A few years ago, the DOD (Department of Defense) notified our troops that they had to stop using certain apps (such as Strava) on their fitbit trackers. They made it way too easy for terrorists to see where we were stationing troops; more importantly, it made it way too easy to attack them, knowing that information.
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How is my brain doing?
Here’s a firm you probably never heard about- Altoida.
It’s a local DC firm (situated at the Navy Yard section of DC) hoping to make it possible to diagnose Alzheimer’s more easily.
A little light on the subject
Remember all those admonitions about turning off your devices at night? Like 30 minutes prior to going to sleep?
Hotspot?
Most of you know that you can use your phone as a hotspot. And, some of you have bought phone service that charges you when you use it- so you may want to skip this post- except for the information I will provide that affect (probably) your home WiFi network. (Our corporate cellphone phone service included hotspots for free- you should consider it.)
Give me your data. Now!
I have been using a portable computer for nearly 4 decades.
A fellow Chem E, one who was writing books (and created a computing publishing house) about computer programs felt he could create a better computer than any had offered to date. So, in 1981, Adam Osborne did just that. He offered a portable computer (weighing in at a svelte 22 pounds), with a 7 inch screen, and two 180 KB 5 ¼ inch flopping drives. I had three of them- and replaced them when he offered up 360 KB drives- double the storage! (The last floppy I used stored about 3 MB!)
Look, ma! No Hands!
A little background. Because it will be critical to understand how the entrepreneur I will be discussing is able to do what he does.
It IS Televised
I was enjoying some old jazz and R&B on the radio the other day and was taken aback to hear a classic Gil Scott-Heron composition. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. And it struck me how that incorrect statement has changed the world around us.
A kiss is just a kiss?
If you are like me and watch Person of Interest (CBS) or Covert Affairs (USA), then you’ve seen this concept in action. And, I bet you never once considered what that really means.
What’s that sticking out of your pants?
Some of us have been using smartphones for a long time. Oh, I know, y’all thought my Palm Pilot wasn’t sophisticated. But, consider this- for nearly 15 years, I was able to have a contact list (with eMail, pictures, and special information), Microsoft Office functionality (like a word processor, spreadsheet, and calendaring), access to my accounting program and to do lists, among other important functions (like Scrabble and books- albeit with 100 words or so on a page).
They ain’t called smartphones for nothing!
You gotta love creative people The ones who think of things like… converting your smart phone into a 3D scanner. Just like most folks have stopped carrying cameras, since their smart phone provides the pics they need, it looks like the same may soon occur for 3D scanning. Which will be pretty convenient if you see something you want to copy. (I warned you earlier that companies’ business model are about to be upended– with copying going on, like what happened with Napster.)