Jan 31 2013
Sometimes there are products or services that I really dig, but I find myself alienated by their marketing. Two examples of this came up for me today that had me shaking my head. In one instance, the problem was the language. Now, I adore the cloud service Dropbox. I absolutely rely on it, but in …
Jan 29 2013
Matt Alexander declares that today the iPad has replaced the Mac, by adding a new 128GB model. . . . with a price immediately comparable to the 11-inch MacBook Air, Apple has ostensibly released an iPad that broaches into the realm of full-time workhorse device . . . Today’s iPad, available for $929 with an LTE …
Jan 22 2013
I feel trapped by Facebook. A recent Salon piece by Sara Scribner has rekindled my nascent desire to exit it altogether. Scribner comes to her own loathing of Facebook from the perspective of someone who, having escaped the cliques of junior high, finds herself once again in a social environment in which approval and validation …
Jan 17 2013
The Verge has an interesting piece on the implications of Google’s Chromebooks, cheap-as-dirt laptops that run a browser-based OS and purportedly do not suck. Writer Tom Warren emphasizes the threat this poses to Microsoft, obviating the entire netbook and cheapie Windows machine markets – – if they sell. But I think that’s not who should …
Jan 15 2013
Now that I’m settling in with my Nexus 7, after my hefty deliberations which resulted in my recent hocking of my once-beloved iPad 3, I am now focused more on the day-to-day tasks for which this tablet is used. Some apps I became accustomed to on iOS/iPad have versions for Android/Nexus, but there can still …
Jan 13 2013
The day I did not think I would see has come. Today I sold my iPad 3 (WiFi + LTE 16GB) in favor of my Nexus 7. I never did pick up my iPad again after purchasing the Nexus (and only handled my wife’s iPad to set up games and books for Toby to use, …
Jan 06 2013
Considering the recurring subjects of e-readers and gadgets on this blog, it seems appropriate to mark the passing of Michael Cronan, the guy who gave the Kindle its name. From the Times: When Amazon prepared to introduce its first electronic reader in 2007, it turned to Mr. Cronan, who envisioned imagery reflecting the reading experience …
Jan 05 2013
It’s been almost a week with the Nexus 7, and since the kids are finally asleep, I thought this might be my one chance to follow up from my first post and report on how it’s been going. And much to my surprise, it’s going extremely well. Put it this way. I haven’t picked up …
Jan 02 2013
Catherine Bracy on the tech sector’s obliviousness to genuine social causes and crises: The well-documented lack of diversity in the Valley would be comical if it wasn’t so harmful. It feels like, and often is, a bunch of Stanford guys making tools to fix their own problems. . . Barely any of them start from …
Jan 01 2013
As 2012 rolls into 2013, I’m beginning a trial of a Nexus 7 tablet as a potential replacement* for my beloved iPad 3. Long wishing for a smaller iPad, but not satisfied by the sub-standard resolution on the iPad mini, I’m trying out the Nexus 7 to see if the form factor (packaging a sufficiently-strong …
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