Just As I Thought

BlackBerry Desktop Software co…

July 20, 2009

BlackBerry Desktop Software coming to Mac in September. 3 YEARS after I needed it, & 2 years after I switched to iPhone instead. Well done.

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Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Oh, hello there!

Far back, in the mists of ancient time, there existed a technology for sharing one’s thoughts, musings, memes, and other nonsense. You may have heard of it, if you’re over 40. The web log, or blog. The  [more...]

April 12, 2023

It was a cell phone marketed to kids so they could hook up with strangers, with a data plan priced like a normal adult smartphone. Not even a 50% pricedrop on the two devices to $29 and $49 could spur sluggish sales. So, Microsoft terminated the product after only a few weeks on the shelves, even though it was years and millions of dollars in the making.
Kin launched six weeks ago. I’d say, at this point, that Microsoft should simply stop trying to sell anything that you can hold in your hand.

Microsoft Kills KIN

June 30, 2010
Right = Wrong

The return of the “enemies list”

Newsweek has now published a story that outs Karl Rove as the White House official who “outted” an undercover CIA agent in an attempt to discredit or punish her husband, who is an administration opponent  [more...]

July 10, 2005
Life... Don't talk to me about life.

In my day

At exactly this time — well, 3 hours ago on the east coast, actually — thirty-nine years ago, I was born. As my aunt Susie so kindly pointed out in a birthday card, in 1966: A new car cost $2,653 The  [more...]

August 14, 2005

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