For those of you who saw my presentation at EJC a few weeks ago, I talked a bit about how to disable or block your smartphone if its lost or stolen.  Well Symantec is releasing a new mobile version of Norton designed to remotely disable your phone when misplaced.  Its a free app for Android [...]

“To make the ER more patient-friendly, Reston Hospital Center has devised a text-messaging service that tells you how long the wait will probably be. People can text “ER” to the number 23000 and receive a reply with the most up-to-date wait time.” Okay I think this is kinda cool, however what if the short wait [...]

Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T are all looking to expand into the prepaid phone market as the high end contract user market becomes saturated.  The expansion of the big guys into the low end market may be a boon for low income users as prices drop and phone selection expands. Click here for the full article

I had such fun at the United Way TAP Symposium!  It was a great crowd and a terrific presentation. Click here for my powerpoint:  UW TAP May 2010 DIY Audit Presentation, and Click here for the worksheets DIY Tech Audit for NPOs. And this is what one attendee had to say: Dear Joyce – I [...]

I presented with Glenn Rawdon, Matthew Burnett, and Leah Peabbles the 50 tips in 50 minutes presentation facilitated by Rachel Medina and hosted by LSNTAP at the 2010 Equal Justice Conference in Phoenix, AZ. Update:  This presentation is available at lsntap.org.

I have just inked a deal with the State Bar of Michigan to assist the Technology Committee of the Judicial Crossroads Taskforce to finish up a set of recomendations regarding “how Michigan can implement an integrated and cost effective court information system in the light of the economic challenges and transformational changes underway in the state”.  [...]

Verizon is working with some rural carriers to sell off portions of 4G wireless spectrum which the rural carriers could then use to bring high bandwidth connectivity to underserved areas.  Verizon would then make the rest of their network available to those rural customers when they travel – and this would expand Verizon’s network across the country [...]

The International Telecommunication Union is moving to help countries around the globe create and use broadband infrastructure.  Access to broadband connectivity is “In the 21st century, affordable, ubiquitous broadband networks will be as critical to social and economic prosperity as networks like transport, water and power,” click here for the full article

click here to download a new report from NTEN, Common Knowledge, and The Port.com.

I have picked up a new website to follow – trendwatching.com – they have had some very interesting perspectives lately.  Specifically the idea of Generation G – not so much a specific cohort but a movement that “Captures the growing importance of ‘generosity’ as a leading societal and business mindset. As consumers are disgusted with [...]