Like him or not, this is a good view.

Calacanis is divisive. You either love him or hate him. This video rant is humorous — it makes you wonder what deal the Grey Lady has cut with Jobsco.

So is Droid Legit?

Before we get all fired up, consider the following:

Will the phone have a solid way to backup photos and videos to the desktop? No point in creating all the content if we aren’t able to integrate it into our desktop editing and archiving apps. Sure there will be youtube and picassa integration, but what [...]

Hopeful for the future: Tech finally trending to the non-technical.

A couple things popped up in the last few days which support our hypothesis that the real productivity benefit we will enjoy from new technology will only occur when tech becomes more intuitive to the average user who stands to benefit most from that technology. We are happy to present these events to track this [...]

The Interwebs make us more productive…Big surprise!

In a March 16th article from eMarketer, they cite a survey conducted by the USC Annenberg School Center for the Digital Future. The study states that most US users of the Internet think that the Internet has made them more productive.
Given that ~30% of users access the internet from work, it looks [...]

Is Apple growing out of touch?

I doubt very much that I am suggesting anything new here. But there are two areas that I fee Apple is a bit out of touch with the market:
iPhone Keyboard is a required offering.
I Believe the iPhone is one feature away from dominating the Enterprise AND the consumer space for smartphones/micro PCs. Steve needs to [...]

What the Macro-economic contraction means for young online media firms

The best piece advice I have received from a friend working in media private equity was this:
“If you have the model and the means to get through an economic contraction with growth, don’t sell now…  keep your head down, execute and grow. On the other side of the contraction, your business will be worth MUCH [...]

How to piss off Google…

Is it me or does this product android shot from Uncle Walt’s blog look suspiciously like a Microsoft IE browser? It looks like someone, (not Google) hacked something up and used a windows browser.
If T-Mobile did this screen shot, they are off to a rocky start with the Goog!

Lessig is right. The US needs a CTO.

Scoble posted a very interesting piece regarding Larry Lessig’s belief for the need the nation has for a CTO-like position. I agree that this is a necessary position as we continue to evolve into a nation of knowledge workers that rely on and create new technology that makes us and the rest of the world [...]

Wifi in the air… Good or Bad?

My first thought about this article about American Airllines wifi-enabled planes was: “Cool”
But now I have second thoughts.
I usually go cross country once or twice a quarter and I get A LOT done in a cramped, quiet environment. What I believe makes me productive on these trips is the lack of distractions and the resulting [...]

Why the iPhone won’t dominate in business email…yet

short answer: The keyboard and lack of push email.
long answer: While on the road recently, I was forced to use the email functions in the iphone more than I had in the past. The vertical mail keyboard is too narrow for my big hands and often the predictive software slows down the process of writing [...]