Category " Technology"

What if Facebook Fails? I'm a big "what if" guy, primarily because it is my job both in the military and in the civilian world. We all know the growing power and influence that Facebook now holds in both the business world and in our personal lives. Fortune 500 companies have even stopped marketing their multi-million dollar websites on TV commercials, and they've replaced it with their free Facebook...


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The Ron Paul Racial Stigma Whether it's true or not never matters in politics. All that matters is what the media reports, and if you say a lie enough times then it will eventually become the truth in the respect that it's validity won't matter once the brand is seared into a person's character. We saw the same thing happen with Herman Cain as soon as he started to rise in the polls. There is a long-standing,...


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California Highway Patrol vs the USMC F/A-18 Hornet Two California HighwayPatrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on I-15, North of MCAS Miramar. One of the officers was using a hand held radar device to check speeding vehicles approaching near the crest of a hill. The officers were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began reading 300 miles per hour. The officer attempted to reset...


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What I Don't Like About MW3 Typically, I would NEVER put a post like this on my website, but the gaming nerd has gotten the best of me. I'm sure there are plenty of awesome new features to be discussed regarding the new Call of Duty game, Modern Warfare 3. However, I'm only taking to task the things that I do not like about MW3, and the details that I think were missed during development. Preface As...


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Obama & The Facebook Election of 2008 The primary difference between the 2004 election and the 2008 election was technology.  More specifically, it was the active use of Facebook that catapulted President Obama’s campaign. Just as President John F. Kennedy utilized the technology of his time, which was television, Barack Obama’s campaign was able to captivate more “fans” than any other...


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Apple Founder Steve Jobs Dies at 56 (1955-2011) Steve Jobs lost his battle to cancer tonight. Jobs had battled cancer since 2004, underwent a liver transplant in 2009, and since then had taken several leaves of absence with very little information known the public. Steve Jobs died at age 56. My guess is that his health issues were kept a secret for as long as possible to keep Apple shares stable,...


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GBTV Review: My Thoughts on Glenn Beck's GBTV.com When Glenn Beck first joined the Fox News network, he created a firestorm of controversy in the political world by challenging both Democrats and Republicans on their actions, their policies, and their ideology. His conservatively-leaning libertarian views were new to cable news, and his show quickly captured more than 2 million viewers. During his time...


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