Monthly Archives: August 2008

Cloud computing makes me nervous

Maybe it’s because I’m old, but cloud computing makes me nervous. I remember the Apple "1984" ad not just because it was a great piece of work by Ridley Scott, but also because of its underlying message. And that message … Continue reading

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Are Apple machines really overpriced?

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Are Apple machines really overpriced?

Joe Wilcox on the Price differential between Macs and PCs: “On Saturday, Aug. 2, I got to wondering about Mac versus Windows PC pricing after seeing two HP notebooks on sale at the local Target. One of them, a 14-inch … Continue reading

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Another option for a mini notebook

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Another option for a mini notebook

jkOnTheRun reports on a new Mini-notebook from Lenovo, the IdeaPad S10. This looks pretty similar to the MSI Wind/Advent 4211 which I recently bought, but has an option for a 160GB hard drive and a price tag of either $399 … Continue reading

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It’s time for the digital hub to quietly die

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It’s time for the digital hub to quietly die

In a post about iPhone calendar syncing, John Gruber notes this: “But as it stands today, with MobileMe syncing, there is no hub.” John is right – and it’s now time for the digital hub to go away. With the … Continue reading

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Why the DRM industry is clueless about consumers

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Why the DRM industry is clueless about consumers

Guy Tennant, chief operating officer of Entriq, a company that helps online stores manage DRM’d products, thinks that a company terminating your use of music is just like when you lose a CD: “Tennant says he doesn’t want to sound … Continue reading

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In what way is slavishly copying something “original”?

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