One of the most obvious reasons why Web 2.0 was possible is inevitably the fact that bandwidth walls were broken. Faster internet led to more powerful websites, better features, at your fingertips service and, of course, video capabilities.
What’s next? What could the next major disruption be to change the internet forever, and what will the result of that disruption be? Comment your thoughts…
Amazon is running a great deal on this speaker system. It’s a small package that with a big punch. It can fit in your laptop bag or sit discretely under your monitor.
Talk about a true space savor. The hardest part of toting this around is trying not to lose it.
Kingmax Super Stick - 2GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (World’s Tiniest)
Garmin nüvi 660 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
Check out this great deal on a Garmin Nuvi GPS. A top rated item on Amazon, this is sure to get you around faster and easier and will not break your wallet.
Success will come easier with the right products. While an iPhone is great for photos, fun and all-in-one media for pleasure, some electronics actually make you more productive, efficient and mobile for your business. There is nothing wrong with enjoying what you do, but productivity is the key to success.
Be able to work from anywhere…
Location independence is key. If you can work from anywhere, then you can work at any time. Location is the hardest thing to overcome between yourself and your customers. With the right technology, you can leverage the internet to bridge the gap between you and your customers and “seem” always available.
1. Laptop. Carry the “best of the best” laptop. As a long time PC guy, the PC vs. Mac commercials made me switch and I am glad I did…I am now younger and trendier! Well not younger, but Macs are head and shoulders above PCs. I leave the desktop of choice to your choosing for working at home, but this laptop is definitely a must.
2. Blackberry. Respond as if you are online, even when you are not. The Blackberry has two serious work-related advantages over the iPhone: 1. Push Email: emails are sent down to the phone, not requested. 2. Full keyboard: My fingers cannot type an email on the iPhone, can yours?
Blackberry 8300 8320 8310 Curve Smartphone Accessory Bundle Kit- Transparent Clear Silicone Skin Case + Premium Reusable LCD Screen Guard Protector with Lint Cleaning Cloth By Ikross
3. Kindle. Staying up to date on reading is important, and it best for technical people top do so with technical gadgets. Also, how many times have you wanted to “Edit | Find…” within a book, and never could. The kindle is, no doubt, a revolutionary product.
Kindle: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device
4. WiFi Keychain. How do you know when you can pop open the laptop and get to work? Detect wireless networks with this gadget.
IOGEAR GWF001 Wireless WiFi HotSpots Explorer
Get comfortable where you work best…
You will not always be on the road, so when you are denned up and working from your home or office, make sure that the products sitting there make you the most comfortable and productive.
5. Flatpanel Widescreen Monitor. Bigger is better. Dell makes phenomenal monitors and widescreens increase productivity ten-fold.
DELL E207WFP 20.1″ DIGITAL/ANALOG TFT FLAT PANEL MONITOR
6. Ergo Mouse. A comfortable mouse leads to happy hands, leads to a happy back, leads to a happy life. Don’t miss out on features like side-scrolling and zoom buttons. If work were a battle, using a two button mouse with just a scroll wheel is like going to war with a pocket knife. Choose a sword.
Logitech MX Revolution Cordless Laser Mouse
7. Docking Station. What do you do with the laptop when at home-base? Dock it and get to to work. Again, comfort is key.
Logitech Alto Notebook Stand w/Integrated Keyboard
8. USB KVM. Not well known by non-techs, but this is key to integrating tools. Set this up so you can dock the laptop, plug in one or two USB cords from the notebook stand/docking station and you are on your way to working with both the laptop and your desktop on the new big screen. This is essentially double the computing power.
TRENDnet 2-Port USB KVM Switch Kit w/ Audio (Includes 2x KVM Cables)
Enjoy and capture the moment…
Let’s face it, life isn’t always about work. Sometimes, you need to enjoy your technology. A portfolio of fun technology tells people that you have a fun side and truly leverage technology to get the most out of life.
9. Digital Camera. The Canon Digital Elph speaks for itself. No-one is ever disappointed with it as it ranks at the top in all categories. Pocket size? Check! Power zoom? Check! Easy to use? Check! Stellar photos? Check! It is the total package.
Canon PowerShot SD1000 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)
10. iPod. Last, but never least, I am sure you know all about the iPod by now. The iPod is now a stable of every day life for people that own it. Get a set of good headphones and this will make walking, jogging, biking, working and yard work all the more enjoyable. Plus, once behind a computer and in the zone, nothing helps you focus better than some good tunes. (For me it is Jack Johnson, Coldplay and John Mayer, but to each their own!)
Apple iPod nano 8 GB Black (3rd Generation)
Now that you are geared up and set up, work is easier and more enjoyable. It will make you a better communicator, seem always accessible and mobile.
As a free spirit, you need room to roam and when you are happy, the sky is the limit!
With the increasing number of users on facebook, and the average user age increasing, one fact is left untouched. How do you reconnect with someone you used to know under a different name? Many of my good friends from childhood are probably married now. They are very likely to have updated their facebook pages to have their new name. Married women are accustomed to updating their records as they go through life. If their husbands are anything like me, then hyphenating, even on Facebook, is “OUT OF THE QUESTION”. For a tool that is built to allow people to reconnect with one another, Facebook should allow users to enter previous names (i.e. maiden
names, aliases) so that when I, as a potential friend, am trying to reconnect and determine if I know this person (but limited to a 2 by 2 thumbnail and a name), the system can show me the name(s) by which I might have known the person. Click more for an update May 2nd, 2008… Read the rest of this entry »
A discussion about the new Wii Fit board. Skip the text and get straight to the videos. Ski jump and slalom are the best. Reminds me on Nintendo’s slalom but with the real motions!
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Who doesn’t want get a huge pad in NYC with an oversized trampoline and real arcade games? If you are reading this, this is probably within your reach.
As an entrepreneur that grew up in the 80’s, I was fascinated with the movie ‘Big’. While most movie watchers giggle at the dancing on keys scene, or shutter at the thought of what it would be like to hook up with an older woman, I sat back and thought… “Wow, what a concept, let the kids teach the businessmen how to make toys!”
Well, entreprenuers that were playing with Voltron while watching American Gladiators are ‘all growns up’ now and they are being asked to ‘make toys’ for big businesses. Nowadays though, the toys are websites, widgets, and concepts of what to do with this series of tubes known as ‘the internet’.
What businesses want now is to gain exposure over the web. Sure, businesses still hire coders, techies and engineers, but what businesses truly need is people to teach them how to reach the web community. Who better to teach these high-profile individuals than members of the high-percentage web community population. Companies NEED to hire youth to learn enough about the web to become a presence on it. It is no secret that older people fear technology. How many times have you heard of the little old lady that calls her grandson to help set her VCR?
While 3 year olds can’t communicate enough to tell a CEO how to make a go-bot, 17-27 year olds can speak just fine and have a lot to say about what drives traffic on the web.
This blog will serve as an avenue for high profile technical people to communicate their thoughts and ideas on things going on in the industry. They are people with great ideas, great insight and familiar with what the web and the world have to offer.
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