The Top Six Eco-Messaging Errors, and Their Remedies
Eco-writing doesn’t have to be depressing. In fact, it’s more effective when it’s not! To help us all be more effective in how we think and talk about environmental and community issues, EcoGirl has distilled a list of what she sees as the top six harmful eco-communication approaches — and the key principles that we can use More...
Microsoft Is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde! And Other Batshit Crazy TECH News.
Sergey Brin is so cool in his Google Glasses. First let’s talk about Mr. Hyde. You may have been listening to me ranting about Microsoft and the “Metro” interface for some time. I’ve blasted More...
Why Facebook was never my thing.
[media-credit name="Broke207" align="alignright" width="400"][/media-credit]Facebook rose, conquered, submerged and then threw me adrift. I joined Facebook in October 2011 after the trend struck me, though I do More...
False Friends
It came to light during the Republican presidential nomination process that some 92% of Newt Gingrich’s 1.3 million Twitter followers were fake. This wholly unstartling development was established by the party-poopers More...
Ask EcoGirl’s Nov. Column: Everyday Green: A Pop Quiz
Most folks that I talk with really do want to be green and walk gently on the earth. But we can get busy with our lives, and maybe a little overwhelmed by all the options and issues. So in this month’s Ask More...
Microsoft Is Going All In With The Metro Interface
[media-credit id=7 align="aligncenter" width="300"][/media-credit]A little over 30 years ago Microsoft landed the role of being the operating system provider for International Business Machines (IBM), thus planting More...
Why Do Computers Keep Getting Faster? Think Trains!
[media-credit id=7 align="aligncenter" width="300"][/media-credit]Computers have been steadily getting faster, but why is that? Most people shrug and tell themselves that technology is improving so personal computers More...
