Why We Start Up Startups


Thanks to the great Brad Feld for publishing this column in his blog today as well. Pause for a moment.  And ask yourself some simple questions you probably don’t think about every day....

Flywheels Could be More Efficient for Electric Cars


The idea of powering your car with a flywheel conjures up amateurish images of rubber bands, or big, clunky contraptions attached to ponderous nineteenth century steam-powered wagons. But modern...

The End of the FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules, at Least For Now


As most commentators, myself included, predicted last fall, a federal appellate court has vacated the FCC’s controversial 2010 “net neutrality” rules, holding that the agency wildly exceeded its...

Macintosh At 30: Interesting, Profound And Curious Things Said About the Mac


— The Macintosh ‘speaking,’ with help from a computer-generated voice narrator, at its introduction by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984 at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California....

Jack Ryan receives first ever Movies For Grownups Seal


Tom Clancy's fictional Bond-ish character is resurrected in the 2014 film Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. Starring American actor Chris Pine, the movie earned good ratings, particularly from older people...

Working From Home? 11 Ways To Stay Motivated


I haven’t had any coworkers in five years now. Well, at least none that I see or hear on a daily basis. I’m a freelance journalist, one of many occupations these days that allows the complete and...

AARP Chooses Jack Ryan for Grownups


We have all read the label of PG on several movies. It stands for parental guidance. Of course, in an increasing violent and chaotic world, children must be guided by their guardians as to what lies...

Apple iPhone 6 will have 4.8 Inch Screen Says Analyst


Cowen and Company managing director Timothy Arcuri issued an investor’s note today claiming that his supply chain sources confirm that the screen size for the next iPhone (iPhone 6 or Air or…) will...