I'm still thinking more and more about the question of "What do you do?" and why it is so important. 

More Thoughts Around the Question of "What Do You Do?"

Verizon came out with a new "Voice Cypher" OTT app for iOS, Android and Blackberry which sounds like a very cool way to have secure voice communication across mobile networks... until you realize that it has a government backdoor already built in.  :-(

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-12-11/verizons-new-encrypted-calling-app-comes-prehacked-for-the-nsa
https://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/business/apps/voice-cypher.html
http://business.verizonwireless.com/content/b2b/en/solutions/technology/mobile-security/voice-cypher.html

TDYR 195 - Verizon's 'Secure' Voice Cypher App... With A Government Backdoor

Top of mind thoughts on how much I wish people would judge others based on their actions rather than their beliefs. 

Actions Vs. Beliefs

Happy Canada Day! Today, July 1, is the celebration of the creation of Canada on July 1, 1867. 

TDYR 257 - Happy Canada Day! And Looping Audio On the iPhone...

If you want to send someone a message online today, you've got a hell of a lot of options. Far from the erstwhile IM dominance of ICQ, today there are messaging platforms of every shape and size, a blurring of the lines between messaging and social media, and messaging components incorporated into almost everything. This week, we ask a simple question: why so many, and what are they all for?

Why Are There So Many Messaging Companies?

How do you create your own personal content (articles, blog posts, podcasts, etc) in the midst of all the other demands of life? Do you "pay yourself first" as Jeremiah Owyang once recommended? What do you do?

TDYR 299 - Do You "Pay Yourself First" In Creating Content for Blogs or Podcasts?

Dan York - author, speaker, technologist - comments on the technical, cultural and social changes happening all around us, particularly related to the Internet.  Emerging technology, social media, security, and other random topics... 

TDYR 195 - Verizon's 'Secure' Voice Cypher App... With A Government Backdoor

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