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What is Ambient Computing?

Perhaps it’s easiest to start by saying what it isn’t. It’s not simply another name for the Internet of Things (IOT) — though there are aspects of IOT that embody Ambient Computing. Nor is it a revolution. Rather, it is guided evolution — making conscious choices about the direction in…

Ambient Computing

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What is Ambient Computing?
What is Ambient Computing?

Nov 6, 2021

The 31 Books I’ve Read So Far in 2021

Odd working hours, social distancing and long walks mean plenty of time for reading. Here are the books I’ve read so far this year.

Books

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The 31 Books I’ve Read So Far in 2021
The 31 Books I’ve Read So Far in 2021

Oct 28, 2021

Today is an exciting day.

Today is an exciting day. Think back to the past 15 years and the things that we take for granted now that didn’t exist then. The ability to have a video call almost anyone, anywhere for free. The most comprehensive encyclopedia in history in your pocket, updated in realtime by…

Facebook

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Today is an exciting day.
Today is an exciting day.

Published in Mac O’Clock

·May 6, 2020

Setup: MacMini + iPad Pro

With the release of the new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro, Apple once again positions the iPad Pro as a viable primary computer and alternative to a laptop or desktop. The Magic Keyboard includes a built-in trackpad to take advantage of full trackpad support that iPadOS 13.3 now offers. …

Apple

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Setup: MacMini + iPad Pro
Setup: MacMini + iPad Pro

Apr 12, 2020

Web Design — The Evolution of the Digital World 1990-Today

📖 Started to read this book by Taschen today and finished the first chapter which covers the early years of the web from 1990–1997. It gives examples of early sites (Amazon, eBay and Yahoo sure have been around a while) and tech that moved design ahead such as FutureSplash and Flash. Curation also played a significant role in discovery pre search engines, social and network effects. What strikes me so far is how individual each of our early online journeys were, for those of us who have been online since the mid-90s.

Web Design

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Web Design — The Evolution of the Digital World 1990-Today
Web Design — The Evolution of the Digital World 1990-Today

Dec 29, 2018

📷 My Year in Photography —What I Learned in 2018

A (Hopefully) Brief History My family business, among other things, owns and operates a chain of department stores which, when I was growing up, had a photography department — they no longer do, as the brands we worked with, Yashica and Contax, were among the casualties of the film to digital transition. Being around…

Photography

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📷 My Year in Photography —What I Learned in 2018
📷 My Year in Photography —What I Learned in 2018

Sep 30, 2018

📷 📷📱Photography in 2018 — Two Cameras and a Phone

I attended Photokina, among the largest photography equipment fairs in the world, earlier this week in Cologne. Here are some thoughts about why we might still buy and use cameras when phones are where the future lies. It’s late 2018 and if you’re going to spend money on a camera…

Photography

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📷 📷📱Photography in 2018 — Two Cameras and a Phone
📷 📷📱Photography in 2018 — Two Cameras and a Phone

Dec 30, 2017

My Year in Cinema — 2017

Living in NYC again means being able to take full advantage of films that get even the most limited of limited releases (such as Marjorie Prime), while also seeing the biggest films (such as Blade Runner 2049) before they open nationwide. …

2017

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My Year in Cinema — 2017
My Year in Cinema — 2017

Published in Startup Grind

·Sep 4, 2016

Best Books on the Impact of Technology on Society

For most of my life, I’ve been an avid reader of fiction — in fact, as a child and young teen, I grew up wanting to be a writer. In the past few years, my interests led me toward nonfiction, with a specific emphasis on books that explored the impact…

Books

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Best Books on the Impact of Technology on Society
Best Books on the Impact of Technology on Society

Jul 3, 2016

Incognito by Nick Payne d. Doug Hughes — Manhattan Theatre Club

Tickets NY Times Review A tight, fascinating play that extrapolates from actual historical events, such as the “theft” of Albert Einstein’s brain by the pathologist Thomas Harvey (Morgan Spector) for purposes of scientific study, and uses these to riff on the nature of memory, loss, identity, sexuality, secrets and relationships…

Theatre

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Incognito by Nick Payne d. Doug Hughes — Manhattan Theatre Club
Incognito by Nick Payne d. Doug Hughes — Manhattan Theatre Club
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