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APPL: Is it time to buy or sell Apple stock?

APPL: Is it time to buy or sell Apple stock?BUY!There is never time to sell Apple stock.I'm confusedI thought we were all supposed to be boycotting Bacardi.A steady sell regardless what happens to JobsUS consumers are gone for good. This depression is here to stay and will get worse. You'd...

Tags: Investment, His-Name, Apple Inc., Apple stock, stock, APPL, job

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

The Trojan Horse iPhone

The Telcos have become the biggest obstacle to the development of new technologies and services. They have become the most backward elements in our society when it comes to rolling out new technologies, applications, and services. They have filed lawsuits to stop public wireless networks, and they constantly seek to...

Tags: Silicon Valley, Enterprise IT, Disruptive, APPL

Blog posts 2007-06-28

MacWorld: The Apple/Sony iDog...

Monday evening at Cafe de Presse in downtown SF I bumped into a bunch of Apple people and several dozen European reporters here for CES and Apples MacWorld.It speaks to the power of Apple ,and the Steve Jobs brand, that despite CES promoting itself as the center of the digital...

Tags: Humor/Parody, APPL, Macworld, Sony, Apple Computer Inc.

Blog posts 2007-01-08

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Apple's app approval revolt: Will it matter? Maybe

Once somebody matches the ease of the App store,Create a desktop application which makes it brain-dead simple to buy, install, arrange, and sync software and multimedia content with the Droid and it will take off like crazy. That's about the only thing the iPhone has over the Droid at this...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Digital music, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, developer

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Apple up to its old tricks, pushing unwanted software onto PCs

I've experienced exactly what Ed described.I get it every time iTunes is updated.No. A PC running Windows XP.I need iTunes for my iPhone.Hmmm ...Hmmm, I've had several APPL updates come in on several systems, and I've not seen that ... odd. Tried replicating on another system?I've even checked for .........

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, software, Apple iTunes, Apple Inc., iTunes 9, old trick, Apple iPhone, PC

Discussion threads 2009-09-27

Should open source hate Apple?

Apple Doesn't Have Control?Apple created an entirely closed marketplace for music through iTunes and the iPod that no other product has successfully done! The point that one device was more than 60-70% of the market kills innovation, let alone that it was laced with DRM for years and still is...

Tags: Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Splunk: Tearing down IT walls and opening data to non-IT staffers

If you work in IT, there's probably nothing scarier than the thought of giving some mid-level manager access to the network logs and files. At the same time, who hasn't wanted to tell that same mid-level manager to "Look it up yourself" when he comes trotting down to the basement...

Tags: Information Technology, Wall, Splunk, Strategy, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Gauging the Palm Pre's success: It'll take time

Gauging the Palm Pre's success: It'll take timePlan BSince WebOS is Linux-based, it seem conceivable that, if app developers don't flock to it, Palm could extend WebOS to run Android applications as well.PAlm has the apps, especially with the support for PalmOS.Personally, I'm sold. The Pre looks like it has...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Operating systems, OK Here, Pre, Palm Inc., Palm Pre, Palm OS

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

Jobs to skip WWDC keynote in June

Jobs to skip WWDC keynote in JuneJobs to skip WWDCI wonder if Jobs is on track for he supposed return in June? To be honest I don't see his missing the convention as too big a deal. The one thing I am curious about is Snow Leopard.I just...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, Apple Inc., Snow Leopard, Steve Jobs

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Oh, it's on: Apple counters Microsoft's 'Laptop Hunters' ads with 'Megan'

Oh, it's on: Apple counters Microsoft's 'Laptop Hunters' ads with 'Megan'5 viruses already, including the famous Izombie Bot net and......a new worm that ZDNet has already written about just yesterday. how many viruses/worms did OSX have? None, untill a couple of months ago.Yesterday, a 10.5.07 just came out, with a...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Cyberthreats, Desktops, Notebooks, Viruses and worms, PC commercial, Apple Inc., Laptop Hunters, advertisement, virus, Apple Macintosh, laptop computer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Android on netbooks is BIG money for Google

Android on netbooks is BIG money for GoogleDon't worry Steve...By the time you do understand it, it will be too late. Come to think of it, it's too late now.So how is that good for the user?The model presumes that, on a netbook, you are locked into an app...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Google Inc., app store

Discussion threads 2009-01-02

Are Apple's new Macbooks 'cranky'?

Are Apple's new Macbooks 'cranky'?Never had any of these problems with my ToshibaGlad I didn't get a Mac, they don't seem to "Just Work" as well as my Toshiba. :)RE: Are Apple's new Macbooks 'cranky'?Is this really an editorial? This article basically just paraphrases Gizmodo paragraph-for-paragraph (although better formatted and...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, new MacBook, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

Ding, dong: Yang is gone. Now what?

Ding, dong: Yang is gone. Now what?Best article title yet!NT :-)Well, I hear Bill Gates is semi-retired.;-)RE: Ding, dong: Yang is gone. Now what?I don't understand why everyone thinks Yahoo is in trouble? It is still profitable and is generating around a billion dollars in free cash flow. For some...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Financial accounting, Investment, Workforce management, Yahoo! Inc., Yang, Ding Dong

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

Samsung OMNIA first impressions show that Windows Mobile can beat the iPhone

Samsung OMNIA first impressions show that Windows Mobile can beat the iPhoneNot fair to compare??Sorry, but I have to disagree. Looking at the price of an iPhone 3G it IS in the same bracket as the more powerful smart phones. All this shows is it is poor value...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung OMNIA

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Analyst: Apple will sell at least 4.47 million iPhones this quarter

Analyst: Apple will sell at least 4.47 million iPhones this quarterIt's broke.http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/12/poor-iphone-3g-service-revealedI read the headline and thought......"That'll be Munster then".And, yea, it was so.RE: Analyst: Apple will sell at least 4.47 million iPhones this quarterNotice RIMM stock has been trending down the last few day while Apple stock has be...

Tags: Investment, Apple Inc., stock, Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd.

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

SAP's Business byDesign: the perfection conundrum

SAP's Business byDesign: the perfection conundrumUI problems? Mike, I wonder if they are having trouble with the user interface? Last November in a post called Enterprise Applications and User Interfaces , I wrote that: "There are changes afoot in the way enterprise applications are sold....

Tags: Blogging, Enterprise software, SAP AG

Discussion threads 2008-05-21

Could Apple be preparing the way for Mac gaming?

Could Apple be preparing the way for Mac gaming?Absolutely - NLP would rock their sales!It's about time they make the microphone an equal input device in lieu of previous weaker attempts with macs. In addition, as a developer I'm looking forward to their high-quality, or familiar voices, toolkit to...

Tags: Games, Desktops, game, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Mac Gaming

Discussion threads 2008-04-29

Is it wise to loosen Entourage's attachment security policy?

Entourage 2008 is very strict in its blocking of attachments and some users may find its security rules restrictive. However, with a bit of effort, users can tell Entourage to loosen up on various Mac OS X files, Mime content and certain file name extensions. However, whether...

Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, Extension, Entourage 2008, Default Rule, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, E-mail, Desktops, Operating Systems, Scripting Languages, Software, Online Communications, Hardware, Software/Web Development, Web Development, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-04-22

TXT2CID 1.0 (Mobile)

TXT2CID is a tool for PP developers to convert any four character type or creator ID (example: appl,DAcc,STra, etc.) to it's UInt32 equivalent. Launch the application and type in the string, then press enter. It will display the conversion and copy it to the clipboard.

Tags: Mobile, ProgrammerByGrace, TXT2CID, Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-04-03

Wired: Apple is Evil/Genius

Wired: Apple is Evil/GeniusApple is doing EXACTLY what MS got in trouble forWhat makes this whole situation twice as delicious is that some of the Apple apologists are actually using this as an [b]apology!!![/b][i]But MS did this with IE and Office and Windows so it is okay for Apple to...

Tags: Web browsers, Digital music, Digital media, Wired Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-03-25