Month: August 2010
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It’s Computer Shopping Season — Tech Types in demand.
It seems that around this time of year, the dog days of summer, friends and relatives start pinging me with questions about buying new computer hardware. I’ve come to call this time of year Computer Shopping Season. My own unscientific observations of this trend have concluded that there’s a bit of a marketing push happening…
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Summer storm profiles the Hi-Tech advantage?
Last night Edmonton had a wicked summer thunder storm. Huge downpour flooding many underpasses, golf-ball sized hail, and one heck of a light show. The storm marched through Edmonton from south to north, and I was able to follow its development by using some high-tech tools and following comments from friends spread throughout the city on…
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This is the week that was
What?! No ebooks in coffee shops? Wave bye bye to Wave… …more This post of is one of many I publish weekly at the Future Shop Techblog. Read more of my stuff here.
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Tappin’ the glass
Like it or hate it, Apple has significantly changed the way we interact with our devices and media. iWhatever devices have come to define the standard to which other hardware developers aspire. Software developers have, in droves, switched dev. teams to Xcode and Objective C. And this is not a bad thing, regardless of what you think…
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Consuming content, iPad style
Ok. I’ve done it. I’m now one of the iPad minions. Even though previously I’d mentioned that I’d not get one of these things until the next version, in a moment of weakness I succumbed. And I’m having a blast! …more This post is an excerpt from one of my weekly posts on the Future…
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This is the week that was
Apple makes a few interesting hardware announcements, as does the US Govt. regarding Jailbreaking. And Starcraft 2 launched…say no more! …more This post is an excerpt from one of my weekly posts on the Future Shop Techblog. Check out the full post here.