Culture: Amazon reports . . . increased sale in Vinyl Records? It’s more than just some hip trend, but seems to be part of deeper elements of Amazon’s cross-marketing and product association – an advantage they have that few others … Continue reading
Maker Culture If you’re into science, you may want to check out bodyhackers and medical hackers. Technology A great look at Microsoft’s slow fall/stumble. Really gives some perspective. I’m still bullish on Microsoft as an employer, but they’ve changed, times … Continue reading
The actually somewhat inevitable happened: Microsoft buying Nokia’s phone business. Here’s how things may go down, and there’s skepticism that Elop is going to be the next big leader. Elop has his strong points, but don’t expect him to become CEO. … Continue reading
What have we got today? Quartz has a look at what’s wrong at Microsoft – and what needs to be done to fix it. Excellent reading. I’m still bullish on Microsoft, but they have some things to fix. Heroes of … Continue reading
Another day with lots of links . . . think this may be a regular feature! Technology: Javascript on hardware? This could leverage all that web skill somewhere else. I’ve seen JavaScript pop up places I haven’t expected. Cisco lays … Continue reading
So as I noted earlier, with the Chromecast and Google’s Hangout box, it’s obvious Google is making a play for the Living Room. This is not surprising, since Microsoft is also making a play for the living room (and the … Continue reading
So after all the news about Amazon, I’m going to return to what I had intended to write for the beginning of the week – my reactions to the XBox One (which is the third Xbox, try not to think … Continue reading
So a few trends came up we’re going to need to follow, progeeks: First, yes, as everyone not comatose under a rock in an alternate dimension knows Microsoft announced it’s own entries into the Tablet wars, Surface. Er surfaces. Anyway, … Continue reading
OK so Microsoft’s launching a $99 X-Box with Kinect. Sure you then need to pay a subscription fee (which comes with access to XBox Live Gold), but you also get a warranty. So that throws things back into Sony’s part … Continue reading
If you haven’t heard for a legitimate reason, like a coma or temporary death, Barnes and Noble has teamed up with Apple in a ‘strategic partnership” involving e-Books. Yeah. Process that one for a bit. Basically there’s a new B&N … Continue reading