Archive for the 'Apple' Category


Inside The Beltway Syndrome

Once upon a time this only referred to the talking heads in Washington, D.C., prognosticating on politics like they really knew what was going on in the rest of the country when they didn’t.  Now it applies to all major media, from TV to newspapers, they’re out of touch. Last week Steve Jobs took to […]

The Tao Of Steve

1. Picking the right horse. "Apple is a company that doesn’t have the resources that everyone else has. We choose what tech horses to ride, we look for tech that has a future and is headed up. Different pieces of tech go in cycles… they have summer and then they go to the grave." This […]

Comcast’s iPad App

Uh-oh.  You’ve now got a reason to buy an iPad.Watch this video.  RIGHT NOW! Comcast Xfinity Remote If you build it, people will find a way to make it useful. The iPad is dumb.  It’s the apps that make it smart.  But so far, we haven’t found an app that demands purchase of the device.  […]

Explanations

RHAPSODY DROP From 800,000 subscribers a year ago to 650,000 today.  A nineteen percent drop. Pundits and players say this is evidence that no one wants a subscription. No, this is evidence that you can listen to all the music you want for free online anyway. Rhapsody portability has historically sucked.  Sure, you can take […]