This obit at the Huffington Post contains the following statement: “Although he eschewed drugs, Hitchens became both a heavy smoker and hard drinker.” That statement is, simply put, a perfect example of the totally irrational and backward thinking propagated by our society’s attitude against “drugs”. It’s complete bullshit and the opposite of the truth. A [...]
For the babysitter: We’re not big fans of TV in general and are very strict about following the guidelines that say children shouldn’t be exposed to any TV at all before two years of age (and as you know, our twins are 18 months old). That said, there are certain, limited times when an exception [...]
I like it a lot- it’s clearly a sign of the future. If you break it down to its essence, the iPad represents the beginning of mainstream computing’s switch away from the mouse, keyboard, desktop, and file metaphor of the past thirty (can you believe it?!) years. Coupled with the seamless online app distribution model, [...]
Tagged apple, ipadI’m one of those people who believe that, on its current path absent any dramatic change in strategy, Microsoft is destined for a future as a commodity provider of business software. Over the past decade, Microsoft has shown itself remarkably resilient to innovation, pushing forward with refinements to its 1990s vision of computing, totally oblivious [...]
Tagged microsoft, techromatic, windowsI’m typing this on my new iPad, using the iPad optimized version of the WordPress app. I am sitting on my sofa, with my legs out in front of me resting on my coffee table. The iPad is resting on my legs, in landscape mode, and this is the first time I’ve really tried serious [...]
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