Shelly Palmer Digital Living - Blog

Google = Skynet … Yikes!

shelly@palmer.net (Shelly Palmer) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:01:27 +0000

The Shelly Palmer School of Connected Living has one primary thesis: “Technology is good.” I believe that all technological progress is good and that the story of the evolution of mankind is inextricably linked to the story of the evolution of our technology. We are tool builders, and we are tool users. It is, in… Read More ⟹

Why We Must Stop The Stop Online Piracy Act, And PIPA Too

shelly@palmer.net (Shelly Palmer) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:01:50 +0000

Choosing to not understand how the Internet works is no longer an acceptable option, especially for those tasked with regulating it. The late Ted Stevens made Congress’s ignorance of the World Wide Web famous when he said the Internet isn’t a dump truck, but a series of tubes. This statement was made in 2006, but… Read More ⟹

International CES 2012: Bigger, Thinner and Connected

shelly@palmer.net (Shelly Palmer) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:01:32 +0000

The theme of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show was “connected living.” Everything from wrist watches to toaster ovens featured ways to connect to the Internet. Why? Because they could. Do you really need your wristwatch to connect to the cloud? Well, I don’t know if “need” is the right word. In many cases, connectivity is… Read More ⟹

You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

shelly@palmer.net (Shelly Palmer) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:01:49 +0000

“You don’t know what you don’t know,” is one of my favorite phrases. It’s an admonition I take seriously. No matter how hard you study, no matter how much knowledge you acquire, no matter how much wisdom you possess – there is always more to learn. This is the third article in an ad hoc… Read More ⟹

The Attack of the Pridefully Ignorant

shelly@palmer.net (Shelly Palmer) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:12:51 +0000

I had to take a one-day trip to Boca Raton, FL this week to attend a family event. During my trip, I met several people (of a certain age) who feigned interest in my profession. I was drawn into conversation after conversation where I had to defend the existential necessity of digital literacy. Would it… Read More ⟹

Are You Employable in 2012?

shelly@palmer.net (Shelly Palmer) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:01:51 +0000

Do you have community management skills? Can you set up and man listening posts? Are you an expert at setting up and processing Google Alerts? Can you cleanup, size and manipulate digital pictures and graphics? Are you a PowerPoint Ninja? Do you have more than half of the PC Keyboard macros for Excel under your… Read More ⟹

My Favorite Gifts For Geeks

shelly@palmer.net (Shelly Palmer) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:27:06 +0000

If you want a really excellent curated list of tech gifts for this holiday season, check out the Gift Guide at www.shellypalmer.com. It covers Laptops & PCs, Digital Cameras, Music & Audio, Smartphones, Tablets & E-Readers, Televisions and Toys and you are sure to find something for almost everyone on your list. However, a friend… Read More ⟹

DonorsChoose.org & CharityWater.org: Better Holiday Giving

shelly@palmer.net (Shelly Palmer) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:01:43 +0000

This is the season of giving, and I just finished shooting the Shelly Palmer Digital Living Hi-Tech Holiday Gift Guide for Fox Television. It’s going to air on December 16th at 10:30pm ET on Fox 5 here in NY. Check your local listings. I cover all kinds of interesting hi-tech gifts from computers to smartphone… Read More ⟹

Carrier IQ: The Spy In The Machine

shelly@palmer.net (Shelly Palmer) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:01:22 +0000

Software that tracks each key you press on your smartphone is installed on millions of mobile devices including Android, Nokia, RIM and older Apple Devices. The software called Carrier IQ records everything from keystrokes, web history and text messages then sends the information back to your carrier. It cannot be uninstalled and may very well… Read More ⟹

I Want An iPad: How About A Nice Amazon Kindle Fire?

shelly@palmer.net (Shelly Palmer) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:30:50 +0000

“Mom … you bought me the wrong one!” Yep, that’s the thing about kids and stuff. They know what they want. And, more importantly, they know what they don’t want. According to Nielsen Media Research 44% of kids between the ages of 6 and 12 years old want an iPad 2. So, how about a… Read More ⟹