As we covered, buying an HD set is not that easy – now, our entertainment format is under the same deadly dull cascade of choices. And I say that because it is tedious and for us consumers, pointless. We have two competing “high-definition” DVD formats along with our original DVD format. The two new choices […]

If Sun Tzu (Art of War) were alive today – he would add a chapter to his treatise on war & business – do not go out of your way to annoy Steve Jobs. Sure, on stage Steve Jobs seems like a pleasant man dressed in jeans and a mock turtleneck and you figure someone […]

Many people are puzzled by Apple’s seeming reticence to jump full speed into the enterprise market … well, here are the reasons why it’s not on top of Apple’s to-do list: (NOTE – GENERALIZATIONS ABOUND!) Enterprise Market is now a Commodity Market From 1986 to 1998, it was THE market to be in. It WAS […]

There are at least two announced hacks announced that have “unlocked” most aspects of the iPhone to use on another network. The simpler one is the Turbo SIM – which slips over your old SIM card (with some scissoring required) and you are able to use the phone overseas (presumably not the visual voicemail since […]

One of the three apps included with Apple’s iWork ’08 is NUMBERS. Numbers appears to be a spreadsheet app and it is that but like PAGES, it’s really a page layout & presentation app disguised as a spreadsheet app. Of course, most people will compare it to MSFT Excel. Excel is all powerful and the […]

The end of summer is near and as the days get shorter, blustery and colder … it might be time for an island getaway. Perhaps your own island might be nice. The best photo book on the subject? Luxury Private Islands is a great place to start. Every page, a great photograph spread – not […]

According to JV Pixar News, there are rumors of a CARS 2 sequel already in the planning stages. But Pixar said they hated sequels: True, but that was because when they signed their distro deal with Disney, they didn’t realize Toy Story 2 didn’t count in that tally – that they needed a total of […]

Alright, idiotic might be a bit harsh but for someone who alledgely has business reporting & technology reporting experience, however, the dumb question he posed shows an appalling lack of knowledge of not just Apple Computers but the concepts behind branding AND the history of the personal computer market since the 1990’s. In case you […]

While it is ingrained us all to cheer and root for the underdog and especially, in the retail business to try and encourage independent businesses, in particular “mom & pop” ones, there are certain realities of selling computers and especially Macs that might just mean that era is a bygone one. Is it unfair when […]

Of course, it’s a spectacular quarter in the middle of the year. Regardless of Apple but any company that randomly announces the following numbers clearly had a great 3 months: Net income up 73% or $818 million versus $472 a year earlier. Revenue up to $5.4 billion versus $4.4 billion a year earlier. That’s $58.7 […]