After spending yesterday afternoon focused on developing my latest iPad app, I was stunned when my wife got home and said, “I’m sorry to hear about Steve Jobs.” Everyone knew he has been sick, but his passing was still a surprise. (more…)

While talking with clients, family and friends over the years, I’ve seen lots of cases where people are unduly concerned about privacy issues on the web. I remember even being alarmed myself when the concept of user tracking via cookies became popular, and disabled cookie support in my browser until they became too important to do without. (more…)

My clients, friends and family probably all know that email is my favorite medium for long-distance communication. Unlike the telephone, it’s asynchronous, meaning we don’t have to be present at the same time to have a conversation. (more…)

I received one of the first batch of Apple iPads on Saturday, and played with it most of the weekend. I only got this for app development and will be giving it away in a few weeks, so it’s not mine to keep, but I intend to give it some real-world testing in the meantime. Here are my reactions so far: (more…)

The article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” is a year and a half old, but I keep running into it:

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google

The premise is that because we now have instant access to a wealth of reference information online, we’re losing our ability to read long passages, concentrate and think. I disagree; here’s why. (more…)