Archive for the ‘US Airways Magazine’ Category
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Recommendation engines know what you want -- even if you don't (A version of this post originally appeared in the July 2008 issue of US Airways Magazine.) Some people remember their first kiss or the first time they drove a car. I remember the first time I recorded ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Someday all your home appliances will be logging onto the Net -- and keeping an eye on you
(A slightly different version of this story appeared in the May issue of US Airways magazine.)
by Dan Tynan
I have seen the future of the Internet, and it's sitting on my desk inside a ...
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Sunday, April 6th, 2008
Global climate crisis? Technology can help.
(A slightly different version of this appeared in the April 08 issue of US Airways Magazine.)
by Dan Tynan
Al Gore I am not. But I do what I can to leave a lighter carbon footprint on the world – recycling religiously, replacing our incandescent bulbs ...
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
Eventually, you'll be able to watch whatever you want wherever you want. But not today.
(A slightly different version of this appeared in the March 2008 issue of US Airways Magazine.)
By Dan Tynan
My family and I don't watch television anymore. However, we consume TV shows the way Homer Simpson ...
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
The Chumby is the latest in Internet appliances -- and unlike most gizmos that use this term, this one really is like an appliance. This of it as a WiFi-powered clock radio that also does photos, video, news, and games, among other things.Plug it in, activate it online, and ...
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Saturday, February 16th, 2008
VACUUM PACKED
The latest in digital devices is part room cleaner, part robotic buddy.
(This article originally appeared in the December 2007 issue of US Airways Magazine.)
by Dan Tynan
iRobot’s Roomba is more than a vacuum cleaner: It’s a cultural phenomenon. More than two million have been sold since it was introduced ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Have you Googled yourself lately? You may not like what you find.
(A version of this story originally appeared in the November 2007 issue of US Airways Magazine.)
by Dan Tynan
They used to call it Ego Surfing. Type your own name into a search engine and see how many matches turned up. ...
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Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
Don't look now, but that web ad may be following you....
(This article originally appeared in the February issue of US Airways Magazine.)
I don’t remember much from my college philosophy courses, but one phrase from Nietzsche keeps coming back to me: When you stare long enough into the abyss, the abyss ...
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