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Do you pray you’ll never lose your laptop or phone
How many laptop or mobile phone users have ever had that sinking feeling when you realize your precious device isn’t where you thought it was. Your phone isn’t in your pocket or your laptop disappears...
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Building a safe and portable way to get online
Over the last few months I’ve had a couple of friends go through some rather unfortunate domestic situations which have involved partners spying on their computer activities, intercepting and even...
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Opting Out for Freedom
I travel fairly often, both for business and pleasure, and I’m the guy who always opts out of the new scanners. Not because I’m a terrorist, some kind of subversive or because I am worried about the...
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Does the TSA think Terrorists are stupid?
I travel for business and pleasure fairly regularly and I like to play a little game I call “opting out for freedom” where I don’t subject myself to any security measure that isn’t applied across the...
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TSA – Boarding passes and ID checks
Every time you fly now in the US (and other places) you have to run the gauntlet of uniformed, unionized, shelf stackers who are providing the front-line troops for the Theatrical Security Agency and...
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Why play by the rules?
When we moved to the US we did everything by the book. We produced the reams of paperwork and stood in line in Embassies and at the immigration desk at the airport and tried not to get too frustrated...
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More TSA weirdness
As I travel a fair bit for work and pleasure I get to enjoy the TSA “Freedom Massage” and the rest of the theater on a fairly frequent basis. At the checkpoint I’ve seen fairly inconsistent behavior...
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Why can’t I have one number, but two SIMs?
In this age of smartphones with big delicate pieces of glass and a non-swappable battery that dies in the middle of the afternoon I often need to carry a second phone. For active folks with a 5″...
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Connected Cars and Smarter Smartphones
As smartphones get smarter, and cars more connected it seems to me that there is a huge untapped market. Not everyone will replace their car along with their phone (or vice versa) so an opportunity...
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Lane Filtering
There is nothing more frustrating for a motorcyclist than being stuck in stationary or slow moving traffic, especially when there is ample room either against the shoulder or between lanes to safely...
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Being a little more anonymous online
With increased State sponsored surveillance and changes in the political tenor even in formerly moderate countries more people are asking “how to I keep my communications secure?”. Sadly for most...
View ArticleCalendars still need too much thought
Scheduling a meeting is a pain. Finding free spots on people’s calendars can be difficult especially with a distributed team that might span a couple of timezones. Another wrinkle is being able to...
View ArticleMinimal GPS for a Motorbike
As a motorcyclist I often need a GPS to help get somewhere. I don’t want or need a dedicated unit because (a) they’re expensive and (b) Google Maps, Waze, or Here on my phone are rock solid and why...
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Making a Beeline from A to B
Using your phone as a GPS on a motorbike is both good and bad. Good because you can have a rich navigation experience like Waze (though that’s got some UX flaws that show it’s really optimized for...
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