I first started texting in 2001 when I spent 6 months in Paris as an exchange student. Everybody texted because it was cheaper than calls. When I returned texting didn’t catch on until a while later. Now texting is one of the…
Category: Digital Dilemma
The Creative Process
For some reason I instinctually want to begin the creative process in analog. Maybe it’s because I’m a musician so creating organically feels the most natural. Whenever I want to write, I always reach for paper first and then I remind myself to use…
Portable Devices
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,…
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…