It seems that one of the most popular things for tech reporters to do these days is pass on rumors and prognostications about what Apple might do with their possible tablet product. At the same time, a number of companies announced their slate/tablet options at CES a couple of weeks [...]
Announcements of new products are always interesting when they come from Google, and concern a type of device to which we are all fairly addicted. I have had the privilege of watching companies announce new technology products since about 1980 and feel like I am getting the hang of understanding [...]
I feel as if we need to create a new scale for technology years that is akin to dog years. In other words, for every normal human year, there are three technology years – at least it seems that way with all the progress we are making in tech these [...]
The funny thing about being a technology guy is when people meet you, they tend to ask for advice, just as I am sure doctors experience. The latest question I get a lot is, ”what phone should I be getting next?” An example from last night… I was at a [...]
With all the buzz about SocMed in the world, I thought I would take a shot at identifying the various players in this exploding drama. It is easier to comprehend a complicated subject like this if we simply look at the participants and what they love, and what they hate [...]
I woke up the other morning and a phrase popped into my head, “the seeds of the future are already planted.” This is an eloquent way to express something I have been preaching for a few years now. It is possible to accurately predict the future state of certain areas [...]
I have always believed that one of the really important responsibilities a writer has is to ask interesting questions. Questions make us think about life in new ways, and once we do, our minds cannot snap back to what they were before. So here is my question… What would Jesus [...]
This is going to be all about the business side of operating systems so if you find OS’s boring and passé at this point, don’t read this post… So Google announced this week that they are going to produce an operating system for netbooks. It is named Chrome operating system [...]
There are moments in life when I am very conscious that I am an animal at heart. When I get hungry, there comes a point where I cannot focus on anything other than hunting prey – or at least a doughnut. When someone tackles me on the soccer field, I [...]
The announcement of the Google Wave platform and all the early descriptions of the role it could play in building Web based applications has me thinking about the power of platforms in general. I think an important concept for us all to think about is the trend we are seeing [...]