Even though nice weather is finally here, I had some inside work to catch up on. Luckily, as a graphic designer, I can listen to music or tune into television during the more tedious aspects of my job. Sometimes background noise actually helps the creative process. I scrolled through a few […]
Look to the skies. The drones have arrived. And they are delivering packages to your front door. Drones were once an expensive gadget for flight enthusiasts who wanted a step up from a toy helicopter tied to a hand-held tether. As drone technology advanced and prices dropped, these mini flying machines became faster, […]
I thought my wedding-attending days were over for awhile. I’ve reached an age where my children and their friends are all married (the ones that want to be), my grandchildren are too young for marriage, and everyone my age who wants to renew their vows has already done so. Imagine my surprise when […]
Microsoft has launched new software to suggest politically correct edits when someone is writing. The giant US technology company has included the new feature in its latest version of Word, the omnipresent word processing software. The program will apply artificial intelligence to recommend changes to your writing in a way that does not […]
“Here comes the rain again / Falling on my head like a memory /Falling on my head like a new emotion…” I once loved that 1984 song by the British duo Eurythmics featuring the soulful vocals of Annie Lennox. But that was before the song became the anthem for Boston’s spring […]
The premiere episode of the final season of HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones will likely be the most talked about television event in quite some time. For most fans, this show is the definition of Must-See TV. If you DVR Game of Thrones, expect spoilers to be revealed at the office […]
Working for a newspaper helps keep me well informed. I like listening to the top news stories at the top of the hour to make sure I’m not missing anything. But the latest round of happenings in the world left my head spinning (and not in a good way). Last week’s breaking news […]
