For some unexplained reason, the Apple iPod has emerged as the most popular portable music device in use today. In the process it has dethroned the venurable Sony Walkman and somehow managed to overtake other devices that would be equally capable and would cost only a fraction as much.
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Monthly Archives: January 2008
Annual 2008 Predictions
It looks like 2007 was the year of the iPhone and possibly the year that Apple went into growth overdrive. Not only are they the darlings of Wall Street, but Apple has demonstrated increasing share in the home PC market. Of course, social networks continue to grow with Badoo, Xanga, Facebook and MySpace in contention with more professional networks like LinkedIn. What does this mean for the new year, and what about my prediction for the demise of hi-def video formats?
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Good Enough Computing
My desktop computer has improved considerably from a system with limited capability for running graphics to a modern multi-core processor capable of running many graphical operating systems concurrently. It use to be challenging to run just one desktop environment, but today a modern processor can easily virtualize many environments at the same time. A modern computer can run Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X on the same desktop.
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