Potential...

I find it so interesting how so many of my peers in the Microsoft software development arena fail to see the potential of the iPad. Some of the things they have said include: I have notebook computer running my home network. I’m not going to carry my laptop, my phone, AND an...

Proactive Versus Reacti...

“You can’t just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they’ll want something new.” – Steve Jobs This quote that I read from this blog entry really got me to thinking. So many products are built this way. Ask...

Halo...

I had never heard the Beyoncé song “Halo” before the Hope for Haiti Now telethon. As I listened I remember thinking that I couldn’t tell what this song was supposed to be about. She was singing “Haiti we can see your halo” and how she was surrounded by its...

Lackluster? 'Scuse...

About two hours ago Apple reported their best quarter ever. Part of that was due to the iPhone, and sales of the iPhone were up 100% from the year-ago quarter. How does Edwin Chan describe a double in sales? “Lackluster”. In an article he titled “Apple posts record Mac...

HP's New Slate PC ...

As reported ahead of time by many sources, Steve Ballmer showed a new Windows 7-based tablet PC from HP at CES 2010 this evening. Notice anything? There’s a Windows Task Bar on the bottom of it. There’s no keyboard (although I’m sure you can plug one in somehow if you...