OPINIONS

iPhone Devs: Don’t Bite the Apple that Feeds You

In the last couple of months there's been much indignation about Apple not approving some iPhone apps, in particular, Podcaster and MailWrangler. But when you …(read more)

Don’t Be Fooled, It Isn’t a Walled Garden Its a Prison

Ok, here it is: Apple shuts the door on the sale of unauthorized iPhone applications. This story bothered me quite a bit when I first …(read more)

Eye-Fi, Inc: Photo Uploading Wirelessly

In their press release a few days ago, Eye-Fi Inc. announced an upgrade to their popular memory cards for digital cameras.  Because I take a few …(read more)

Apple Rejecting Apps Doesn’t Matter

As you've probably heard by now Apple has rejected another application from the App store for duplicating functionality. This time it is a gmail focused …(read more)

Microsoft Kicks Apple’s Wussy PC’s Butt

A few weeks back I suggested Microsoft was scared by Apple's successes, and even that Apple was kicking its butt a bit. That's been somewhat …(read more)

No Backup, Why App Developers Should Boycott the iPhone

I WAS WRONG. Mostly. Apple's iPhone backup DOES backup and restore third party data. The content of this piece is misleading, and as Sammich suggests, …(read more)

The Devil Gives Sleigh Rides or I Think I’m Feeling Bad For Microsoft

I can't believe I'm typing this but . . . I am starting to feel embarrassed for Microsoft. The hatred has begun to fade, the …(read more)

Will the iPhone be all things to everyone?

Predicting the future is a tricky business. Still, if you're bent on doing it you could do worse than by picking today's trends as a …(read more)

Can the iPhone Fight Off the Androids?

Compatibility comes in three flavors. Let's call them Windows, Linux, and OS X.In relational database language, these three models are one-to-many, many-to-many, and one-to-one.Windows is …(read more)

5 Reasons Why Safari Rocks Chrome

I've been trying out Chrome since it came out and I must say I'm unimpressed. I don't really care whether Google releases a Mac version …(read more)

Removing Podcaster: Malice vs Stupidity

"All other things being equal, the simplest solution is the best." ~ Occam's Razor "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity." ~ …(read more)

Is Apple prepared to be middle of the pack with the iPhone?

Pre iPhone Apple was a company that either dominated the market or found its products only in tiny niches. The iPod, iTunes, Final Cut Pro …(read more)