Soon will come a day when you’ll meet a brilliant conversationalist at a party and have no idea that you’re talking to an implanted computer chip.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Is computer programming a ‘dirty job’?
Tech sector drawbacks like low job security, burnout and frustration are keeping more people from entering the industry.
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Posted inTimes Record
BoomerTECH Adventures: Health and wellness with your mobile digital assistant
There is a yearly holiday ritual that goes something like this: Beginning around the end of November, there are almost weekly holiday gatherings with multiple appetizers, main courses, side dishes, various desserts and sweet rich beverages, all culminating on New Year’s Eve. All this feasting is followed by short-lived resolutions to exercise, moderate our caloric […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Police-worn body cameras can restore faith in criminal justice
The 2014 killing of Michael Brown by a police officer resulted in calls for mandatory use of body cameras. Momentum has since dropped off. Why?
Posted inTimes Record
BoomerTECH Adventures: Tips for taking fabulous photos this holiday season
The winter holidays are just a blink away, plus we may see (or, in some areas, have already seen) our first snowfall this week. Gatherings of friends and family provide many opportunities for capturing memorable moments. Luckily, many of us have smartphones equipped with good cameras, so we won’t miss fabulous and fun photo opportunities. […]
Posted inTimes Record
BoomerTECH Adventures: Out of the echo chamber
No one likes to think we are biased. We all like to believe that we are open-minded. But are we? It’s less than one week to the 2022 midterm elections and I’m exhausted. I vowed not to watch any political TV ads this year, whether local, state or national, and I’ve done pretty well sticking […]
Posted inTimes Record
BoomerTECH Adventures: Just the facts, ma’am
Thomas Jefferson stated that a well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to democracy. The explosion of negative, misleading and false political ads in all forms of media has diminished our capacity and, in many cases, our willingness to be that critical well-informed electorate. As we enter the home stretch of this election cycle’s flood of testimonials […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Robots may not be coming for your job – but they are coming
While it’s good that we’re a lot less scared about automation leaving us unemployed, we still have to be ready for it.
Posted inTimes Record
BoomerTECH Adventures: Tips for choosing the best app for your needs
It’s a staggering number — 8.9 million. There are over 8.9 million apps to choose from; how many will there be a year from now? In our last column, Ed shared some of his “must-have” apps. We all have a few favorites, but what are sound strategies for choosing new ones to download to our […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: I’m working in my jammies, and I’m just fine
Mounting concern for remote workers’ health and well-being rings hollow.
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