Category Archives: Technology

Back to the top: navigation and design failure.

One of my pet peeves when it comes to web design is one that I consistently see with businesses who traditionally relied on the sunday advertisement insert is a reluctance (or perhaps overt refu......

So many websites with nothing original to say…

I’ve had many discussions with others lately about websites that focus on providing user-contributed content… and in those conversations, one of the topics that invariably comes up i......

Would you tinker with gravity?

Let’s say someone invented a device that could reduce the force of gravity from Earth’s gravitational field to, lets say, the gravity felt on the moon. Presuming we had some way to ......

Car rollovers, laundry and sustainability, oh my!

I came across this gem that plays like a 1970s British mashup of Mythbusters and How Things Work when, for some reason, I was looking for info on how washing machines work today. And although i......

Me Do My Myself: renegade baking, creativity, and Fashioning Technology

I had my first renegade baking experience was when I was 4.  My mom was outside working in the garden, and my friend and I decided that we wanted to ‘bake’ for the first time.  Unfor......

Powered by Microsoft? Ford must really be in trouble.

Yup, there are all of the old jokes: If Microsoft built your car, your car would crash randomly three times a day while you were driving down the road… and every time you made a left turn. or If......

Windows without Walls?

Windows without walls?  You can’t have a window without a wall, let alone multiple windows without walls.  Otherwise, what would the windows be windows to? Windows without walls are called GLASS......