Beyond the Rhetoric

The Internet is filled with endless supplies of information (and misinformation) and it can be difficult to filter out the bits that you need. You could use a series of Google search tricks, but it’s also important to keep other online tools (and reference sites) in your toolbox too. And so, I thought I’d share [...]

Everyone is getting hacked these days. Sony had their servers hacked. Regular people get their bank accounts hijacked. That’s why it is so important that you do everything that you can to keep yourself safe. And if you’re anything like me, that means protecting your Google account and Google 2-step verification is one way to [...]

Just because I make my living as a freelance writer does not mean that I am bound to my computer desk all year long. I am called upon to attend various trade shows and other events, providing coverage for my clients in the form of written articles, as well as photos and videos. And so [...]

Let me preface this by saying that I have no affiliation with the company, nor was I paid to do this post. If they had an affiliate program, I’d probably plunk in an affiliate link (but they don’t). Now that we’ve got that out of the way, I want to tell you about a service [...]

Nearly everyone I know has a smartphone of some kind. They might have an iPhone, a BlackBerry, an Android device… it doesn’t really matter. They’re all smartphones and they all can offer very similar functionality; they also all require a decent mobile data plan if you want to get the most out of what they [...]