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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
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I came across this article titled "iPad clone arrived three months before iPad". Correct me if I'm wrong, but if something launches three months earlier, wouldn't the later be the clone? Apple has this reputation of being the only technology company that can create innovative products. In the media, Apple gets a free pass more often than other companies. I remember Sony's first MP3 player was locked to their software where music had to be checked in and out of your library. Journalists went nuts because you couldn't sync with a music manager of your choice. When the iPod hit the market, it was just great even though it was tied to one computer with iTunes. To me, Apple makes evolutionary products and in many ways they really just sexifiy existing technology. What nobody seems to talk about is that Apple makes unreliable products. I've never seen as many notebook failures as I have with Macs. In the last three years, I've seen five logic board failures and three hard drive failures (two in the same computer). I've seen two displays die and one hinge that needed fixing twice. In five years, my friend has gone through four iPods. My personal Macbook Pro powers on every few mintues when the lid is closed if I leave my mouse plugged in. My work Macbook Pro stayed on in my bag for four hours yesterday when it was supposed to be sleeping. And those that say Mac's never crash...come spend the day with me. They make sexy looking stuff, but reliable...hardly. I always say that Mac's aren't more stable, they just crash more gracefully. That gray screen is so much more gentle than the Windows blue screen of death.  Be first to comment this article |  Quote this article on your site
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Tuesday, 03 February 2009 |
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Now three of President Obama’s nominees have run into tax problems. Timothy Geithner managed to get through the confirmation process, but Nancy Killefer and Tom Daschle withdrew from consideration. Let’s assume that it was an accounting error on their parts and not some sinister plot to avoid paying taxes. Then I ask this question…if these wealthy politicians with accountants, I assume, can’t figure out the tax system, how does the government expect the average person to? How about those of us that do their own taxes? Be first to comment this article | Quote this article on your site |
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Tuesday, 03 February 2009 |
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When Joe the Plumber parlayed his fame into journalism, the media outlets went nuts. “What makes him qualified”, they said. Journalists are such elitists and I say that coming from a former-journalists perspective. We like to think we have significant power and influence because we see products and corporate roadmaps months before the public. It eventually goes to your head. When I wrote reviews, I liked to think that I could make or break a product. If that were true there would be a lot of companies that no longer existed. The question is, "what makes a journalist?" Where doctors, lawyers, or engineers need to have a specific degree to practice their profession, journalists require no particular degree at all. Be first to comment this article | Quote this article on your site |
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Monday, 07 April 2008 |
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On April 3rd I was listening to The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor on NPR and he briefly mentioned that it was Herb Caen's birthday. I'll admit that I don't know anything about Herb Caen and I've never read any of his columns. He passed away a year and a half before I moved to San Francisco. Garrison Keillor said, "He started publishing his column "It's News to Me" in the San Francisco Chronicle in 1938, the year after the Golden Gate Bridge opened. He was only 22 years old, and he continued writing 1,000 words a day, six days a week, for almost 60 years — becoming the longest-running columnist in American history." Comments (5) | Quote this article on your site |
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Saturday, 20 January 2007 |
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It's 5:30 AM and I'm still awake. I haven't slept a good night in two weeks. My online show, InDigital, tackled CES 2007 in Las Vegas and it's been non-stop ever since. Last year, the show was 25 minutes and we pulled together another 5 minutes for the following show. This year, it's 47 minutes long and there's another CES episode being edited now and there's so much left to do. I think I was a little too ambitious this year. The team was the same size as last year, but four times the show. At least the first show is done and being encoded. Be first to comment this article | Quote this article on your site |
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