Intercom, the Society of Technical Communications magazine,included an article called “Trying Virtual Reality on the Cheap With Google Cardboard” by Neil Perlin. If you have an Android phone, order a Google Virtual Reality cardboard viewer from Amazon for under $30. The viewer comes as a flat piece cardboard with built-in lenses and instructions to fold […]
NSA and IFTTT
The documentary CitzenFour chronicles Edward Snowden’s actions and conversations during the campaign to expose how our government spies on everyone. Do you search on Google? A record exists for your every search through time. Do you shop online? NSA records purchases–weapons; legal drugs (e.g. insulin, Viagra); movies/books/gadgets and underwear from Amazon. Do you have a cell phone on […]
How can I detach from technology?
I am powerless over technology and my life is unmanageable. Examples: unsolicited, unannounced, unwanted Microsoft updates- Last night, while I was sleeping, Microsoft installed Internet Explorer 11 on my Windows 7 machine. IE 11 exists in test state and is intended for use with Windows 8. Windows 8 is meant for touch-enabled Windows laptops, Windows […]