iPad 2nd Impression – Favorite Apps (Part I)

August 29, 2010

I use my iPad for content consumption. I create an occasional email and have been playing around with dictation. But for the most part, I’m using it to get, not create, information.

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iPad Second Impression – the Network Matters

August 18, 2010
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This is part two of three of my “second” impression of the iPad. Read the first of my series – my review of the device. I couldn’t justify the 3G version for normal use, so I opted for Wi-Fi only (I did spring for 32GB). At home and at my online marketing agency Wi-Fi access [...]

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iPad Second Impression – The Device

August 16, 2010
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What, no First Impression? A few days after my iPad arrived, I started a blog post on my first impressions – but I was like a kid with a new bike – it was all shiny perfect – hard to find fault with anything. Any review would have been glowing, and ultimately useless. So I [...]

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Late June Garden Video

June 27, 2010

I thought I’d kill two birds with one stone here – provide a raw video from a FLIP Mino HD to compare with video shot on Verizon Droid Incredible, and give those who were interested an update on my garden’s progress. For those curious about the garden, we’ve had some very dry weather, but the [...]

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Sample Video from my Droid Incredible

June 1, 2010

This video was shot using my new Droid Incredible.  This is raw footage with no editing, loaded straight to YouTube, so you can get an idea of what comes “out of the box”

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Droid Incredible First Impressions

May 11, 2010
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Frustrated by my aging Blackberry and wanting to experience some of the new tools liked Google Goggles (see below), I was drawn in by the early positive reviews. And they were right – In general, I’m blown away by features and performance of the phone.

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Is Twitter Becoming Less Useful?

April 20, 2010

Is microblogging dead? I don’t think so, but I believe it’s becoming less valuable. You may say usefulness is in the eye of the beholder (user), but I’m having trouble getting the same value out of Twitter recently. In fact, today I restarted using my feed reader to keep up with some of my favorite topics.

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A Presentation Tool I can’t Live Without

March 11, 2010

I just finished using the Logitech Professional Presenter (R800) again – this time for a seminar. I can’t get over how it’s so easy to use and reliable.

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Staples EasyTech: Promotion Fail

March 3, 2010

It never ceases to amaze me how big companies squander golden opportunities. A recent interaction with the Staples’ EasyTech is a case in point.

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Demand Media, Search, and Social Networks

February 16, 2010

Demand’s model is to plaster the internet with keyword rich content – at the lowest price possible, and make money off the associated advertising. It quickly dawned on me that this low price, low quality model is going to clog up internet search with junk content, making it difficult or impossible for good content to shine through.

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