Small Dog is a hardware and software seller that's been in the Mac space for many years, and has always had great prices and reliable service. Their blog, written by employees, covers a number of topics useful for home and small business Mac users, so I read it regularly. Last week's blog post by ...
What is a tweetchat, and top 5 takeaways from my tweetchat
I actively took part in my first tweetchat yesterday. In previous tweetchats I had been only a lurker, reading but not replying to anything. This time I commented and asked questions, and got a lot of interesting answers in return. The idea of a tweetchat is like a conference where everybody gets ...
What Comes After the Mouse?
A piece by Anne Eisenberg in the New York Times this past weekend, titled "Pointing With Your Eyes, to Give the Mouse a Break," discussed what the computer mouse is evolving into. It makes a persuasive point that in the future we won't be using a mouse at all--instead we will be using our eyesight ...
Shorter E-Books for the iPad and Kindle?
This Sunday's New York Times had a story called "Shorter E-Books for Smaller Devices," written by Jenna Wortham, who handles the paper's tech coverage. She writes that she has trouble reading more than a chapter of a standard-length book on her iPad, because she forgets about it or she can't ...
Do black and white laser printers still make sense?
There is an article in today's Unplggd blog about why monochrome laser printers still make sense in today's office. The article says that in most offices, what's being printed is documents--letters, agreements, emails, proposals. None of this derives any benefit from being in color instead of black ...
iBooks app versus Kindle app on the iPad
The iBooks app and the Kindle app are the top 2 ways to read books on the iPad. What are the pros and cons of each? The Kindle app--the good Incredibly large selection of books. Pricing is very low, usually $10, even for new "hardcover" books. Out of copyright books are available for free ...