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The Haves and Have-Nots

11/8/11 7:07am by georgerede
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Occupy Wall Street Protester

Monday was my regular day off from work. Among the errands I had that day was dropping off a couple bags of books and videos at the Goodwill store in my neighborhood. That same afternoon, I headed down to my wireless carrier and finally got an upgrade for my iPhone. Moving up to the 3GS for free left me feeling pretty good about my choice. I didn't have a compelling reason to invest in the just-released 4S, which came with a hefty price tag and quite a bit more cultural cachet.  Read more >

Please Tell Your Kids: That Magazine is Not a Broken iPad

10/23/11 10:50am by spydergrrl
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You've probably seen the video by now, of a 1 year old baby trying to figure out how to use magazines. Apparently she thinks they should be as responsive as tablet computers. The video title is "A Magazine is an iPad that Doesn't Work".I saw a number of people share and comment on this video last week. Many of them were saying that this new generation will never know traditional media or will learn to see beyond paper. It makes me picture a world where books are rare, sacred objects to which only an elite few have access. The idea of it saddens me.  Read more >

Kindle Fire: First Step to Amazon World Domination?

10/5/11 11:12am by spydergrrl
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Last week, Amazon announced the Kindle Fire. The event was peppered with little surprise announcements that revealed quite a lot about Amazon's future direction.Hmm...It runs on Android OS. (Yay, Team Droid) But not Honeycomb or Ice Cream Sandwich; it runs on a customized version of Android 2.3. Effectively, a pseudo-custom OS. The main browser is Silk. A proprietary Amazon browser.   Read more >