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Author Archives: Charles Fitzgerald
Where are the Windows 7 Tablets?
Windows 7 has been shipping with multi-touch support since October 2009 (just over six months ago as I write this). Windows multi-touch technology was presented to PC OEMs in November of 2008 (18 months ago). And it was first demoed … Continue reading
Putting Your Head in a Vise
As Apple gets ready to ship iPads with 3G wireless, it is interesting to go back and see what we can piece together about the most recent negotiations between Apple and AT&T. It looks like they concluded their latest deal … Continue reading
A Temporal Stimulus
Russian President and junior assistant Tsar of all Russia Dmitry Medvedev (pictured above with Vladimir Putin) reduced the number of Russian time zones from 11 to nine in an effort to “make the giant nation more manageable to run and … Continue reading
Sundown
I’ve gotten multiple requests to dance on Sun’s grave, but Fake Steve seems to have the ceremonies well in hand. I just need something from the wine cellar to accompany the festivities. Perhaps a nice bottle of Churlish Chardonnay… (What … Continue reading
Priceless Indeed
Amidst news of Amazon’s apparent surrender today in the war with Macmillan over ebook pricing, the highlighted book on Macmillan’s home page is Priceless, subtitled “The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It)”: I haven’t read … Continue reading
iPad Observations
Quick thoughts: It is a Big iPhone Looks nice, but more evolutionary than revolutionary. Price better than expected, but still won’t be racing out to buy one. Expectations were impossible to meet, but Apple gets a lot of blame for … Continue reading
Box Movers
When it isn’t too cloudy (weather-wise or work-wise), my office has a great view of Elliott Bay in Seattle, where I see the ships come and go (airplanes too): My new indispensable companion is MarineTraffic.com which uses a network of … Continue reading
Live SkiFree or Die
Hey, I actually get this obscure xkcd reference: We did three Entertainment Packs for Windows soon after Windows 3.0 came out (tagline: “Not the most fun you can have with Windows, the only fun”). Each had about eight games. Some … Continue reading
It’s Microzilla Time
It is time for Microsoft and Mozilla to make peace and together face their common enemy: Google. For Mozilla, Google is both sole patron and now direct competitor, which is at best strategically awkward. Firefox market share has plateaued. They’re … Continue reading
