Archive for the 'Opinion' Category

The word book is taken

Facebook is suing another company for the use of the word book in their domain name. This time it is teachbook.com. There was already an issue with a website named placebook.com, who actually changed their name. Does this mean the word book can’t be used in any domain name anymore? What about websites like, oh [...]

Big Brother Apple dropped the ball

It wasn’t even a month ago that I questioned Apple’s policy about having to create an account with Apple, even if you paid cash, in order to buy an iPad. Apple said it was an authentication process, required for users to use their iPad anyway, and it would keep people from buying more than two [...]

Multiple screens made easy

I work on computers pretty much all the time. When I am working, sitting at a desk and actually working, I like to spread out. virtual desktops are all well and good, but having multiple monitors really opens up your workspace. More workspace means you  can have more of what you are working on in [...]

Google and China

There are a flurry of posts out there about Google and China. Google had an attack this week, which apparently originated from China. Google threatened to leave China. Everyone is posting about what this might mean… to China, to Google, to the Chinese people, to the world? Now the US government is asking for an [...]

They have an app for that

There is such a following for Apple sometimes that I find it amazing to watch. People so enamored with the company that no matter what any other company does, it is compared to Apple and somehow found to be inferior, and no matter what Apple does, it is going to be great, even if Apple [...]