CNN created a new series called Mostly Human and released its first episode hosted by Laurie Segall titled Dead IRL. The video is available online and this episode focused on several different aspects of digital legacy. The show begins telling…
Image by Kenny Louie Bill Coberly is a writer whose Father recently died unexpectedly. He describes some of the issues which arise when a family member has an unplanned death in a recent article he wrote. He discusses many issues encountered…
One of the best decisions I ever made related to my online life was to start using a password management app. I originally decided to do this just so I could save time. One of the features of such an…
This year has seen both artificial intelligence (AI) along with bots dominate tech news based on the advancements that have been taking place in both areas. We’re just beginning to see the possibilities and implications that both of these technologies will…
Challenges and Goals Creating an application designed to be a central repository to store and display our life’s collection of personal data is a monumental task. Having to factor in the ability to integrate external and cloud based data sources,…
This week I came across this article by Brandon Ambrosino that provides a look at the human aspects of how we will interact with the digital data left by loved ones who have died. He discusses how he visited his…
Imagine if you could record your life. Everything you said, everything you did, available in a perfect memory store at your fingertips so you could go back and find memorable moments and relive them or sift through traces of time…
Last March I reviewed the initial release of Gyroscope. You provide access to services like Fitbit, Runkeeper, Instagram, and Foursquare and it aggregates and creates beautiful visualizations from your personal data. You can read my initial review here. Over the…
If you were to die tomorrow, could someone access all of your digital assets? This includes your photos, videos, documents, websites, domains, and many other items along with passwords to access all of your devices and online services. Creating a digital…
Google recently announced a major new update to their Google Maps product called “Your Timeline”. This new features provides lots of new insights beyond the previous location tracking history they already provided. The announcement states that it’s currently only available for…