That’s Steve Jobs.  Responsible for the iMac, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. Not responsible for broadband, Napster, CD burning, hard-drive swapping and the rest of the elements that contributed to the demise of the old recording industry.  As a matter of fact, Jobs was last.  Macs came without CD burners.  And Rio released […]

I’m jonesing for an iPhone.  But as an e-mail addict, I’m wary.  And since they’re gonna come out with a 4G model soon, why should I buy an iPhone now, and be locked into a contract? So I’m missing out on the apps. But I’ve got great e-mail. Everybody I know who’s a road warrior […]

"It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough.  That it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our hearts sing." Steve JobsiPad 2 demo3/2/11 I went to a liberal arts college.  There was no business department, no preparation for life itself other than the […]

Bob – You’re 100% on Laura Nyro. She demands something of the listener; respectful attention to who she is and appreciation for her integrity and risks she takes without thinking about how it may look to others.  Nothing about Laura is "off the rack!" Artists who are totally in their own skins are rare indeed […]