Category Archives: senior lifestyle

Blame It on the Internet; If That Doesn’t Work, Try the Bossa Nova

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Today, students from Eastern Michigan University are calling for Americans to take part in a National Day of Unplugging. In another announcement, Governor Richard Snyder of Michigan stated that the city of Detroit is calling in an “emergency manager” to lead it out of its financial disaster. Detroit has $14 billion in long-term liabilities and is experiencing annual cash shortfalls. Why are Michiganders unplugging just when their biggest city is coming unglued? Am I the only one who finds this ironic?

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First Look at Smart Watches Now in the Marketplace

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As Seen in The New York Times

As Seen in The New York Times

Clockwise from top left: The Cookoo, I’m Watch, Meta Watch, Casio G-Shock GB-6900, and Martian.

I remember when Eliot bought me a Rolex watch. That was many years ago. I wore that watch like a billboard pronouncing our success. Friends, family, and business contacts would often remark that I was one of only a few people who owned a Rolex. Almost immediately, I noticed that the watch didn’t keep accurate time, but who cared, it was really a piece of jewelry.

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Road Comfort

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As I get older, I get more nervous when I’m driving our car. I don’t drive that often, so that is part of the problem. The other part is that I have some kind of perception problem where I sense that the car next to me is much closer than it actually is.

When Eliot is driving my condition gets worse. I spend half the trip covering my eyes, the other half squealing that the guy in the next car is going to rip my side off.

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Tweets of the Day

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Here are some tweets that I thought you would enjoy.

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Dear Todd, Here is my Apple vs. Yahoo Response to Your Earlier Post

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Apple CEO Tim Cook

Apple CEO Tim Cook

My friend Todd brought up an excellent point this morning after reading my post on Marissa Mayer’s order for all Yahoo employees to report to work.

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Hot News from Twitter

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RT @CrusePhoto: @SethMacFarlane Would you host the #Oscars again if asked? // No way. Lotta fun to have done it, though.

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Google and Samsung: Is the honeymoon over? bit.ly/ZGy8mO

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I Am So Sick of Seeing So-Called Young Leaders Under 40 Honored

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young and oldHere we go again. I just got another mailing from a tech magazine announcing that they are searching for the best young talent in the consumer electronics industry. They are asking for help searching for leaders under 40-years-old from all corners of the CE business: retail, distribution, buying groups, manufacturing, and technology developers. Continue reading →

Training Our Older Brains

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Every once in a while I test my memory to make sure I am still all there. Then Eliot insists that he tells me something one minute and, five minutes later, I ask him the same thing again. Personally, I don’t think I am listening to him, but he thinks I am losing it.

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You Can’t Have Interactions and Experiences with Co-Workers from Home

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Under One Roof

Under One Roof

In one of the biggest decision reversals in the digital world, Marissa Mayer, new CEO of Yahoo, decisively told her employees over the weekend that all remote employees better start checking in on a full-time basis at company headquarters by June. “You have to have interactions and experiences with co-workers, and that can only happen at the Yahoo offices.” This statement is so “yesterday” that I just can’t imagine that they stick to this plan. There is probably a major revolution brewing within the walls of Yahoo. Continue reading →

How Google Got Its Name

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Marissa Mayer

Marissa Mayer

In case you didn’t know it, the new CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer, was one of the first people to work at Google when it was first established. Mayer started an uproar last Friday when she told all of the Yahoo employees they now have to work on site at the company headquarters, no longer with home privileges: No excuses! If you can’t work from the Yahoo office, then please quit and go away.

Mayer has been on the job for less than six months. Read all about why she wants all Yahoo employees under one roof in the next post. Meanwhile, watch this video by clicking here to find out why Google is called Google and how difficult was it for her to be a woman in tech at the very beginninng of this fascinating company. Martha Stewart asks the questions.