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Each year, we are surrounded by actions, events, and information that move faster and farther than they did the year before. Weather reports, athlete escapades, news cycles, and now videos [...]

Digital everything is covering the surface of our planet with still images, moving images, photo albums, movies, and a whole lot more. Data volume is measured in gigabytes only for [...]

Images and video have conquered the world. When I went to the movies as a child, the newsreel with the rooster crowing updated us with a few highlights about what [...]

Today, most of us use technology wherever we are--office, living room, coffee shop, on the road, and even in bed on the way into or out of sleep. This continual [...]

The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has been held each of the past 45 years. This year's trade show, which took place Jan. 10-13, assembled 153,000 attendees and 3,700 vendors [...]

For each of us, counting often starts with some single-digit number--We Are No. 1, High Five. Maybe we might even aspire to join the double-digit elite and make a Top [...]

I am not a librarian. Nonetheless, by second grade, I had already been introduced to the value of libraries. Since then the resources of libraries have proven valuable in many [...]

From the days of the carnival barker to today's infomercials, the phrase 'But wait, there's more' has been the attraction to keep the audience from departing without buying, that the [...]

In 2011, we continue to learn new ways to communicate. This discussion will not include the very important issues of literacy, civility, articulation, and any requirement to understand the lyrics [...]

There are hundreds of thousands of apps downloadable for your smartphone, tablet, and home entertainment television. Access to these devices will expand exponentially, whether they are powered with Apple iOS, [...]

Last time in 'Tech Trends' (July/August 2010), it was stated, 'Your future with this technology is up to you some of the time. Other times it will be used for [...]

Location, Location, Location The question 'Where are you?' has many possible answers. It can reference your exact geographic location. It can also demand a status report on a work project, [...]

Hibernating in a cave, snuggling up to a bear might provide escape from the technology that surrounds you, but I doubt it. That bear might have a GPS attached by [...]

The digital explosion is all around us--in the water we drink, the air we breathe, and everything we use, from telephones to cars to entertainment. Analog is so 20th century [...]

What do you want to know and when do you want to know it? We information professionals always seem to reach for knowledge of what the future holds, but--to be […]

2009 is the continuation of the enormous growth of the cellular telephone industry and the shrinking of the computer industry. Of course I am talking about the physical dimensions, features, […]

The audience was neither stunned nor overwhelmed. The technology industry has a long tradition of finding new terms to define changes in the world of computing--think mainframes to minicomputers to […], Look up at the sky. Do you see a cloud drifting by? There are all types of clouds from cumulus to cirrus to stratus and so on. One of the key technology terms for 2009 is "cloud computing." It is not about making pictures out of cloud formations, or about cloudy days surrounding our economy, or even about the search for silver linings within each cloud. It is about moving your computing into the clouds and how that process will affect things you do this year and for all the years that follow.

Since I finished part 1 of this article (February 2009, pp. 12-15, 51-54), my smartphone has begun changing my life. It is making me smarter and more connected, supporting my […]

We have a come a long way since Alexander Graham Bell uttered those famous words, 'Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.' It was 1876 and while I did not […]

Wires strung from pole to pole across the landscape are being retired as most of us migrate to a world without wires. We can click up to 500 channels on […]

We have entered the age of work-all-the-time, never-stop communications, and terrible commuter traffic. You have a job that takes a bit of time, a lot of time, or all of […]

As a child, my friends and I used to play hide and seek. The object was to find friends hiding around the house or somewhere behind a tree or boulder. […]

There are lots of things changing in the library world. Computers of all sizes and applications have found a way to drain available electric power. Wireless networks have been installed, […]

Some of us have lifetimes that extend back to an age when computer technology was not part of our everyday lives. Long, long ago, telephone calls started with a female […]

Tax planning is a significant part of an accounting practice regardless of rate changes, number of deductions or amount of regulation. The key difference, as we all know, is that [...]

Have you heard the joke about the sales tax audit? No one has. There is nothing funny about a sales tax audit. In the U.S., 45 states, the District of [...]

If you plan to set up an office at home or in the company facility, you'll most likely find yourself having to work within certain space parameters. And as much [...]

We all have stories to tell, and over the past 1,000+ years, the traditional written method for delivering these stories was to put them on paper. While Gutenberg invented the [...]

In the July/August 2009 issue of SearcherI goofed. In my article "Match Made in Heaven," on page 17, I wrote: "Research firm IDC predicts cloud computing will reach $42 billion […]

When it's time to leave your desk, often (or always) you will be taking your laptop computer with you. The personal computer, as an office necessity, is no longer tethered [...]

We live in a paper-based world. There is just no getting around it, even with the advent of digital and computer images ... so much paper can lead to frustration, [...]

The article explores the growth of video streaming which describes the capability to view stored video on any device. Websites such as YouTube offer video streaming services. Some companies including Amazon, iTunes, Netflix, Hulu and ESPN are using video streaming for these kinds of revenue generation. Personal videos shot by citizens are also available for video streaming.

The article discusses how mobile technology will impact libraries worldwide. It says that continuous improvement for recording devices from players to cameras has brought video to everyone. According to the author, the unlimited cloud storage facilities support access to volumes of entertainment through video streaming. The decision process for obtaining a book, the expansive computer technology in new libraries and the components of the mobile user population are also discussed.

The article discusses the reclassification and redefinition of the word, now, in relation to the current technology. Details on the upgrades of the infrastructure surrounding technology are presented. It explores how Internet marketing affects sales of several technology companies. The effects of electronic mailing, instant messaging and tweets on the postal services are also noted. The effects of the immediate availability of digital information on several businesses are cited.

The article explores various technology including location-based services, financial management, capabilities, and more. It cites devices that can integrate some form of geographic sensing capability and deliver determinations of latitude and longitude locations. Beyond the credit card replacement, the author sees theaters scanning printed tickets, airline enabling boarding passes, hospitals dispensing medications, buying products from a vending machine, and library checkout procedures. He foresees social networking expanding exponentially.

The article discusses the highlights of The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2010 that was held in Las Vegas, Nevada in January 2010. The products featured in the show include the eDGe electronic dualbook from eNtourage Systems, a nook from Barnes & Noble, and an electronic book reader from Sony. Other companies that supported the event include Apple, Docupen and Plastic Logic.