Apple
Déjà vu all over again in the PC world
The debate about the death of the PC still rages. One thing that amuses me about all this discussion is how long it has been going on. I wrote a post on this subject (Is the PC dead?) nearly seven years ago. Back in 2006, I observed: Whatever hardware is involved, one thing that I [...]
The shine is off the Apple but for how long?
Oh, how quickly they turn on you! Yesterday’s stock market darling is today’s object for the dumpster. In a matter of months the designated world’s best company lost two hundred billion dollars in stock market value and became the subject of chatter saying that the company was doomed. The blogosphere has been busy churning out [...]
A new type of consumer satisfaction survey
What does this report from Computerworld tell you? A local Friday report from Palo Alto’s Daily Post informs us that Microsoft’s Mountain View campus was robbed at some point across the Christmas period. Verbatim: “Microsoft’s campus in Mountain View is presumably loaded with Microsoft’s latest and greatest products, but a thief decided to steal five [...]
Religion comes to technology
America has its share of unusual religious cults but Sweden has come up with one for the age of technology. In a story titled In Sweden, Taking File Sharing to Heart. And to Church, the New York Times reports that a Swedish government agency recently registered as a bona fide religion a church whose central [...]
Monday links
The future of television has arrived: it’s called the iPadThe future of the television is the iPad. That was the overwhelming message at the TV of Tomorrow conference in New York, which saw executives and decision makers from across the television industry gather for a lively day of discussion and debate about the state and [...]
You and I could have been rich
Ah, hindsight. If only you (or I) had put some money into Apple stock 10 years ago or 5 years ago or even 3 years ago. Or did you? Source: Wall Street Journal Added later: No sonner did I post this than Apple stock fell out of bed. But you would still be rich if [...]
Catching up
I’ve had a lot on my plate recently (including Thanksgiving dinner) and I have fallen behind in my reading. Here are some interesting articles and posts that have been accumulating: Leap Forward in Brain-Controlled Computer Cursors: New Algorithm Greatly Improves Speed and AccuracyStanford researchers have designed the fastest, most accurate algorithm yet for brain-implantable prosthetic [...]
