I'm not sure I should post this online, but going public may be the only way to keep myself safe. Since Apple has filed for a trademark to own "There's an App for That", my world has been turned upside down. Dear Mr. Anderson: Our client, Apple® Inc., is gravely concerned that you have been [...]
E-Books, Cynicism, and Shelf Life
Jul 7, 2010 By 5 Comments
Full disclosure: I don't own an e-book reader. Maybe that's why I'm not too hip on e-books as described in this Huffington Post article by Paul Levine. Funny, I don't recall anyone blissfully sniffing their books until the threat from e-publishing appeared. Now, readers can't resist comparing their moldy old tomes to the finest Bordeaux. [...]
In Which I Give Blogger Advice
May 25, 2010 By 1 Comment
Image by TerryJohnston via Flickr Over at Snipe.net, Alison Gianotto (a.k.a. @snipeyhead ) thinks she's all that and a bag of chips on the shoulder. She went a long rant about bloggers giving advice about blogging. Clearly Alison has some kind of bone to pick with douchebaggers everywhere. She might as well have dropped an [...]
Holy Wars: Apple Vs. Adobe or What's Old Is New Again
Apr 13, 2010 By 2 Comments
Way back in the day, before all this fancy schmancy new-fangled crap you pass off for modern computing, we had our very own technology holy wars. Back then it was CP/M versus DOS. There was even a multitasking version of CP/M (I know, even before Apple was a company). However, famously Bill Gates was able [...]
79: Van Halen – Van Halen
Feb 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Cover of Van Halen If you've ever been to a local music store guitar solo contest, you know when it comes. You hear the first chord and know you're about to hear yet another sixteen-year-old grind out "Eruption" in hopes of winning the free guitar. No guitar solo contest would be complete without "Eruption" rehashed [...]
Tech Press Bias
Oct 21, 2005 By Leave a Comment
One of the shows I miss the most from the now defunct ZDTV/TechTV is "Silicone Spin" hosted by John C. Dvorak. It was a great show where various tech pundits got together and hammered out the current issues in a round table. Dvorak moderated the show with a cut-to-the-chase style. The technical press is one [...]
Apple and the Enterprise
Dec 10, 2004 By Leave a Comment
I guess it's now official that Apple Computer has become an enterprise hardware vendor. Oracle is going to purchase Apple's Xserve RAID. Oracle has identified the Apple product as one of several storage systems that would make a good low-cost alternative to the types of high-end monolithic storage systems that have traditionally been used to [...]
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