A blog about things that interest me.
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The Google Glass Interface
In my last post I asked, rhetorically, was Google Glass a view of the new interface to come. I didn’t answer the question, nor even really think thru it, as I wanted to thinking on the question overnight. So is it? I think Google Glass does a great job of changing how you interact with…
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Is Google Glass the interface of the future?
I had a chance to head over to Google’s Google Glass tour this morning. They are starting their tour of the US with a stop in Durham. Durham has a great startup community, and being surrounded by multiple colleges, universities, and tech companies, it is the home of great app developers. So it was a…
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24 Hours with the iPhone 5s
I picked up a new iPhone 5s yesterday. I had been using an iPhone 4S, and have consistently been on the “s” upgrade path, so it was time. So what do I think of it. It is certainly fast. I don’t mean blow your hair back, screaming fast, I just mean noticeably faster than what…
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Users, Customers, and Consumers
I’ve been working in the IT business for a very long time. I started as a computer operator on main frames and super computers as an undergrad, and even had a home computer years before that (and long before home computers were normal). With that preface, I started thinking recently about the terminology that is…
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Apple’s 5s and 5c – worth the wait?
So yesterday Apple officially revealed their latest new phones – iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s. While much of the announcement had long since been leaked by the supply chain (so much for the secrecy of Jobs, welcome to the openness of Cook), there were still a few surprises – really only on the iPhone5s. The…