I was sitting at my desk, doing homework, listening to WABC broadcast the hits, when the music was interrupted with the news that Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated. I was alone. It was a shock. Because it came out of the blue, was completely unexpected. As was the shooting of RFK not long […]

You’re either part of the Apple ecosystem or you’re not. Sure, there are still Android bros talking about the customability of that platform, but in truth a smartphone is now an appliance, and to argue which is superior is a waste of time. Having said that, many people get into the Apple ecosystem via the […]

Is everything. If you can’t buy it, it doesn’t matter how good it is. I bought something on Amazon. My usual seller was out, so I opted for a competitor and when the merchandise arrived, the packaging was different. And in this case the packaging is key. So I decided to return it. Which is […]

If you’re looking for a book to read this holiday weekend, I highly recommend this one. What we’ve got here is something conventionally called a thriller, and normally I don’t read that kind of book, but reviews have been great and the action all takes place in the heart of San Francisco tech. Jakob Kerr […]