Geeking out in the outdoors

Posted on 12. May, 2010 by in Tech

I’m usually pretty low-tech when I head out to the great outdoors. For running, I’ve got a Timex Ironman watch; it can register 100 splits/laps, but that’s nothing compared to all of the GPS and heart-rate monitors for runners. For hiking, well, I don’t really take any technology, aside from my phone, and I use [...]

Got the iPad on my mind

Posted on 09. Apr, 2010 by in Tech

I’ve been thinking (and writing) about the iPad a lot these days. I got one on Saturday morning (yes, perhaps the most uber-nerd thing I’ve ever done—that is, waiting on line for the iPad), and then set off to use it, test it, and write about it, all by 4:30 p.m. That column, with my [...]

I feel sorry for my bookshelves

Posted on 30. Mar, 2010 by in Tech

Until now, I haven’t bought many e-books. Yes, I’ve read a few on the Classics app for my iPhone, and experimented with other e-readers, but I just haven’t felt like I was ready to buy my books in e-versions. And then I watched Apple’s newly released video about its iBooks app and iBookstore for the [...]

The iPad as your only computer?

Posted on 28. Mar, 2010 by in Tech

I’ve been wondering: Will it be possible to use the iPad as your only computer? I can easily see the iPad making sense as the computer-of-choice for lots of people. Kids, for instance. Or teenagers. Or college students. Or anyone else who would like something lightweight, portable, and without the administrative and maintenance hassles of [...]

Shortcoming or genius? The iPad does away with traditional files

Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by in Tech

Steven Johnson has an excellent essay in Time about the iPad, its shortcomings, and what we might (or might not) see in future updates. As he says: The iPad interface — like the iPhone’s — tries to do everything in its power to do away with documents and files. There is no Finder or root-level [...]

The iPad: Everything you know about computers just changed

Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by in Tech

Well, that’s how I opened my Star-Ledger column about the iPad: “Everything you know about computers just changed.” Not really because of the iPad itself, but because of the way you interact with it. As I say in my column, you can sum this up in one word: touch. The more I use my iPhone, [...]

Waiting, waiting, waiting for the Apple tablet

Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by in Tech

That pretty much says it all, right? I’m not really much of a gadget guy—the fewer, the better—but this is one I’m gonna want. If you’re like me, and you want to keep track of tablet rumors, check out this list I wrote at Web100: “3 spots to monitor Apple tablet rumors.”

« Newer Entries