Category Archives: Opinion

Maybe All Mobile Or Not

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Frank

Recently Dave Winer wrote a blog post titled “It’s not all mobile” in which he questions Silicon Valley insiders who say the future of computing is all about mobile. Dave’s main premise is that the protocols of the Internet, including … Continue reading →

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Samsung Emphasizes The Smarts Of Its Newest Smartphone

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Frank

Like many, I watched the live stream of Samsung’s Galaxy S III announcement this afternoon (EST). I was amused by the grandiose scale of the presentation from the live orchestra providing the sound track to the sweeping video segments. Nobody … Continue reading →

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Apple Announces The New iPad

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Frank

Ironically, despite claiming that it “has its feet firmly planted in the post-PC future,” Apple ran a play from the classic PC-era playbook by announcing a new iPad with upgraded specifications. Nothing revolutionary was announced by Apple today as the … Continue reading →

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Personal Computing Biases

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Frank

We all have biases, the difference is that some people are better at not wearing their biases on their sleeves than others. In the tech world our biases are most commonly expressed through the computer gear we use. A person … Continue reading →

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What Is A PC?

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Frank

In an article for Time.com published this week, Harry McCracken states that we need a new definition of ‘PC’. While writing the article McCracken asked on Twitter, “What is a PC?” Because it relates to what I am writing about … Continue reading →

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