSW – Where Freaks and Geeks Rule!

April 2, 2011

This years’ major event for geeks and freaks of the digital world just ended recently in Austin, Texas.  I’m sure they are still cleaning up after their digital messes and the subsequent music gatherings that followed just days later.  For several days this was the digital and entertainment center of the earth.  I’ve never been, [...]

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Happy Data Privacy Day!

February 1, 2011

With all of the holidays we celebrate, both solem and profane, in the United States I knew I could not keep track of them, but today I found the ultimate topper.  Today is the fourth annual celebration of (ta dah!!) Data Privacy Day!  Not only is this a U.S. holiday, but it is celebrated around [...]

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Bring Your Newtons to the New Digital Revolution

January 19, 2011

I found an article from Dominic Basulto that really hit all of my ‘analog’ buttons.  After gorging on the news and shiny tools at C.E.S. last week I found his “Making Sense of the Retro-Digital Movement” very interesting and delightful.  With our major journey into the digital world it is nice to see that there [...]

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Disneyland Is Always Tomorrowland

January 4, 2011

Over the holidays I got a real blast from my past with several articles regarding Disneyland.  Many of you know that I spent my college years working at D-Land, both undergraduate and graduate years.  It is also where I met my wife.  I tried to sell both of my sons on working there, but alas, [...]

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The Ghosts of Christmas Past – Gone but Not Forgotten

December 23, 2010

I love this time of the year, the Christmas lights, the food and the fire in the fireplace.  Holidays in Southern California have their own timeline, and this year for extra cheer we have the deluge of the century bearing down on us.  Time to make merry and stay dry, and time for another log [...]

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Yeah, that's the ticket!

November 9, 2010

I had my first pair of waffle trainers back in the late 70’s.  They like every other pair of running shoes were discarded long before they wore out.  I have a son who works on Nike advertising for their digital agency R/GA since 2007 when they first went digital in a really big way.  On [...]

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