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Film, technology and the art of seeing clearly

  • Dip Your Chip Card like a Boss!

    Change is Only as Hard as One Makes it It’s so very hard to change the behavior of a population as large as the U.S. Previously-held beliefs, resistance to change and just sheer inertia are but a few of the many forces that keep people on their current track. Marketers love to try to change… Read more

  • Review: Logitech Harmony Smart Control Universal Remote

    It’s been a thorny problem for years. Numerous electronics devices purchased across different eras mashed together to create your home entertainment system with no simple way to integrate or control them. To connect the components you first need to navigate the maze of cables, inputs, outputs and converters. This is not an easy chore as there are… Read more

  • Radio Shack Nurtured a Culture of Everyday Technology

    We knew it was only a matter of time. We just didn’t know how much time. It appears as if that long dreaded day has arrived. By “it” I mean Radio Shack filing for bankruptcy. Radio Shack has been a staple on 4,000 American streets for decades. It was founded in 1921 by the Deutschmann brothers and was… Read more

  • Decoding The Imitation Game: It Wasn’t Hard

    The Movie The Imitation Game Delivers and Disappoints I was drawn to this film because of my keen interest in history and technology. During WWII Germany created The Enigma machine that coded and then uncoded messages to their military machine around the world via radio signals. The communications carried intelligence and war strategy directions, and… Read more

  • Appreciation: A Tribute to Poet Mark Strand

    Mark Strand   April 11, 1934 — November 29, 2014 I first met Mark Strand in 1995 on a visit to small apartment in Hyde Park, a Chicago south side neighborhood. He was in town for the summer to conduct a master class in poetry at the University of Chicago and staying with a friend. My purpose… Read more

  • Money 2020 Part 3 of 3: Tech Crime Takes Off

    One of the most fascinating aspects of Money for me was sessions on fraud, security and of course hacking. I attended a keynote by Marc Goodman who started as a law enforcement officer in Los Angeles. He has been studying criminal behavior for years and has paired that knowledge with technology and of course the… Read more