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An Observer From Shenzhen—Thoughts on Apple’s Recent Bad Press

02.02.2012 Business

I’ve been following the recent articles and reports on Apple and manufacturing in China. I’ve heard some ugly terms thrown about, including “slavery.” If true, it’s shocking and disappointing. But I fear that it is a mix of hyperbole, cultural differences, and yes, some worker abuses. Apple appears to be doing the right things to [...]

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Wearing An iPod Nano As A Watch And Prototyping The Future

01.31.2012 Future

I am so predictable. When Apple released the 6th generation of the iPod Nano and Steve Jobs joked that people would start wearing them as watches, I instantly went on alert. It made perfect sense. And very soon many adapters/bands/cases became available to do just that. I’ll review one later this week. But I drew [...]

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Quite Possibly The Best iPhone Case Ever

01.26.2012 gadgets

This iPhone case is so full of win that I can barely keep from giggling just looking at it. A good friend of mine, Elizabethe Kramer, just returned from a two month business trip in China and she bought this just for me. She and her husband Steve were also sporting new iPhone cases, each [...]

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It Feels Like Trust—The Apple Store App And Self Checkout

12.19.2011 Business

The Apple Store is always busy, but this time of year it’s packed. The other day I needed to pick up an adapter. I found it on the rack at the back of the Apple Store, then walked around looking for a red-shirted employee to help me check out. A helpful young woman told me [...]

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So Much Music — iTunes Match & Life In The Cloud

11.21.2011 Future

I’m completely giddy over iTunes Match. I love music. As soon as iTunes was first released in January of 2001 I started ripping all of my CDs into an online collection. I also borrowed CDs from friends, libraries, and anywhere I could get my hands on them. Both of my daughters are musicians and music [...]

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