That’s a tricky question. I don’t follow mainstream news at all. It only takes about 15 seconds of reading a newspaper or watching broadcast news to put me in a bad mood. I don’t have time for it. This is what I do have time for.
iOS 8 adoption reached 16% in only 24 hours after release! Adoption is running a little slower this time around. As of October 9, iOS 7 had dropped below 50% with iOS 8 reaching 46.5%. Interestingly, at 40 hours after launch, iOS 7 adoption was nearing 40%!
Earlier this year, I read an excellent InfoWorld article that summarized the security model of Apple’s iOS operating system many of us use on our iPhones and iPads. As the company says in the first line of its whitepaper, “Apple designed the iOS platform with security at its core.”
Calling all Drexel grads and attendees who started in the mid 80’s… For that matter, ANYONE who has one of these classic Macintosh computers. It’s a perfect storm for selling old Mac’s! Who wants a 30 year old 128K Macintosh, even without a hard disk? Apparently they are all the rage in some circles! I… Read More »
The new iPad Air commercial gave me chills… We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering – these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry,… Read More »
Automatic helps you drive better by letting your car interact with your smartphone. It’s an accessory that plugs into your car’s diagnostic port that pairs with a smartphone app. As I like to say to my audience during briefings on tablet applications, “Apps help you do what you do, only better. The trick is figuring… Read More »
Ever want to randomly annoy your kids? Or someone else’s? You can’t hear the sound this app makes if you are over 30. It’s an age thing. Something about the hairs in your ear canal I think. Sorry. Anyway, the youngsters can hear it quite well and they tell me it sounds like there are… Read More »
Move over Kinect. Occipital just one-upped you with Structure. The first 3D sensor for mobile devices. Check out this demo they shot at Ripley’s: One quoted author said it best, “It’s like giving some sort of super power to average-joe devices.” 3D is going mainstream. I won’t go as far as saying basic 2D videos… Read More »
Many moons ago, I was based in a call center that was essentially a big cube farm. That’s where I became aware of white noise generators that are available from companies like White Noise Direct and Logison. That hissing sound you often hear in an office may not be the air conditioning. It may be white, or… Read More »
When I initially saw this article I thought ‘OUCH’. Reality check is a good summary. End user perspective of iOS 7 user interface and iOS 6 user interface blows away the others. Here’s the article.