Category Archives: Innovation

In the U.S. risk is not just another four letter word

Posted on November 23, 2011 by markkolier

For a country founded on taking a risk (think taking a trip to the new world on the Mayflower) it seems to me that many Americans have lost their appetite for taking chances and assuming risk. This is particularly true … Continue reading →

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Power cord madness – I can count the ways

Posted on October 19, 2011 by markkolier

People that travel a great deal are keenly aware of always bringing their requisite power cords for their various portable technology devices. I can tell you that at any given time in our kitchen we have numerous power cords plugged … Continue reading →

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Is Blackberry standing at death’s door?

Posted on October 17, 2011 by markkolier

Like so many RIM – Research in Motion – BB users, last week’s worldwide Blackberry outage was a big inconvenience for me. I was traveling and even more reliant on the efficacy of BB’s email platform. A by-product was that … Continue reading →

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Apple’s not new iPhone – Tim Cook drops a dud

Posted on October 5, 2011 by markkolier

Steve Jobs has ceded his CEO status to Timothy D. Cook. Apple aficionados (I do not count myself among them) were more than eagerly awaiting what they thought would be another watershed event – the unveiling of the iPhone 5. … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s Kindle Fire – remember it’s only 1.0

Posted on September 30, 2011 by markkolier

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos presented the new Amazon Kindle – called ‘Fire’ this past Wednesday in New York. I’ve written much about the Kindle in general and had not planned to write about it particularly since yesterday’s unveiling offered few … Continue reading →

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QR codes will die soon – Here come ‘Near Field Communications’ (NFC)

Posted on September 23, 2011 by markkolier

I have made no secret of my disaffection with QR (Quick Response) Codes. You know them as the funny looking little square that you’ve noticed popping up in advertisements in print, billboards, the web and even on television. Although the … Continue reading →

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Spotify.com – I love this music site!

Posted on September 21, 2011 by markkolier

Pandora.com is pretty cool but in my view Spotify.com blows it away. You have to be ‘invited’ but I don’t think that is a big problem – after all I received an invitation and did nothing special to receive one. … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s Tablet – I think I may try it

Posted on September 14, 2011 by markkolier

I don’t consider myself a technology nut although there are those that might disagree. For instance I do not own an iPhone (although I am moving closer to breaking down each and every day), nor an iPad. Actually I don’t … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs has also changed video games forever

Posted on September 5, 2011 by markkolier

I try to follow the developments in the videogame industry since my son is finishing up his course work to become a video game developer and designer. Much of the talk of the past week (aside from hurricanes) was about … Continue reading →

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Mobile phone batteries are horrible – why can’t they be better NOW?

Posted on August 19, 2011 by markkolier

I just spent a couple of days out of the office with some business associates who are also friends. Since we were not at a desk or even carrying around an iPad we naturally used our mobile devices as our … Continue reading →

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