I had a long post a few months back ranting against the idea of Hulu going to a pay model. Now I’ve got a little bit of hat-eating to do. The reason is that the new service called Hulu Plus, which costs $9.99 a month and was announced today, does not replace the old service. [...]
I’ve virtually abandoned Facebook in favor of Twitter. I’ve been thinking about it a little bit lately, and I think there are two things that have caused that, one of which is technological and one of which is philosophical. Neither has anything to do with privacy. I’ve more or less accepted that I live in [...]
Although Windows continues to dominate desktop market share and Android is rapidly growing, Apple is still the company that hits the spot where quality, usability, and aesthetic intersect.
It is no secret that I am an Apple nut. I am typing this post using the WordPress app on my iPad, which is connected via Bluetooth to an Apple wireless keyboard. I’ve posted before on why I think the iPad will change the future of computing. I believe that a closed computing system will [...]
I stumbled onto this video a while back. With the launch of the iPad imminent, I thought it was as good a time as any to drag it out.
I was going to write a blog post tonight about this topic, but fortuitously stumbled upon this piece, which more or less summarized exactly what I was going to say. The topic is our perceptions of how we interact with technology and how they change over time. Check it out.
I’m not going to bother explaining what the iPad is. If you’ve been anywhere near a computer today, you’ve seen it and formed an opinion on it. My opinion, predictably, is of the OHMIGODITSTHECOOLESTTHINGEVERIHAVETOHAVEIT variety. That said, I understand that some people aren’t as enthusiastic. They ask why it’s preferable to a laptop. They say it’s essentially an oversized iPhone or iPod Touch. They question its purpose, and the purpose of tablets in general. In short, they don’t “get it.” That’s understandable, and honestly there’s nothing wrong with that. And while I’m not an expert in theories of media consumption, I have been thinking about the issues raised by the iPad and by other recent technological advances in some depth, and would like to offer my perspective.
I’m in love with Twitter and have several accounts that I update with some regularity. However, I’m still searching for that magical desktop Twitter client – the one that’s going to make Tweeting from my Mac as natural as Tweeting from my iPhone. I’m fascinated by Seesmic Look, but for the moment it’s Windows only. [...]