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Written by: Intercept Technology™

Published: 06 January 2014

I spent part of last Saturday setting up for Christmas. After going through the tough part of getting the tree and carrying it up a cramped flight of stairs it was time to decorate it. This meant getting the bags, totes, and ornament boxes upstairs as well. My mother buys a new ornament every year and seemingly has done so forever. Her ornaments date back to the ’50s and spend the majority of their time stored in her basement covered in tissue paper.

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Written by: Intercept Technology™

Published: 06 February 2014

Armed with shopping bag and credit card, consumers applauded the release of the first iPod in 2001. With 5 GB's of storage and the slogan “1,000 songs in your pocket”, the iPod quickly became an overnight success. Now different versions can hold up to 160 GB's and 40,000 songs. An HD color screen replaced the original black and white screen.

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Written by: Intercept Technology™

Published: 13 February 2014

Once known as disruptive technology -- the fresher term alludes to an advancement that uproots a previous development. Said advancement can create a new market or value network. The term innovation gives the idea that it needn't be a brand new technology, only an improvement for a prior one.

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Written by: Intercept Technology™

Published: 10 March 2014

A barrier to benefits can often be unforeseen. I enjoy camping and have been receiving flyers and opinion polls because of my time spent in Yellowstone Park. While there, I learned about how the insertion of wolves (after a 70-year absence) changed the behavior of the animals and the land. I recently found a video that described the lengths to which the park and its wildlife were affected.

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Written by: Intercept Technology™

Published: 11 March 2014

Time matters in sports. This was on display during the Olympic men’s downhill ski race. Bode Miller, the American favorite, was on a quest to finally win this race in the Olympics. He DID NOT.

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Written by: Intercept Technology™

Published: 07 April 2014

What do Corrosion Intercept and Zebras have in common? Zebras have stripes, unlike any other species. Humans haven’t been able to discern why for hundreds of years. I have been around zebras and have heard many theories, from guides, not from the zebras. One posed that the different colors created high and low pressures based on the heat they were absorbing and reflecting causing convection and air movement to keep them cool.