I’m frequently amused and bewildered by the naivety and arrogance displayed by the folks who, early in their careers, find themselves in mid-level positions nestled within the comfortable fold of a large Telecom company, and begin to, as they say, believe their...
I’m a busy guy and I have little tolerance for hassle on my Desktop. Recently I was having trouble meddling with a PDF somebody sent me, and in desperation I downloaded Acrobat Reader for OS X on to my MacBook Pro. Now, normally I don’t need Acrobat since...
Yesterday’s launch of the Palm Foleo probably did not yield the expected huzzahs and praise that normally heralds a product launch from one of Silicon Valley’s product design luminaries, especially one by Mr. Jeff Hawkins. Palm chose to use...
If, in a few weeks, it turns out that Apple’s iPhone is going to become another delicate rosebud in the AT&T Wireless walled garden, there are a number of candidates waiting in the wings for those of us who’ve seen this as the bazaar’s big...
The MPAA has, believe it or not, heard you. You want to copy the material you buy, for use in other devices, etc. You want to, as someone once said, be able to “Rip. Remix. Burn.” your media. And why not? You paid for it. MPAA Boss Dan Glickman is actually...
I’ve read with interest the article from Katie and (as usual) the all-over-the-place commentary from the readers @ GigaOM’s article on Mobile Social Networks. While I’m not really sure exactly how an iPod is allegorical to mobile social networking I...