Category: Technology

  • Podcasts: General Sessions at #IBMConnect 2016

    Podcasts: General Sessions at #IBMConnect 2016

    IBM Connect 2016 began today in Orlando, Florida, starting with two scene-setting general sessions: General Session Part 1 “Turn Moments into Momentum” In this opening General Session, Jason Silva, host of National Geographic’s Brain Games, set the stage by describing…

  • Making connections at IBM Connect 2016

    Making connections at IBM Connect 2016

    In a few short days, I’ll be taking part in my first IBM Connect event, IBM’s annual social business conference and expo that attracts business partners, clients, exhibitors, IBMers and more. It’s my first public outing, as it were, since…

  • Drone racing: the next big participatory spectator sport?

    Drone racing: the next big participatory spectator sport?

      It’s utterly nuts but, wow, what fun! Imagine the virtual participations, immersive spectating via the net, seeing the race through the lens of the drone’s video camera stream. Well, it’s coming to a venue in the USA soon. Check…

  • Still waiting for the smartwatch tipping point

    Still waiting for the smartwatch tipping point

    If I left my smartwatch at home one day, I wouldn’t drive back to get it, says Walt Mossberg in his weekly column in Re/code. It’s a statement that I’m sure would be reflected by many smartwatch owners, me included.…

  • Email: a social business enabler

    Email: a social business enabler

    In the mobile internet age, checking email is simultaneously a nervous tic and, for many workers, a tether to the office, says The Atlantic in a very readable feature about email that discusses a most interesting question: Why does one…