The Techie One

12/01/2021

Serving the Bay Area since 1997.

09/27/2020

Getting paid for simply driving your car around? According to one company, if you agree to turn your vehicle into a moving billboard you could be paid $500 a...

02/15/2017

Scam warning! Got this in my email today. Totally not legit. The link points to a Google Doc.

02/10/2017

Snopes says it's unproven, but I've received oe of these calls. http://www.snopes.com/can-you-hear-me-scam/

Dozens of news outlets reported on a purported scam wherein fraudsters supposedly falsify charges by randomly calling people and asking 'Can you hear me?'

11/20/2016

My favorite technological advance has long been the GPS.

08/17/2016

http://www.marinij.com/article/NO/20160726/NEWS/160729841

A new program at the Marin City Library is helping a group of students learn by providing free access to the internet.Marin City Library staff members have set up the mobile “hotspot” devices allowing internet access for students

08/17/2016

http://www.marinij.com/general-news/20140520/intelligence-sharing-by-marin-librarians-leads-to-counterfeiting-arrest-in-fairfax

A man suspected of scamming Marin librarians is getting the book thrown at him. Daniel Han Shi, 26, of San Francisco is suspected of passing or trying to pass counterfeit $20 bills at the Fairfax library and several other branches.

08/17/2016

http://www.marinij.com/article/NO/20150307/NEWS/150309852

Etienne Douglas of San Rafael has been interested in computer technology since he was 5-years-old, playing with gadgets his stepfather, who was employed by IBM, brought home from work.Douglas, 38, shares his ongoing passion for computers by run

08/17/2016

http://abc7news.com/society/marin-library-bouncing-back-after-recession/557722/

The Marin City library is bouncing back after the recession by opening on Fridays and offering new technology.

05/28/2015

I was privileged to be on Soroptimist International of Novato's Sounding Board show with Madalienne Peters. https://youtu.be/mShHrr6ZihI

A Sounding Board conversation with Etienne Douglas, website coordinator of the Marin County Free Library, and Webstar program computer Coordinator for the Ma...

03/20/2015

I usually don't jones for stuff, but these dudes are smart and have made a "smart" smartwatch. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-time-awesome-smartwatch-no-compromises?gclid=CIP_-dz4t8QCFRSVfgodGFYAhg

Color e-paper smartwatch with up to 7 days of battery and a new timeline interface that highlights what's important in your day.