We recently moved to a new home and as a result, we went through the regular process of minimizing our stuff. One of the key areas that has been dominating my thinking is the tools, systems, and devices that we use in and out of our home. Home Automation is automating the control of your…
As more and more adults are vaccinated against COVID-19, it appears life will slowly get back to normal. Many K-12 schools have moved to a modified face-to-face or hybrid schedule with some students remaining solely online. Higher education is a mix of the same as some students, faculty, and staff are choosing, or being required…
As I have been reviewing the digital spaces and places where I exist, I realized that things were getting a bit messy. I share 3 to 6 links out on social media everyday. I blog on my main website, and share a weekly newsletter. The newsletter began as a synthesis of the top links I…
Technology is a major part of my professional and personal life. I have a variety of screens, services, tools, apps, and networks that impact my daily work. I also believe in being as organized and productive as possible, especially when it comes to my digital texts, tools, and practices. Over the past year, I’ve continued…
I write quite a bit. As I write this post, I have about 500 posts on this blog. I’m closing in on over 300 weekly posts in my newsletter. You can check out my vitae to see what I’ve written in more traditional spaces. Lord knows how much I’ve written on social networks, Slack channels,…
Given the recent events surrounding rights, freedoms, and literacy on the Internet, I would like to continue to reach out to interested parties to develop an Internet Bill of Rights. I believe this needs to be a grassroots effort that is collaboratively developed and promoted globally. To that end, I started up a document that…
As per a recommendation from good friend Doug Belshaw, I listened to a two-part interview with Vinay Gupta first is a two-part interview with Vinay Gupta from the Emerge podcast in 2019. The two episodes on the Emerge podcast are entitled Waking Up in the Monster Factory (Part 1 / Part 2). I recommend spending…