Been meaning to post this for awhile. I’ve had my iPad for about 1 month, and it’s great! It does 2 things, really, really well: 1. watching TV. The screen looks great watching iTunes downloads, streaming NetFlix and ABC shows. Bright and sharp. MUCH better than the dedicated portable DVD players I was using just [...]
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I Love My iPad…but…but…no Flash is terrrible!
October 22, 2010
Droid vs iPhone part 6 – final wrap-up
November 28, 2009
Well I’ve been rocking the Droid for two weeks now (and yeah, I’m gonna keep it!), so I figured I should make one final post concerning what I still like about it (or like even more), what’s starting to bug me, and what I miss about the iPhone. I also wanted to address the hit [...]
Droid vs. iPhone part 5 – Final Results! Droid wins! (For me, anyway)
November 16, 2009
Summary: Both the Droid and the iPhone are excellent portable internet devices/mini-computers, but I give the edge to the Droid because of the better network. Droid is a much better phone, but not as good a media player. So it depends on your needs – if, like me, you’re more concerned with the phone and [...]
Lies, Damned Lies, and Housing Statistics
July 29, 2009
No wonder people are losing (lost?) faith in the “mainstream media” (gah, I hate that term!). The housing stats that have come in this week are, if not outright terrible, pretty bad. Our friends at MarketWatch get it wrong – U.S. June new-home sales rise 11% to 384,000 Unfortunately, those numbers are a) not statistically [...]
Android prototype coming soon?
February 11, 2008
According to this Info Week article, Texas Instruments will be showing off an Android phone prototype at the Mobile World Congress starting in Barcelona this week. I’ve got high hopes for Android (in fact, I’m entering the Android Developer contest). I spent half an hour this weekend trying to help a friend figure out how [...]
Cool Pics of Google’s New Server Farm
September 5, 2007
If you ever wondered where Google keeps its servers – well, the answer’s pretty much in the middle of nowhere – The Dalles, Oregon. This is not exactly breaking news – the Times reported it on June 14 – but these pics just came out a few days ago. Love the AC units, and their [...]