I’m often accused of being an Apple fanboy. While it’s true that I love my vast selection of fruity products from Cupertino, I’m not blind when the company makes mistakes. In fact, I think Apple’s mistakes are as enlightening as their successes: They reveal a company that is fallible, sometimes learning but often allowing the junk to rot far longer than other companies would.
iPad
75% of Hamlet on the iPad Retina Screen
3.1 megapixels is a whole lot of display. If the new iPad screen packs in enough pixels to display 65 pages of Hamlet at once, imagine what else it can show! The next time someone says “what’s so great about that screen” all I have to do is read them a scene or two from my lock screen.
Which iPad is the Best Choice?
Apple may make their product lines easy to understand, with simple and consistent names, but there sure are a lot of iPad 2 models. Which iPad is the best choice? I picked the 32 GB Wi-Fi model personally, but I can see cases where others might prefer a 3G or base model. Let’s consider it.
Back From the Pile: Interesting Links, March 18, 2011
This regular series features highlights from the week.
Revolution Wi-Fi: Wireless Tech Field Day – Day 1 Quick Recap
NetApp and Engenio – Part 2 – A Hypothesis
Verizon Clarifies iPad Activation Fes – NYTimes.com
Back From the Pile: Interesting Links, March 11, 2011
This regular series features highlights from the week. My writing:
How Will Thunderbolt Affect Enterprise Storage?
Introducing Storage for Virtual Environments (From My Seminar)
