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Lilly in the paper

4 Sep

I wrote a Raising Austin column for the paper that ran in Saturday’s American-Statesman. It’s about iPad apps aimed at toddlers that are mostly bedtime stories with lots of interactive elements. While pulling together the art for the piece, it was suggested at work that I try to get a photo of Lilly holding the […]

My Life Is Phones

28 Aug

Phones, phones, phones.

In which Robot Companions are discussed on national radio

24 Aug

On Monday, I was on NPR talking about seniors and new technologies that allow them to live at home longer and (in theory) more independently. Or as independently as you can live with a house full of sensors and tracking monitors recording your every move. But then, that’s part of the whole discussion. The blog […]

Linky-links and summer still

22 Aug

The summer of hard work at the paper and watching the kids grow quickly.

Ken Starks on A1 and ‘Camp events

1 Aug

Bar tab apps and e-mail in the cloud

27 Jul

A feature we started in the Statesman to feature mobile app creators in Austin appeared again in Monday’s paper. This one was about ATX Innovation, Inc., which makes an app called “TabbedOut” that allows you to open and pay off a bar or restaurant tab from your phone. Neat! Also on Monday, I did my […]

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