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 […]
Category Archives: Media and writing
My Life Is Phones
Phones, phones, phones.
In which Robot Companions are discussed on national radio
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
The summer of hard work at the paper and watching the kids grow quickly.
Ken Starks on A1 and ‘Camp events
Bar tab apps and e-mail in the cloud
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 […]