Barnes & Noble’s Nook e-book reader runs Android! (gotta love the name… “Nook e-book” is every bit as good as the Wii for puns and jokes!) I’m not surprised to see that Nook is powered by Android, especially after running across a dual boot Android/XP netbook and a “dualbook” (part…
Response to New Microsoft Ad: Macs are “so sexy” but…
This is another one of those long comments that turns into a blog post of it’s own. I am responding to my brother Bob’s blog, New Microsoft Ad: Macs are “so sexy” but… This is about the new laptop hunting ads where someone gets $1500 to go find a sweet…
Free certification in IP Telephony Repair for anyone who can tweak T-mobile @home router
(This is an older blog post I finally decided to publish. Perhaps T-mobile’s VOIP @home system works now that it’s 6 months later. I guess this is the price you pay for being an early adopter — or at least with T-mo.) OK, so I made the certification thing up.…
Everything I ever wanted to say to financial regulators (and more)
I don’t really have time to blog this, but I had to post it anyway. Jim Cramer is the whipping boy, but really this is a message meant for CNBC. I would add that the same shout out should go to our financial regulators. Be warned that Jon Stewart drops…
Response to “More on Apple in Education” from TheMacSucks.com
This is another one of those comments that turned into it’s own blog post. The gist of the article on themacsucks.com is that macs are overpriced and education dollars could be better spent on other solutions. It got me thinking about an age-old debate: Which computer is best for education?…