From the Wayback Machine: My 16-year-old Article on PDAs
NOTE: I wrote this article almost 16 years ago for the San Jose-Silicon Valley Business Journal Focus section on Consumer Electronics. It’s kind of fun to look back at the … Continue reading
Brian Solis: Driving Change Management with New Media
Note: This article is one of a series of social media profiles I am writing for the Social Media Club. You can find this original at the Social Media club … Continue reading
‘Cool CEOs Don’t Need an Education’ is a Cynical Marketing Ploy
You’ve seen this proposition numerous times in the last couple of years. Start-up kings don’t need university education. Savvy youth don’t need a degree. College is not for everybody. The … Continue reading
SiliconCowboy has a New Look!
Howdy friends, by now you have noticed that my blog has a new look. It’s actually a free WordPress theme called “Suburbia” by WPSHOWER. The home page features 14 posts … Continue reading
Were the Five Recent/Worst Mass Murderers in the US Democrats?
As of about mid-January 2013 there is a blog post circulating, mostly among conservatives, that suggests that “The Five Recent/Worst Mass Murderers in the US [With a Gun] Were all … Continue reading
Surveillance Camera uses 358 Processors to Comprehend 1.8 Gigapixel Images
Check out this amazing video the state of the art in spy camera technology today. This device straps to the underside of a high-altitude jet or it can be mounted … Continue reading
Studio Bongiorno Soft Opening Is A Smash Hit
Last weekend I attended the ‘soft opening’ of Studio~Bongiorno, an eclectic art studio shared by several artists at 500 Lincoln Street in Santa Clara, California. The studio is primarily owned … Continue reading
Why We Need An Assault Weapons Ban and A Strong SEC Chair
Today, Sen. Diane Feinstein introduced a bill, more than a year in the making, that would ban a range of assault weapons and ammunition magazines larger than 10 rounds, saying … Continue reading
Scammers Obtain Personal Data from Thousands of Android Users
A group of scammers has been aggressively exploiting thousands of Android device users with a malware that in infects their devices, stealing personal information from them and their lists of … Continue reading
Beyond Stigma: A Conversation for Journalists About Mental Illness
Mental illnesses affect one in four people every year, yet they are some of the most poorly understood and stigmatized conditions. Many mental illnesses develop in young adulthood, when social … Continue reading
Rebuild our Identity
When I see online photos of places like Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong and other major cities around the world, some brand new and some completely revitalized, I have to wonder: … Continue reading
SiliconCowboy’s Best Blog Posts of 2012
Just for fun, I have compiled my 15 favorite posts of 2012. There were many more, but these are the ones that stood out for me. Three of these posts … Continue reading
Mass Murders in America: What Can We Possibly Do?
The heart-splitting mourning starts again, only this time, we mourn for the most innocent of souls, tiny children and their selfless teachers, taken in a most horrific way from one … Continue reading
Unions for Facebook Employees? What Does That Have to do with Reality?
There was a stupid article in TechCrunch earlier this week talking about how Facebook is such a great place to work without needing a union. That article was of course … Continue reading
