I love my portable devices. All of them. My smartphone, tablet (iPad), iPod, and e-reader. I feel lucky to have so many neat and functional gadgets. In August I spent a weekend at my friends’ beach house on Fire Island,…
Category: Digital Dilemma
Interest-based Advertising
After last week’s posting, Big Data Targets, about a woman employing various strategies to prevent her pregnancy from becoming an advertising target, I felt a renewed interest to explore more about how my data is collected and used each time I use the…
Digital Photos = Digital Dilemma Part II
In Patagonia I used my tablet to take all my pictures. At first it felt awkward because of the size, but I managed. I usually carried it by tucking it under my arm during hikes or by placing it in…
Digital Photos = Digital Dilemma
Humans are natural collectors. Digital formats have made it easy for humans to collect with the availability of “out of sight, out of mind” storage (think the cloud). Other options include inexpensive tiny drives that can store enormous amounts of…