by Michael Bailey | Dec 24, 2013 | Technology
By DAVID STREITFELD From the New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — Before the Internet, books were written — and published — blindly, hopefully. Sometimes they sold, usually they did not, but no one had a clue what readers did when they opened them up. Did they skip or skim?...
by Michael Bailey | Dec 4, 2013 | Technology
By KIT EATON, New York Times We have been promised a so-called paperless office and home for many years, but it has never quite happened. Printers, photocopiers, scanners and even fax machines still play a role in many of our working lives, although they feel more...
by Michael Bailey | Nov 13, 2013 | Privacy and Security, Technology
By Kate Murphy, New York Times LIKE most people, Kim Thomas has a broadband connection at home that she uses to check email, surf the Internet and stream music and video. But unlike most people, Ms. Thomas, 56, a program director for a charitable foundation in...
by Michael Bailey | Oct 3, 2013 | Technology
The good, bad, and the boring of wifi performance. I’m not sure I feel any better after reading this piece on boosting your home network. I’ve tried a couple of range extenders, and it seems like the signal is stronger. At least it displays as such on the...
by Michael Bailey | Sep 22, 2013 | News, Technology
By DAVID STREITFELD, New York Times “I celebrate myself, and sing myself,” wrote Walt Whitman, America’s great bard of self-promotion. As the world goes ever more digital, quite a few businesses are adopting that philosophy — hiring a veritable chorus of touts to sing...