Just stumbled across this and thought it was pretty cool! It looks
like the full-on delorian from the Back to the Future movie!
Woz!
He loves that modbook and we love him so we love the modbook!!!
However, he's having some problems with the presentation that make me
cringe, but it's great to see him and it's pretty impressive what
axiotron has done with the modbook.
Apparently they're coming out with a touchscreen version soon called ModBook Pro, so stay
tuned! Apple might not need to do that after all!
Beautiful SF by night
I really like this city. Steve and I had a great (and overpriced) cup
of tea at the Samovar tea lounge above the moscone center tonight. It
was a cold and beautiful evening…
My first macworld post
I made it in (not for free because I forgot to register early) and am
walking around now… The first thing that caught my eye was in honor
of my fiancé, Crystal: an alarm clock! I'm sure I'll see more of them,
but this $90 beauty is small and pretty and works well with iPhone…
And crystal can see what time it is when she wakes up in the middle of
the night!
How wrong our tech heads can be….
I just got a huge kick out of two John C Dvorak columns.
First, I read a great treatise about how the iPhone is not only changing the cell phone industry, but actually creating a new one in an amazing, game changing way:
Understanding the impact of the iPhone: The eventual market for these devices as envisioned by Steve Jobs and Apple will eventually be bigger than anything we’ve ever seen and should surpass the massive PC and desktop computing market before the dust settles.
And I had renewed faith in the old Cranky Geek who I love to laugh at when I listen to him whine about stuff on This Week in Tech… until, in an effort to find the source link for the article that I originally found on my Etrade site, I did a google search and found another article by Dvorak, but with a slightly different take on the iPhone:
Apple should pull the plug on the iPhone: What Apple risks here is its reputation as a hot company that can do no wrong. If it’s smart it will call the iPhone a “reference design” and pass it to some suckers to build with someone else’s marketing budget. Then it can wash its hands of any marketplace failures.
Did I say slightly? HA! Perhaps Dvorak should think twice before jumping to conclusions about a product that hasn’t even been released yet. He was definitely wrong about this one…
justin
A Blockbuster piece by The Onion: TV
Way back in college, I discovered the genius of The Onion when I picked up a free rag in the student union (rag = old school paper news thing). Since then, I’ve visited their website, subscribed to their podcast, and now watch their videos online like a TV show. Now I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t even have a print version anymore.
That, by itself, is a great example of the sea change in the way people consume media. Much of it is exclusively online… and the social interaction we’ve come to enjoy around it provides a richer experience (for the still few who choose to participate in blogs, comments and twitter-like stuff) than ever before in the days of, say, going to the store and renting a movie. Sure, you might bump into your friend down the street while at the store, but now you get a recommendation from a friend in another country without even having to ASK them! How cool is that?
Anyway, those of us who find comfort in never having to actually talk to people in person will love this Onion video about Blockbuster-as-relic:
Historic �Blockbuster� Store Offers Glimpse Of How Movies Were Rented In The Past
Do you watch fake HD?
George Ou is an honorary digital life coach. He’s a little technical for most users, but what he’s saying is valuable and important to know:
The HD that you get from Cable, Satellite and download services is not nearly as good as Bluray offers. In fact, a lot of what companies try to pass of as HD is actually a lower quality than a DVD even!
Of course, the cable companies may be right that the average consumer just won’t notice. I mean a very high percentage (can’t remember exactly what the percentage is) of people who have HD televisions didn’t even bother to upgrade to the HD broadcast from their provider! And most of THOSE people think they’re watching in HD!
This, I find hilarious and kinda sad… which is why I’m the intrepid Digital Life Coach… I’ll be there to fix those things in your Digital Life that you didn’t even know weren’t right… and you’ll be amazed by the benefits.
Anyway, here’s the article:
Don’t believe the low bit-rate ‘HD’ lie by ZDNet‘s George Ou
Somebody likes us
I just rediscovered this testimonial on blogging.la and got warm fuzzies. Somebody likes us! yay! It’s nice to have/make tech saavy clients!
We’re getting lots of great testimonials like this in person, but I’d love to have more like this one to post on my site and show to new clients so they know they’re in good hands 🙂
Thanks, Tammara!
Digital Life Coaching at blogging.la
Digital Life Coaching
Much to my dismay, I’ve gone through several stages of tech phobia in my life. At one time I wouldn’t even attempt to do anything other than turn on my computer. If there was trouble, I always had a handy geek type lurking about to help me solve my online woes. Like all things in life….that phase is over rover. While not anywhere near as adept as some of my fellow blogging.la compatriots, I’m now pretty skilled at solving most problems when my laptop acts up. Yet, there are still events that stump me and for that, I’ve learned to call in the experts.
Recently, I was pitching a show and desperately needed some help with a graphics presentation. We were using the new Keynote program that Apple has released to compete with Powerpoint. Enter Justin Bradshaw, who calls himself a ‘digital life coach’ to save the day. He wowed everyone with his ease in making everything flow perfectly and a week later when my computer was dying….he again took care of business. He used to work at Apple in the Grove where he hooked up with Ben Lam, and they formed Mac cognoscenti, a consulting business. They come to you and if you’re a Mac user….it’s a beautiful thing!
Open WiFi Networks and personal morality
I have often defended my choice to run an open wireless network at my house (i.e. not put a password to prevent others from using it) so it’s refreshing to see someone else talk about his personal, moral choice to do the same….
» Why I run an open Wi-Fi network | SOHO Networking | ZDNet.com
http://blogs.zdnet.com/soho-networking/?p=119&tag=nl.e539