Steven Frank (of Panic Software) has penned a thought-provoking essay on the history and direction of personal computing, analyzing where the iPad might fit in to the bigger picture. He notes the relatively short history of personal computing (as compared to other technologies) and hypothesizes that big changes are coming. Overall a great essay. In [...]
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iPad and the new world of computing
Posted: 1st February 2010 by Brant in techTags: Apple, computers, iPad, software, tech
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Fraser Speirs seems to be on to something important about the negative reaction in certain tech circles regarding the iPad. He argues that the device is actually the first solid attempt to make computing simple. And simple computing scares technologists who unconsciously rely on technological complexity to maintain their social and economic status, while paying [...]
Steve Jobs: CEO of the decade
Posted: 5th November 2009 by Brant in biz, culture, techTags: Apple, computers, iPhone, iPod, media, movies, music, smartphone, Steve Jobs, telephone
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Fortune Magazine has named Steve Jobs CEO of the decade. And he certainly deserves the title. How’s this for a gripping corporate story line: Youthful founder gets booted from his company in the 1980s, returns in the 1990s, and in the following decade survives two brushes with death, one securities-law scandal, an also-ran product lineup, [...]