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Many people have accused me of being an Apple fanboy. Although I do really enjoy using Apple products, I definitely see the value in other devices not made by Apple that function better. That was the case for me ant the Courier, pictured above. Microsoft never officially came out and said they were making the
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iPad Versus the Competition
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I was at my old job when I first noticed it. The guy across the desk from me came into the office, all excited, carrying an Apple bag. “What’d you get?” I asked. “A new iTouch,” he said. “A what?” “An iTouch. You know, the iPhone looking iPod,” he says. “You mean the iPod Touch?”
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Apple Pet Peeves: iTouch
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Do me a favor and take a moment to watch the video above. Don’t worry, it’s worth it. Trust me. I’ll wait. So it’s gotta be tough to be a journalist in Wisconsin nowadays, because Doug Higgins of Fox 11′s Good Day Wisconsin says that buying an iPad is going to cost you too much
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Misleading Journalism: Good Day Wisconsin Claims Accessories Make iPad Too Expensive
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“PC load letter? What the f*** is that?” Ever since my wife had our child back in February, she’s been staying at home taking care of the little guy. OK, technically, she’s been staying at home since she was laid off in October, but that’s neither here nor there. Last week she got a call
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That’s Why I Use a Mac
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A few days ago, I wrote a post about Apple’s quarterly earnings call. I’ve been thinking a lot about that big number – $40 billion – and what it really means for Apple. I think the truly telling part about it though I already put in that first post. Jobs said that the money provides
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$40 Billion Liquid – Additional Thoughts
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All this talk recently about the lack of nudity/skin in the App store got me thinking. After all the dust has settled, what apps are left in the App store that are racy? Is there anything that would disturb me as a parent? I decided to do some research and look around to see what
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Sex and the App Store
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Image from Candida Höfer’s book, “Libraries” Last week I was a little bit stressed out. The baby was crying non-stop, deadlines were on my mind and a big hiccup came down the pike with one of my major clients. I decided to go to the local library to spend some time by myself in a
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The Physical Book Problem
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Back in October, I wrote a post about justifying the high cost of software, particularly when it came to Mac programs. It was all related to Daylite, a popular business management program by Marketcircle, and a program I was considering using for my own business. I eventually bought it, and Daylite Touch, and it worked
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A Call for Help: Productivity Apps
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One of the big disappointments for me in during the iPad announcement was iBooks. I love reading, so having an online bookstore that was more accessible than the Kindle made sense to me, plus it’s an Apple product, so I knew it would work. But I kept waiting for the magazine section to show up,
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iPad and Magazines – Make it Happen
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The person above is Jason Calacanis, and he’s pretty famous in the blogging world as being the creator of Weblogs Inc, a mammoth blogging company that pretty much everyone has come across in their travels across the intertubes. He also, apparently, is kind of a dick. Last week, as everyone was getting hyped up about
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Gotcha – Calacanis Hoaxes Twitter Followers
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