by Brad Proctor | May 9, 2014 | Columns
Take a moment, step back and think about the tools you had available to you while in grade school. Depending on your generation this will vary from slide rules to iPads. Now think about how these tools impacted your learning experience. In most cases these tools were...
by Brad Proctor | Apr 21, 2014 | Coffee
From Aerobie to AeroPress, a transition from toys to coffeeAlan Adler, the inventor of the Aerobie frisbee, also invented the AeroPress which is an inexpensive way to make a great cup of...
by Brad Proctor | Mar 27, 2014 | Columns
“You’ve got mail” used to be one of the most exciting things to hear when you logged in to AOL to check your email. Nowadays the email notification goes off so often we start asking others around us, “Is that you or me?”. A slight buzz in our pockets and we take out...
by Brad Proctor | Mar 22, 2014 | Mobile, Tech
AT&T thinks increased bandwidth costs are Netflix subscribers’ “problem” In a sense this stance is correct but the issue is AT&T and many other companies have oversold and over promised their broadband networks. That is not the subscribers...
by Brad Proctor | Mar 4, 2014 | Coffee
Keurig is locking down its coffee makers to keep out cheap refillsDRM for coffee is the worst idea ever. Until a few years ago I used to buy all my coffee from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, the parent company of Keurig, but after this move I will never buy another...
by Brad Proctor | Feb 1, 2014 | My Life
Shave your head? I highly recommend HeadBladeEver since I started shaving my head I have been using HeadBlade. The idea behind HeadBlade is you shave by feel – not by sight which is much harder when shaving the back of your head. Even if you have been shaving...
by Brad Proctor | Jan 23, 2014 | Tech
Email’s About to Die, Argues Facebook Co-FounderYawn. We have been down this path before and the wave crashed. Email is email but the way we handle it and process it is...
by Brad Proctor | Jan 17, 2014 | Tech
Google Official Blog: Introducing our smart contact lens projectiAds versus Eye Ads. Seriously though, this could be a life saver for people who struggle with diabetes as it auto checks glucose levels and warns via a LED if levels are outside of a certain...
by Brad Proctor | Jan 15, 2014 | Apple
Apple-China Mobile deal a ‘watershed’ moment: Tim CookChina Mobile is the largest carrier in the world with around 760 million subscribers. The downside to this is it shines light on the fact that the smartphone market is still controlled by carriers. Without deals...
