Andy Jordan's Tech Diary

I Know What You Just Tweeted

Andy Jordan — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:32:34 EST

Andy Jordan's Tech Diary gets the lowdown on a mass psychic experiment conducted via Twitter. But perhaps you already knew that. He also looks at how Twitter is being used these days.

Andy Jordan's Tech Diary: What the Heck is Wolfram Alpha?

Andy Jordan — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:29:40 EST

A new "search" engine is out on the web, and geeks are all over it. WSJ's Andy Jordan tests it out on really smart students.

Andy Jordan's Tech Diary: iPhone's Crap Apps

Andy Jordan — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:25:43 EST

Useless and popular (and irritating) iPhone apps are doing well, much to their makers' chagrin. WSJ's Andy Jordan tries to irritate the developer of one of the most aggravating apps in the app store.

Andy Jordan's Tech Diary: Making Money Off Downtime

Andy Jordan — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:58:07 EST

WSJ's Andy Jordan finds someone who is "leveling up" his World of Warcraft account in order to monetize his downtime in the midst of the recession.

Andy Jordan's Tech Diary: Online Hookups Get Geo-Aware.

Andy Jordan — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:02:12 EST

People are using location-based social networking to meet strangers online, in their own neighborhood, spontaneously and in real-time. WSJ's Andy Jordan takes a look at two platforms: Loopt and Brightkite.

Andy Jordan's Tech Diary: Tale of Two Streaming Musicians

Andy Jordan — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:23:25 EST

WSJ's Andy Jordan looks at how live online video streaming is changing the marketing formula for an up-and-coming recording artist and giving an amateur performer a crack at exposure, using two online streaming platforms: Mogulus and UStream.

Andy Jordan's Tech Diary: Cell Phone For Seniors

Andy Jordan — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:33:27 EST

WSJ's Andy Jordan reports on a new no-frills cell phone is aimed at senior citizens, complete with big concave buttons, a bright screen, and handy speed-dials.

Andy Jordan's Tech Diary: CES Post Mortem, Can Tech Save Us?

Andy Jordan — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:19:45 EST

Can a game that uses human brainwaves to shoot a ball through a hoop rescue us from economic turmoil? WSJ's Andy Jordan takes a look in his video notebook from CES.

Hands on Gizmos: Uroclub

Andy Jordan — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST

Can't hold it any longer on the back nine? WSJ's Andy Jordan hits the green to see what golfers think of a club that lets putters take care of "business" -- in their club.

"Andy Jordan's Tech Diary: Smart Elevators"

Andy Jordan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:51:01 EST

WSJ's Andy Jordan checks out the latest in "destination" elevators and finds out going up and down is not as easy as it looks.