Tag Archives: Apple

Data-Mining Kids: Internet Players Are Agile, Mobile, And Hostile

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

That’s what legendary Texas Longhorns coach Darrell Royal said he wanted hisplayers to be – except he pronounced it a-gile, mo-bile, and hos-tile. But that’s what the Federal Trade Commission does not want current kids’ app developers to be in tracking them on tablets and … Continue reading →

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Tin Pan Valley

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

This is just cool. From the Wall Street Journal’s The Game column: Tin Pan Valley: The Coming Shakeout for App Makers Like the Early Music Industry, Today’s Apps Are ‘Made’ By Marketing, Sales They were 20-somethings emboldened by new technology. … Continue reading →

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Just Don’t “Duets”

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

The new ABC show Duets is currently running this promo, a takeoff on Apple’s classic 1984 spot:   If that’s any indication of the show’s quality, the hardworking staff predicts it’ll go over like the metric system.   Originally posted on the Newer! Improveder! … Continue reading →

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Apple, Schmapple: “The iPad of 1935″

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

From Smithsonian’s Paleofuture (via the Missus): The April, 1935 issue of Everyday Science and Mechanics included this nifty invention which was to be the next logical step in the world of publishing. Basically a microfilm reader mounted on a large pole, the … Continue reading →

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Daisey Chain Entangles David Sedaris

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

The Mike Daisey rumpus over his fabrications about Apple’s manufacturing practices has put formerly bulletproof David Sedaris in the crosshairs. But not with everyone. From David Carr’s New York Times column today: Mr. Daisey’s one-man show, “The Agony and the Ecstasy … Continue reading →

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The Case Of The Missing Link (NYT Division)

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

Right after the hardworking staff wrote about the New York Times’ failure to credit the Nation for its groundbreaking investigation of the U.S. military’s digraceful personality disorder discharges, this turns up in GigaOM (via Mediabistro’s Morning Media Newsfeed): Is linking … Continue reading →

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TV Needs More “Modern Family” Values

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Given the distressing – and depressing – state of product placement in television programs these days (see here for an especially egregious example), it was good to see this (via Advertising Age): Many Brands Bid for Product Placement on ‘Modern Family,’ but So Few Make … Continue reading →

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The Apple Of My i(Pod)

Posted on March 13, 2011 by

Well, the rubber thingy on one of my iPod earbuds disintegrated, so I trundled down to the Apple store to see what could be done about it. I walked right past the line of Appleniks waiting to buy the brand … Continue reading →

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Apple Is Just iNsulting

Posted on July 4, 2010 by

Stop the presses! Apple Acknowledges Flaw in iPhone Signal Meter As Saturday’s New York Times reported, Apple – after several days of calling its customers idiots –  is finally owning up to screwing up the iPhone 4. Well, sort of … Continue reading →

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iLike iPad (iThink)

Posted on May 22, 2010 by

Well, the Missus and I just bought an iPad, and although I have yet to get it out of first gear, I have a feeling I’m going to like this content-consuming (vs. content-creating) machine. I certainly liked the experience we … Continue reading →

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