Effective Communication Requires Traffic Engineering
Solving communication with clever tooling is akin to buying into a get-rich-quick scheme. I’d like to think most of us recognize that good communication in itself is hard , but I do think a lot...
Technology
Software as a Core Competency
Techies like writing about Tesla. Beyond the perhaps oversimplified comparisons to Apple, the company also feels like it’s a disruptive force, one taking on the old establishment of major car companies and their dealership...
Tesla's Hype in Defining the Future
Tesla has been called the Apple of cars, and the comparison does work in a few ways: * Both companies are known for their minimalistic and simple designs, * They both target the middle-high end of their...
Fashion Choices and the Apple Watch
I just came across this astute article on the current state of Apple and Android smartwatches from FastCompany: Google Could Beat Apple At Fashion—Just Like It Did Phones It gets to the heart of...
Review: The Glass Cage: Automation and Us
It seems inevitable that by the end of this decade, we’ll reach a new level of software automation in our lives never seen before. Between drones and robotics and autonomous cars and possibly the...
Computer Literacy in a “Post-PC World”
I don’t buy the popular notion that we’re in an post-PC era. Of course, the proliferation of mobile devices has outpaced PCs to a large degree. They are accessible in a way that PCs never managed—the combination of low costs, mobility, and ease of use has given the phone a reach that...