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  1. Did The Tech Industry Just Select a Solution to the Cell Phone ID Problem?

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / December 6, 2010 / Leave a comment
    he Nexus S has Near Field Communication (NFC) built in — a new feature that Gingerbread adds support for.  At this point you probably won’t have many reasons to have it activated (you can shut it off to preserve battery), but NFC is likely to prove very important over the...
  2. Lesson 3: The Internet’s Not Ready for the Experience Economy

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / November 29, 2010 / 1 Comment
    This is part of a series of blog posts based on the book Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida. One of the things Dr. Florida points out is the creative class’ preference for buying experiences rather then products.  He argues, as many social theorists lead by B. Joseph...
  3. Google TV Looks AWESOME, Except for its Giant Buts

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / November 6, 2010 / Leave a comment
    As those of you that follow personal technology doubtlessly know, Google TV officially went on the market a couple weeks ago.  They posted a quick tour of it here.  At first glance it looks simply stunning.  I have, for the last 6 months, been running Boxee (a fairly direct Google...
  4. On The Netflix and Epix Deal

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / August 12, 2010 / Leave a comment
    Netflix announced that it has reached an agreement with Epix to have exclusive online (and by online we strictly mean web here, not video ondemand) rights to all movies made by MGM and several other major studios (details).  From a personal perspective, I’m a Netflix customer who uses their online...
  5. Creative and Social Design Powers ESPN World Cup GameCast

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / June 26, 2010 / Leave a comment
    Like most Americans, I’m not a huge soccer fan.  However, also like most Americans I’m getting in to the world cup.  Being that I’m a full-time student and full-time employee, I can’t take a whole lot of mid-day breaks to watch soccer.  This has required me to rely on the...
  6. We’re So Mobile You Can Buy a Desktop Again

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / June 17, 2010 / 2 Comments
    I’m apparently just a little too old fashioned for the modern world.  Forrester, yesterday, projected that desktop computer sales would fall to only 18% of the PC market by 2015.  Well this ancient just purchased his first desktop in nearly 10 years. For the last several years I’ve owned two...
  7. Reaction to Twitter’s Places Announcement

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / June 16, 2010 / Leave a comment
    Twitter announced on Monday via their blog that they would be introducing Twitter Places over the next couple weeks.  After quite a bit of thought, I’m not sure if it will take off or not.  On the one hand, the additional context for tweets can be extremely valuable.  On the...
  8. Losing my Laptop Without Losing my Mind

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / May 26, 2010 / 1 Comment
    Last Saturday morning I discovered my car was robbed and my personal laptop was stolen.  The mass chaos that ensued (and the gross amounts of time it ate up) was: I said “crap” (and perhaps another word or two of a similar length) – 10 seconds I drove over to...
  9. FourSquare Almost Caused Me to Shake a Hand

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / May 5, 2010 / Leave a comment
    I’ve been on FourSquare now for about 3 months.  I use it fairly frequently, averaging about a check-in per day.  Honestly, to this point, I have derived zero value from it.  I use it purely because I believe it has HUGE potential and I want to be there when it...
  10. Verizon Wireless is Being Like Verizon Wireless, Again

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / April 29, 2010 / Leave a comment
    I am a long time Verizon Wireless customer, in part because of the great service and in part because my family is all on Verizon.  I was long frustrated by the stupid self-protecting, user-aggravating tactics like disabling Blackberry Maps & Navigation and forcing me to use VZNavigator.  This all changed,...
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