Reading Time: 2 min When I get in discussions with people about the future of self-driving cars, people often raise concerns and say something like “I’m not sure I’ll be comfortable the first time I get into a self-driving car.” I think they’re wrong, but for different reasons than they’re likely thinking. I suspect when someone “won’t be comfortable”, […]
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The features that matter to you
Reading Time: 3 min Back in 2017, I leased a 2018 Genesis G80, part of the “luxury” brand from Hyundai. When the lease was up, I turned it back in and ended 2017 Ford Fusion — and I consider the Fusion to be a better car in every way. That seems odd, as the newer “luxury” car should seem […]
Why you should keep your phone battery above 30% (but below 80%)
Reading Time: 2 min Battery health has been in the news a bit the last few years, starting when people found out that Apple intentionally throttles (slows down) older phones in order to help with their battery performance. As a battery gets older, it can’t perform as well, and Apple chose to throttle old phones to help combat that. […]
Good versus “must listen” podcasts
Reading Time: 2 min I was looking in my podcast app today and discovered that I’m subscribed to 41 shows. Episodes pour in every week, but I don’t have time to listen to anywhere near all of them. I’ve realized that I’ve essentially put my podcasts into two categories: Those that I listen to every episode. Those that I […]
That’s against the natural order of things
Reading Time: < 1 min In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, they proposed three rules that describe our reactions to technologies. The rules are pretty simple, and they seem to fit my experience pretty well. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world […]
Facebook still isn’t listening to you
Reading Time: 2 min It’s a common joke (or sometimes a fear) to “be careful what you say, because Facebook (or Google) is listening to you“. While it may be often intended as a joke, there are many people that think it’s true and there are some decent reasons to believe that it might be. However, I don’t think […]
Email isn’t dead yet
Reading Time: 2 min Every few years we hear that “email is finally dead”. It’s not. Social media, SEO, and digital ads can be great ways to help promote your business, but lowly email still generally has (by far) the best return on investment. According to a recent study from some top companies: The study showed that email-marketing ROI […]
The right tool for the right job
Reading Time: 2 min Over the past year or so, I’ve seen Google release two products that make subtle unexpected use of technology in brilliant ways. The first is Google Stadia, their streaming video game service. I talked about it a few years ago, and it’s indeed quite excellent! What makes it interesting for this post is the way […]
Episode Zero
Reading Time: 2 min Over the past few years, it’s become popular for brand new podcasts to first publish an “Episode 0”, or something like “Introducing the xx podcast”. While introducing your podcast isn’t a bad idea, that’s not the real purpose of these initial episodes. Consistency is. The way they were built, with the exception of some shows […]
The Freedom Phone is asking for trouble
Reading Time: 2 min There’s a new phone on the market called the “Freedom Phone”, and the basic idea behind it is solid. It’s a phone that gives you more privacy and less of the tracking from companies like Google and Apple, and I think most of us can agree that’s a good thing. The problem is that the […]