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I did a phone conference recently with some folks from Qualcomm. These are the people who make the processor that’s powering that smart phone you can’t live without. I’ve done my share of “processor-level meetings†in my day. So I have a little post-traumatic meeting stress related to them. One year at a trade show – Continue Reading
Mint.com I rarely carry a checkbook anymore. What with the smart phone, tablet, and cosmetic purse, something had to go from my purse. I do sometimes stash a check in my wallet for piano teachers and other places that refuse plastic. But that leaves a glaring hole in my accounting. Or it did. Now I Continue Reading
Someone recently asked me to help her understand why she should use Skype. Personally, I think it’s fun to download tools that I don’t understand and play with them till I do. But, not everyone feels that way. If you already use Skype, you can skip this post. But if you have been meaning to Continue Reading
Before I got married, I shared a house with my BFF Annette. She is a builder — maker, tinkerer, creator, artist. She has an art degree so she calls this obsession sculpture. But it is clear to all of us who know her that creating things is part of her DNA. It was a blast — and Continue Reading
A few months ago, I attended cooking school with my husband and son. We didn’t spend a fortune. We didn’t go to France. In fact, we didn’t even leave the house. We attended a class in pan frying online at Rouxbe.com. Normally I do the cooking at home. I’ve been cooking all my life and Continue Reading
A version of this ran in my Family Tech column in Family Circle some time ago.  Cowry shells were once a common currency worldwide. Spanish doubloons, too, were once much-traded as legal tender. Today we American’s favor the dollar – buck, greenback, moolah, scratch, cabbage, loot, bread, bacon, or dosh. But in my house, Continue Reading
[ I wrote this piece originally back in 2009. But things have changed. This is an update.] “I turned in all my homework and am now getting mostly As. Will you turn my phone back on?” –my daughter “Will you take me to a doctor’s appointment on Wednesday?” –my mother “We need to pay taxes!” Continue Reading
If you are feeling sad over the passing of Steve Jobs – as are most of us are just now – and you have kids old enough to wonder why, maybe this is what we like to call in the parenting trade, a “teachable moment?†Technology might drive you crazy. You might long for a time Continue Reading
I’m always trying to find more time for reading. I’m also always trying to find time to exercise. So to save time, I like to do both of these things at the same time. Since I hurt myself if I try to read while running or walking, I have subscribed to a monthly plan at Continue Reading
In the last week, there have been some very high-profile break-ins on Facebook. Most entertaining of them, happened to the sexy Australian doctor on House. His page was hacked by a jilted would-be paramour. To teach him a lesson, she posted a photo-shopped, nude photo of him that made his naughty bits appear absurdly small. Continue Reading
