Technology Innovation Removed the Horse from the Carriage Horse population peaked in 1915, shortly after the mass introduction of the automobile. It’s been pretty much downhill as far as the work market for horses since then. But, of course, your job is still safe from the possibilities of the technology of innovation, right? What if…
Technology is moving off the desk and onto the user, enabling the user to contribute to the bigger technology of the Internet of Things. All things technological have some basic connection. However, you may not be aware that there is a more direct connection between the Internet of Things (IoT) and wearable technology. What…
The development of Big Data, which seems to have descended from the dark side, has impressive benefit. Big Brother, the all-seeing invasive government of Orwell’s 1984, has a young grandson who is not nearly as sinister as Granddad. In fact, having gained a good deal of respect from his daddy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), the machine that…
I had heard the expression: The Internet of Things. But it was just this week that I discovered I didn’t really understand what they were talking about. Not an uncommon problem for most people when it comes to technology! Fortunately, you can go to Reliable Tech News where such enigmas are discussed, and be fully…
An unforgettable moment was the realization that 20 pound gargantuan phonebooks were a thing of the past. They would be made extinct by the prevalence of the Internet. The introduction of that convenience was a major disruption to the White Pages/Yellow Pages Phonebook industry! What other business technology disruptions does the future hold…
Emerson, that great American poet, said, “Life is a journey, not a destination.” The art of writing and of reading, from either end, could also fit into this aphorism of journey and destination. When you start to read, say a blog, do you hurry to the end? Or enjoy the journey? When I write for…
Character traits are inner qualities that help you rise above the competition. Whether selling a product to a consumer or selling yourself to an employer, it is clearly the intangible of character that accomplishes the job. In his book, Secrets of Question Based Selling,” Thomas A. Freese says that it is a myth that success…
Giving new meaning to this phrase is 3D printing. “Doctors and researchers at the University of Louisville are attempting to make a copy of a sick patient’s heart by using the person’s own fat cells. A 3-D printer would “print” a ‘bioficial” heart. (Associated Press)” The process uses the individuals’ own cells to eliminate the…
Relationships should not be bankrupt at work! Do a Google search on “the new currency” and come up with ideas as the new currency; love as the new currency; relationships as the new currency; and even currency is the new currency! A newly designed $100 bill came out October 8, 2013 with added security…
Can decisions be triggered by trained impulse, or are they always a process? Marines are not known for being indecisive. In fact, they have a phrase to inhibit bad decisions under the pressure of split second timing. Most of us do not work under the pressure of whizzing bullets with bombs on every side. However,…