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Technology has improved the way the world watches the Olympics. Super slow-mo replay. The magical yellow world-record line. These are good things. The best part is how technology has made the information immediate, with live streams and instant updates. But the network responsible for delivering the games to America is broadcasting a tangled, discordant mess—and it's ruining the 2012 Olympic experience. There are a ton of ways to watch the Olympics this year. I spent the majority of Saturday and Sunday absolutely glued to the games. I had NBC on TV, and I had two separate live streams going: one on my laptop and one on my Nexus 7. Great, right? Wrong. See, NBC is constantly telling you during the broadcast to "supplement your viewing experience" via NBCOlympics.com or through their apps. But going online doesn't supplement anything—it strangles and spoils it at the same time. This is where timezones and corporate greed collide head on. For example: Yesterday, Michael...

Jul 24, 2012 2:40 PM   The NY Times has an interesting trend piece about how big companies—especially Silicon Valley ones—are beginning to institute policies which encourage people to step back from the streams of information coming at them from their various gadgets and focus on what really matters (as far as work goes, at least). One particularly intriguing quote came from a psychologist researching the matter who said that some of us "not only feel addicted, but trapped." Have we crossed the threshold of being too connected and accessible on a widespread level? To the point that it's giving you anxiety? [NY Times] View the original article here This post was made using the Auto Blogging Software from WebMagnates.org This line will not appear when posts are made after activating the software to full version.