Over the past couple of years, food trucks have popped up all over Seattle. A local magazine recently featured an article about the “top 45” food trucks in our city, so one Saturday afternoon my wife and I ventured out to try one truck’s authentic Mexican cuisine.
After placing our order, the friendly owner scanned my debit card using a device on his smart phone and asked if I’d like my receipt emailed to me. The transaction was simple and complete when he extended the phone to me so I could “sign” with my finger.
It seems like nearly every week I read about a new tablet offering of some sort – whether it’s a new version, a mini-version, or a brand new tablet. Along with the product announcements, I usually see a buzz of activity around the tech blogs proclaiming why or why not the tablet will succeed. All the comparisons of functionality and available apps remind me of how my kids and their friends would compare who got the best toys at Christmas.
I have a lot of clients who manage fleets of heavy construction equipment, so I jumped at the chance recently to attend a presentation on new telematics technologies given by one of the country’s largest equipment suppliers. I was more than impressed by advances in the amount and type of data that could be collected from onboard systems, and by the intelligent use of integrated mobile wireless and GPS technologies.
I'm a pretty big fan of team sports. I'd have to put basketball and baseball high on the list (a somewhat painful situation since I live in Seattle), and our Seahawks are usually good for some playoff football drama. But I am also a fan of tennis.
Last week when I was preparing for a couple of weeks on the road I wrote about 
