by Minter Dial | Jun 19, 2012 | New Tech
Most of you who make presentations to large audiences will be familiar with the remote system (pictured left) which sends a signal to the folks in the AV control room who are managing your powerpoint slides. In French, they call this remote the...
by Minter Dial | Jun 14, 2012 | New Tech
I just love London taxis! Talk about a ‘brand’ with deep trust. Their look, cabin size, (“the”) knowledge of the drivers, and their general level of courtesy all make for a great symbol of London. As goes the taxi experience, so...
by Minter Dial | May 22, 2012 | New Tech, Responsibility
Do you like museums? It’s funny, but we all know that, at least a part of us, MUST like visiting museums. It’s a necessary part of understanding who and why we are the way we are. Too often, though, it seems that museums are rendered a necessary evil for...
by Minter Dial | Mar 3, 2012 | New Tech
The latest form of spam Recently, I was contacted directly by someone announcing that I should check out RTBot (Real Time Bot) a new search engine, dare I say, yet another. So I checked it out. The RTBot search engine promises Real-Time information,...
by Minter Dial | Feb 22, 2012 | New Tech
I just discovered a new extension for gmail called “Right Inbox.” Ironically, the first feature available, “send later,” might be more aptly called the ‘right outbox,’ but the idea is to have your mail land in the destination inbox...
by Minter Dial | Jan 3, 2012 | New Tech
I captured this image via a NBC midcoast. It’s a rather stunning shot. A satellite photo of northeast Asia at night. There is a startling blackout in North Korea. I cannot vouch for the timing of the shot, but I assume it is still the case in North Korea. Not...