Gizmodo says Microsoft killed the Courier tablet video project. Microsoft’s Frank Shaw: It’s in our DNA to develop new form factors and natural user interfaces to foster productivity and creativity. The Courier project is an example of this type of effort. It will be evaluated for use in future offerings, but we have no plans … Read More »

WSJ’s interview with Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen: We have different views of the world. Our view of the world is multi-platform. Duh.

Common sense from Microsoft and an endorsement of Apple’s position: The future of the web is HTML5. Microsoft is deeply engaged in the HTML5 process with the W3C. HTML5 will be very important in advancing rich, interactive web applications and site design. The HTML5 specification describes video support without specifying a particular video format. We … Read More »

Should Mac users begin preparing for life after Adobe? My friend Bambi Brannan is doing that with another in her series of Affordable Mac Alternatives For Adobe Photoshop CS5, Pt. 2: Are there alternatives to Photoshop for those who cannot afford the upgrade cost in real world dollars, let alone the assortment of Dummies and … Read More »

Why are there no Flash videos, Flash apps, or Flash games on Apple’s hot-selling and very popular Phone, iPod touch, and iPad? Apple CEO Steve Jobs explains in detail in an open letter, Thoughts on Flash: Flash was created during the PC era – for PCs and mice. Flash is a successful business for Adobe, … Read More »

Is it working already? Or, is it a typically misleading mainstream media headline? Amanda Lee Myers, AP: Arizona’s sweeping immigration bill allows police to arrest illegal immigrant day laborers seeking work on the street or anyone trying to hire them. It won’t take effect until summer but it is already having an effect on the … Read More »

Gene J. Koprowski of Faux News on iPhone App Store pornography: The socially conservative Parents Television Council (PTC) thinks a wealth of salacious apps are currently available for iPhone users—things like “My Vibe,” which converts the iPhone into a vibrator, and “Love Positions Free,” which has drawings of couples having sex. The group has publicly … Read More »