iPhones?
Originally posted 2005-05-12 15:21:00 Bill Gates claims that the iPod will tumble towards irrelevance, displaced by mobile phones with integrated MP3 players. Can you sense the iPod envy? Frustrated at his inability to make...
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Installing Tiger
Originally posted 2005-04-30 06:03:11 Posted Saturday, April 30, 2005 Yesterday evening, I hustled my children into our mini-van to run errands. Since my wife had already left for the weekend, I reasoned that I’d...
Tiger Direct Sues Apple
Originally posted 2005-04-29 04:59:07 Unbelievable. Tiger Direct has sued Apple for trademark infringement. The issue? The new version of Mac OS X, dubbed Tiger, has flooded the Internet with techie \”Tiger\” references, bumping Tiger...
Ergonomics Followup
Originally posted 2005-04-05 02:29:36 In an earlier entry I complained about wrist pain, and described my quest to swap out my mouse and keyboard for more ergonomic offerings. I purchased an Evoluent Vertical Mouse...
Running on a Mac
Originally posted 2005-03-31 20:30:10 I’ve had my iBook, which introduced me to both Macs and Mac OS X, for almost a year now. When I first got it, I struggled to find software for...
Music
Originally posted 2005-03-16 16:06:45 I listen to the same CD over, and over, and over again. . . . Even better than the real thing . . . It’s U2’s Ach Tung, Baby, and...
Caller ID Abuse
Originally posted 2005-03-15 18:01:55 You’ve done it before: you’ve picked up the telephone and dialed the wrong number. Sometimes, you’ve realized immediately, and hung up. Other times, you haven’t realized your mistake until the...
Ergonomics
Originally posted 2005-02-18 12:28:05 While shooting baskets with my son a few months ago, I noticed my wrist protesting every shot I threw up. Odd, I thought.I didn’t recall injuring my wrist. Since the...
Insights
Originally posted 2004-11-30 13:27:29 I can’t convert hours to days, or vice versa. I never have been able to. Sure, I’ve memorized that 24 hours make one day, and that 48 hours make two...
Marketing
Originally posted 2004-10-27 10:00:48 My three-year-old daughter looked me in the eye a few weeks ago and announced, \”Dad, I’m switching to Geico.\” Geico, for those who are unfamiliar, is a car insurance company...