Archive for the 'Technology' Category

video calling

November 28th, 2008

wow, this is apropos:
Grandma’s on the Computer Screen
That they were a thousand miles apart, their weekly visit unfolding over computer screens in their respective homes, did not faze either one. Like many other grandchildren and grandparents who live far apart, Alex and Joe Geosits, 69, have become fluent in the ways of the Web cam.
I [...]


flat world values

May 13th, 2008

i had the great opportunity to see thomas friedman speak on friday in downtown mpls. a few of our students won an essay contest, giving them the opportunity to go, and i lucked out and got to go along for the ride. i figured that i had a pretty good angle in going, besides my [...]


Macintosh on Intel

June 6th, 2005

Apple announced today what once seemed impossible. They are transitioning the Macintosh to Intel processors.
For all the news and hype this will generate, for the people who matter, the users, it is basically a non-issue. Apple has the engineering prowess to pull this off, as they have in the past with similar changes. The users [...]


MacWorld SF 2005

January 13th, 2005

I’d be forsaking my identity as an Apple -fanatic if I didn’t give my dedicated readers a quick update on the new products from Apple…
Mac mini - It has been shot down by the budget department for the near term, but I hope to someday get one of these to add to my home theater [...]


Shameless Plug for Apple Products

October 26th, 2004

Forget the U2 iPod Special Edition.
I need the iPod Photo.


Mmmm… Dual 2.5Ghz G5s

June 9th, 2004

Well, Apple today introduced blazing fast new PowerMacs, including a liquid-cooled Dual 2.5Ghz G5.
I don’t have any MIPS MFLOPS SpecInts or anything like that for you, but I do know they are pretty dang fast.
A year or so ago there was the indication that Apple would be getting away from big product announcements at trade [...]


Apple - AirPort Express

June 7th, 2004

Wow Wow Wow! AirPort Express
People ask, “A.J., why do you use Apple, PCs are just as good.”
This is why.
Sure other companies make stuff like this. No other company makes products like Apple does with an unreal sense of design, integration, and style.