The iPad apps I can’t live without

I’ve written recently about how the iPad replaced a laptop in my life. I arrived at that point after forcing myself to use only the iPad 2 for about a week.  It’s been over a month now since I’ve used a laptop and so far, so good. One of the reasons I’ve been able to…

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iCloud sucks. Literally.

I’ve struggled over the last month with the battery life on my iPhone 4S. I haven’t been able to make it through the day without having to recharge. And I couldn’t figure out why. When I traveled to CES last week, I was with my brother-in-law and throughout the day we would compare battery life…

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Maybe Google isn’t so evil after all

In case you’ve missed it, there has been a ton of talk about Google’s new search policy, which many think will skew their search results to promote Google+ over Facebook, Twitter and other social networks. The way it reads now, I have to agree that it seems like they’ve stepped a little over that line.…

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My CES 2012 Trip

If you’ve been to CES (Consumer Electronics Show) before, you know it can be a bit overwhelming. I really enjoy going (this is my second year) but it always takes me several days after to really sit back and digest what I saw. So what I decided to do was throw together a video of what…

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The difference between Apple and everyone else

This snippet from a Fortune interview with Walter Isaacson seems to put a fine point on what makes Apple different than every other company today.    I do think at Apple you have engrained in the DNA not just being tough on suppliers, but driving engineering to make a product as insanely great as it…

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