I polled Twitter recently after a rash of complaints about my phone, asking exactly how ashamed I should be of my shattered screen on a scale of 1 to 10. “11,” one friend said. “Ten billion,” known jerk David Pierce… Read More ›
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Will your children thank you for everything you have tweeted or posted about them?
Some interesting points within this: a.) think before you post; b.) consider deleting your posts after a while; c.) once it’s on the Internet, it is very hard to remove it; d.) but there is something resembling a “right to… Read More ›
You have no anonymity
Trump can tweet what he wants because he either contradicts the messages later on or complete denies he ever posted them. Trump is different. He simply does not care, but for the rest of us social networks work in a… Read More ›
Smart watch cases make sense, sort of
Watches come in all shapes and sized, but with a certain degree of uniformity that makes the wearer feel comfortable. Whether it be stainless steel, gold, or plastic, there is a recognised design for a watch which is to not… Read More ›
My desk space is my head space
For me the other thought provoking bit is that you two use iMacs, presumably in a stationary kind of way. Even though I have a good size monitor on a desk that I’ll use when I want to focus (and… Read More ›
Apple’s profit related approach surely makes sense
Anyone else feel that Apple’s approach today appears to be all profit related? From shoving R&D into alternatives to stop needing innovation tech’s stuff, to the shoddier state of macOS and iOS. I wonder if they’ve looked at MacOS, and… Read More ›
It’s difficult to switch mobile platforms
For early adopters, either when iPhone was just about the only game in town or for some years after when the distinction was still really wide, there might have been arguments here, but now it really is what you know… Read More ›
What do you want your phone to do?
I had a discussion last week with someone at work, a person who hated Apple and who said he would never buy an Apple product. I don’t know him that well, but he pegged me as a fanboy because I… Read More ›
Your phone will be a full-sized computer one day
The recent discovery of Apple’s latest patent caused the usual and predictable reaction. The fact that Apple patents everything hasn’t seemed to quite sink in yet, but there is something in the above idea. If we ignore how the phone would… Read More ›
The Crazy Work of a Stormchaser
Watching a storm from any distance is a thrill because of the power involved and the spectacle of the winds and lightning. It’s a thrill, it’s awe-inspiring, it’s beautiful. As you approach the storm, it’s all of those things. There’s… Read More ›
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