Tag: technology
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Last Minute WWDC Predictions (with No Basis in Reality)
Okay, since tech journalists far and wide love speculating, and taking the whiff of a rumor and exploding it into fact, that is picked up ad nauseam until when said fantasy feature is not announced people, including the same amplifying pundits, have a rage quote episode and decry how Apple’s ship is going down. How…
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Pono: Neil Young Thinks CDs Suck
I got a ton of flack from people on Ars when I commented that CD quality audio lost a lot of information that greatly affected a listener’s perception, and MP3 and other compressed audio formats simply made a bad situation worse. I over-simplified my argument to keep it approachable, and had some wannabe audio experts…
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TouchUI: The Misunderstood Paradigm, Part 2 is Out
It seems like only months ago I wrote this entire article in one sitting after pulling out comments I made to Mark via email on Josh’s views. Then had to mercilessly cut out about a third of it and rewrite parts over the next few days. But that’s because I’m old, and going off on…
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I Have Nothing to Contribute… Or So I Thought
I was initially very hesitant to start a blog. Who the hell cares about what I think or what I do? The only people that might care, I talk to in person or via IM, regularly. But a funny thing happened since I established my first blog years ago: I realize that things obvious to…
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DicePhone Article up! (The picture alone is worth seeing)
My piece on the new iPhone (“iPhone 5” or whatever the hardworking people at Apple call it) is now live at Dice News. Speaking of Apple, I have to do a 180 on my piece slamming their support. Recently, I was treated great by both phone and in-store support. But that’s another story… Not much…
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Why I give free advice…
A few times a week someone asks me about something related to computers or technology. I like answering the questions for several reasons, and I give advice for free for one very good reason. First: I like answering because it’s an exercise for the brain. It makes me take all my knowledge and apply it…
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How I Would Improve Touch Interfaces… Coming Soon to a Browser Near You
I just looked at my almost 1800 word opinion piece I submitted to draft status on Dice this morning, and I feel guilty that my editor will have to read it all and whittle it down to a more usable format. I am pretty sure my wanton dreaming of a new set of UI conventions:…