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iPad: Bad Name, Lots of Potential
There’s certainly no lack of commentary, opinion and conversation about Apple’s ultra-anticipated tablet computer, the iPad.
First, it’s a terrible name for lots of reasons; the iSlate or iTablet would have been better choices. As for my take on the device itself, it’s pretty interesting, particularly as an e-Reader, but the real story is how the [...]
Apple Tablet: Bestest, Coolest, Greatest Thing Ever!!!!
The high-tech world goes gaga for new and shiny products. It’s how the industry manages to convince people to purchase things they have already have, things they don’t really need, or things that they’ll probably buy in time.
The marketing mantras include “smaller”, “more powerful”, “mobile”, “better designed”, “faster”, “more capacity” and, of course “more features”. [...]
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Nokia’s Smartphone Aspirations
Om Malik had an interesting blog post yesterday about an interview he did with Tero Ojanperä, Nokia executive vice-president of services. What caught my eye was how Om set up the interview by making outlining his criticisms of Nokia, “including its denial of competition from Apple’s iPhone, its hardware, and a botched launch of its [...]
A Shout Out to CBL Data Recovery
A few weeks ago, my two-year-old MacBook blew a gasket when I tried to update the OS to Snow Leopard. This included the dreaded blue screen of death, and the realization that thousands of photos were in danger of disappearing into thin air.
So what do you do when your hard drive craps out on you? [...]
Clawed By Snow Leopard
Amid the excitement about Apple’s new operating system, Snow Leopard, was the gut feeling that it might be better to wait on the sidelines until some of the bugs had been worked out – something that was cemented by the fact an update is already available.
But being an Apple disciple, I decided to take the [...]
Does Every Company Need Social Media