Can Going Retro Help With Your Career?
The working world today puts a lot of pressure on professionals to be tech-savvy. Whether you’re just starting out or you’re a seasoned professional, employees increasingly feel that they need to stay on top of key social media platforms and digital norms to keep their jobs. At the same time, though, it’s important to make [Read More]
Digital Rules For Couples
Behold the digital wonders of the modern world. No longer do we need to research answers in our local library, use a phone book, or even pick up a phone to communicate with friends. Digital information is all around, enveloping us with its infinite realm of possibility. As we learn to navigate our place in [Read More]
How To Take Great Pictures Of Your Kids
Between the first fleeting moments of a newborn baby’s crying scream to the excited cheers of high school graduation, there are numerous cherished moments that parents hope to capture for their family photo albums. But how do you take quick and awesome shots of your kids without the impatient eye rolling or if they have [Read More]
Who Said You’re Too Busy To Meditate?
Most people have heard by now that meditation is a great way to stay grounded, reduce stress and find calm in a stressful world. It’s true. It is a great way – and it’s so simple. Sit down. Breathe. Continue. “I should meditate,” you might say. I say it. My friends say it. My clients say it. Yes, [Read More]
How To Declutter Your Digital Photos
Our mission with Dot Complicated is to help people untangle their lives. In our online lives today, we have limitless access to information, megaphones to broadcast our thoughts to the world, and the ability to reach and be reached 24 hours a day. This abundance of communication has introduced all sorts of new complications. The same [Read More]
Grieving Online To Celebrate the Life of My Dad
After a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's disease, my father, Earl Kanter, passed away peacefully. While I feel a profound sense of loss, what gives me comfort is the fact that I had a remarkable father. I'm left with a final life lesson from him: love never dies. His spirit, intelligence, joy of life, [Read More]
If You Send These LinkedIn Messages, You’ll Lose Your Connections
Private messages on any social network are a privilege to use. It’s an opportunity to connect with someone outside the clutter of the public social stream. But if you’re sending messages like these, chances are you’ll go from LinkedIn to linked out. The unsolicited-for-no-good-reason-business-card-link If we’re connected on Linkedin, then I don’t need a shared document with a [Read More]
How Seniors Can Enjoy Tech
My parents are amazed to see how my 6-year-old son adeptly navigates his iPad and how he doesn’t shy away from letting us know when he thinks the wireless network is too slow. Living in Silicon Valley, there is so much focus on small children and technology. But what about the other end of the [Read More]