The Ballmer Pattern
Ballmer’s at it again, idly laughing off Google’s Chrome OS … last thing he laughed off so boisterously was the iPhone, which he claimed had “no chance.” Let’s revisit:
View ArticleTagging Friends in Facebook Status Updates
I recently discovered a handy little Facebook feature which allows you to tag friends (and Pages) in wall posts. It lets your audience know exactly who you’re shouting out (or talking smack) to. So I...
View ArticleDon’t Ask Me for My Email Address
These days, anyone organizing competent promotional efforts (events, organizations, themselves, etc) invests various degrees of their attentions to online efforts. One reason for this is economics:...
View ArticleClimategate: a Case Study in How Not to Conduct Research
Sometimes events arrive with a timing that is both serendipitous and uncanny. Only days after my last post, wherein I state a case for the growing importance of referencing the datasets and algorithms...
View ArticleThe Twelve Year Road
In January of 1998, Netscape — in a last-ditch effort to retaliate against Microsoft’s domination of the browser market with its Internet Explorer browser — took to the strategy of open sourcing...
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Comparative Inclines
I found a curious Business Insider post via Daring Fireball, which contained the following chart, visualizing the growth rate of various “smart phone” platforms, across carriers: I’m noticing a...
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Greener Than Expected
I just picked up one of the new Mac Minis that Apple released this summer, which added the Thunderbolt port, dropped the optical drive, and ship with the new Intel i5 and i7 CPUs. Given that this is...
View ArticleNew iPad Totally Awesome, but Two LTE Gotchas
Like much of the rest of the folks who bought one, I’m really loving the New iPad (aka “iPad 3″). Yes, it really is that wonderful: instantly responsive and fluid, wonderful screen, and even without...
View ArticleCafe Frizzante
It’s high time for my blog’s first recipe. It’s a simple one, to make fizzy espresso. Before you start, you’ll need: room temperature water a Sodastream soda maker and some way to make a double...
View ArticleiOS 8 on an iPhone 5: Update Impressions
It’s been several days, but I use my phone pretty heavily, so there are some initial impressions I can share at this time. Obviously the new Extensions APIs (notification center widgets, share sheets,...
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