by Jon Cline | Sep 20, 2021 | Blog
Tech companies have long promised that devices and apps will improve our relationships. Sometimes they deliver on that promise (usually with good guard rails and design), but most of the time it’s something less. We’ve all heard complaints about devices...
by Jon Cline | Sep 7, 2021 | Blog
As technology becomes more and more pervasive, it becomes easier for small technical hurdles to disrupt users. This build up of technical frustration (latent click rage, anyone?) can negatively impact what I call our digital quality of life. A simple way to make tech...
by Jon Cline | Aug 31, 2021 | Blog
One approach to improve digital quality of life is the right-to-repair movement. Proprietary software is making it so farmers can’t even repair their own tractors. Tech companies lock people out of their own devices. But there’s a movement pushing back, and it’s...
by Jon Cline | Aug 24, 2021 | Blog
I’m a tech guy. I got my first break with computers and I’ve started tech companies. But even I’m concerned about the encroachment of technology in our lives and the impact it can have on our quality of life. When digital technology intersects with your life, it can...
by Jon Cline | Aug 23, 2021 | Blog
The Olympic Games are always full of inspiring stories. Take U.S. Olympic surfer Carissa Moore. The 28 year old from Hawaii won 11 national titles as an amateur before going pro and winning the Women’s World Tour four times. She competed for the U.S. in surfing’s...
by Jon Cline | Jul 16, 2021 | Blog
I appeared on a recent episode of The Technologist podcast from Bitwise talking about Salesforce configurations. The most important question isn’t if software works, but how it works. There are a lot of great solutions that technically work, but no one will ever...
