Haven't seen anybody talking about it yet, but apparently the new MacBook/MacBook Pro have followed the lead of the MacBook Air, and there is no user-upgradeable RAM. That's a shame. In the world of bloated code, I guess I will have to be satisfied with 4 GB of RAM. HP and Dell will both sell me a notebook with 8 GB. That's sad. (And I know … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
iPhone Typos
October 13, 2008 by
The key to typing quickly on the iPhone is to trust the autocorrect. I'm faster on this slab of glass than I was on my beloved Treo keyboard. But sometimes the autocorrect guesses wrong. Unless I get involved in the Christmas tree business, I'm unlikely to ever type the word 'fir.'. But I type 'for' all the time. And I can't imagine ever … [Read more...]
eBooks
September 27, 2008 by
The late, great Jim Baen used to talk about "ludic readers" and how they would transform his business of book publishing. He used the term to distinguish something that people would use to read for fun, rather than things they were paid to read (like technical manuals, 10-K filings, etc.).I always thought it was a silly name. "Ludic" means … [Read more...]
The line for BBQ at SLCA picnic
September 21, 2008 by
In Ansley Park Stephen -- Please excuse brevity. Typed with one finger on a sheet of glass. … [Read more...]
Startup Gauntlet begins next week!
September 19, 2008 by
As you may have heard, we're starting a new event for local entrepreneurs and entrepreneur-wannabes: Startup Gauntlet. Click over and take a look. … [Read more...]
Aerospace Venture Forum
July 21, 2008 by
Most venture forums concentrate on a particular geography (Atlanta, the Southeast, the Mid-Atlantic, whatever).This one is a little different... it's focusing on a particular industry sector. In our case, aerospace. … [Read more...]
Turn your iPhone into a Digital Wallet
July 10, 2008 by
I just counted. I have 21 plastic cards in my wallet... credit cards, ID cards, membership cards, you name it. And there are four barcode tags dangling from my car keys.Being a geek, I keep all the relevant numbers encrypted in my Palm Treo (using SplashID... I really hope they're doing an iPhone version!), but rattling off a ten-digit number … [Read more...]
Travel Lessons Learned
July 2, 2008 by
This was written as part of my earlier post on our South Africa trip, but that was getting over-long, so I decided to split it out. Trying to record some "lessons learned" about travel preparation for long trips, with an emphasis on digital photography.Laptop Yeah, bring it. It's heavy and awkward and fragile, but I was able to download pictures … [Read more...]
South Africa Diary
July 2, 2008 by
For people who are interested, this is a classic "What I did on my summer vacation" post. If you are interested, click below to read more. If not, go on to your next RSS feed... … [Read more...]
South Africa
June 22, 2008 by
In case anyone wonders why I've been so silent on the blogs and on Twitter lately... click here.Back in a week or so. Happy Fiscal New Year! … [Read more...]
