Putting Words Into Action

& I write a consumer technology column for SO Magazine. Here’s a piece I wrote on Nest, the iPhone of the thermostat market. It’s blowing up the home temperature control device market right now. It’s been called elegant, gorgeous, sophisticated and smart. Reviewers praise its visual perfection while marveling at its keen execution and visceral [...]

Here’s another example of my coverage of the engineering industry. Georgia Street served as Super Bowl Village during this year’s festivities in Indianapolis and received tons of media coverage. This story provides a behind-the-scenes look of how the three-block street was transformed for on-going use as an event plaza. In the heart of downtown Indianapolis, a [...]

I couldn’t interview Terri Clark until Monday afternoon, but my deadline was the previous Friday. I calculated that it would be more feasible to get the deadline extended than try to figure out that whole time travel business. So that’s what I did. Terri was a great interview, which made the story pretty easy to [...]

I finally obtained the rights to the old Blog Free Springfield trivia series and I’m proud to introduce it here for the very first time. This edition’s theme is the saxophone, for no particular reason. As always, Googling for answers is indicative of poor character. Don’t be that person. Good luck. 1 – Wendy Beamish [...]