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Delivery Drones (MM #3460)

I’ve been reading about companies like Amazon wanting to use delivery drones to help improve shipping costs. Walmart will soon be doing a test program with drones. But the 19th anniversary of the September 11th attacks makes me wonder about the practical use of them…

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Family Accounts (MM #2848)

As tech companies do their best to transition people to a subscription model, I think they’re making one mistake. These companies offer individual and family accounts, but never have an option for married couples without kids…

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Porch Pirates (MM #2827)

Yesterday I talked about the world’s shift to shopping online. With that comes one of the downsides, packages thefts. To emphasize this point, more and more people now know what porch pirates are…

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How We Shop (MM #2776)

How we shop has changed so much in my lifetime. We’ve gone from shopping centers to shopping malls, and now we’ve got Amazon. The mall was a big part of my younger days, but sadly that experience has changed drastically…

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Gadgets (MM #2586)

If you’ve spent any time with my podcast, you know that I love gadgets.  They can be tech gadgets, music gadgets, kitchen gadgets, it doesn’t matter.  I spend hours and hours every week looking at new gadgets, whether I really need anything or not…

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Fulfillment (MM #2490)

Undoubtedly the world of retail is changing. And there’s a word you’re going to hear more and more; fulfillment. Many big companies have begun converting retail space to warehouse space. Soon we’ll have more fulfillment centers than big box stores…

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Too Many Boxes (MM #2412)

I’ve got too many boxes laying around my house. If you do any online shopping, especially from Amazon you amass a bunch of boxes. Is there a better system?

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Tech Synergy (MM #2128)

Our world is changing at a rapid pace. And while I love many aspects, I truly wish there was some tech synergy between companies. Every company wants our exclusive access, but is that realistic?

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More Jobs (MM #2091)

In the news, we hear people talking about jobs moving from the US to foreign countries. And while that’s a big concern, I have another one; more jobs disappearing. While we need to worry about cheap labor costs, we also need to worry about the increased use of technology to replace people…

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Bingeing (MM #1362)

In the old days when we talked about bingeing we were talking about eating. But these days it’s a whole bunch of something else…

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