There’s something to be said about the old fashioned way to get news. The newspaper makes it easy to scan pages, find an interesting headline, and dig into a few details with a quick glance. Alas, killing trees to deliver daily news is so yesteryear. Nearly everything I read these days is online. Mac, iPhone, … Read More »
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
2 Ways To Kill And Use Flash On Your Mac
Got Flash? Of course. It’s the video standard for the world wide web. Everybody uses Flash video, right? It’s not dead yet, but if there’s a God in heaven, may Flash die quickly and without mercy. In the meantime, we have browsers to use and web pages to view. Many of those web pages display … Read More »
Monday, November 28, 2011
Microsoft Still Doesn’t Get It
Here’s another episode of Microsoft Doesn’t Get It. This time, it’s Microsoft’s TellMe vs. Apple’s highly-touted and loved Siri. Eric Savitz in Forbes, interviews Microsoft executive Craig Mundie. Mundie: TellMe facility’s been in the Windows 7 Phone (sic) for more than a year! I just think that people are infatuated with Apple announcing it… it’s … Read More »
Friday, November 25, 2011
Samsung’s Next Big Thing? A TV Commercial
If imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, then Samsung is in love with Apple. First, the company shamelessly copies Apple’s iPhone and iPad designs, now they copy Apple’s tasteful and highly effect Mac vs. PC television commercials. How? By making fun of Apple’s iPhone customers. If a picture is worth a thousand words, … Read More »
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
R and D Bang for the Buck
From Seeking Alpha, Stephen Rosenman takes a look at Apple’s relatively small R & D budget compared to Dell, Nokia, HP, Intel and RIM. In 2006, Apple spent $500 million and in 2007, it spent $800 million, and came up with the iPhone and a host of other products. In 2007, Microsoft spent over $7 … Read More »
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Who’s Your Daddy?
It’s no secret that Apple loves aluminum. Look at the MacBook line of notebooks and what do you see? Aluminum cases unlike notebooks of any other computer maker. Competing PC manufacturers know that the buying public love the aluminum clad Macs, so they want to create ultra books of their own. But Apple controls aluminum … Read More »
Monday, November 21, 2011
Occupy Flash
This is a movement I could get behind. David Goldman in CNN Money on Occupy Flash. “Occupy” movements have taken over Wall Street, London, Chicago and Oakland. Now an “occupy” group is trying to take control of your Web browser. Not quite. It’s more of a movement to get rid of Adobe’s Flash plug-in forever. … Read More »