Tag Archives: iPhone

Our long romance with Apple technology

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Ray

  We all heard last night of the passing of Steve Jobs.  But rather than going over his life I would like to here discuss some of the Apple products I have used over my life and how they affected … Continue reading →

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AT&T personal hotspot on iPhone

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Ray

I have been tied to local WIFI hot spots at most hotels and other venues for quite awhile but a recent trip to Japan where WiFi was less available, got me thinking about getting a Verizon MiFi or other personal … Continue reading →

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To iPad or not to iPad – part 4

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Ray

I took the iPad to another conference last month. My experience the last time I did this (see To iPad or not to iPad – part 3) made me much more leary, but I was reluctant to lug the laptop … Continue reading →

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To iPad or not to iPad – part 3

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Ray

Well I did take the iPad and BlueTooth (BT) keypad to a short conference a couple of weeks ago and it was a disaster unlike what I envisioned in Parts 1 & 2 of this saga.  It turns out that … Continue reading →

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Is M and A the only way to grow?

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Ray

Oracle buys Sun, EMC buys Data Domain, Cisco buys Tandberg, it seems like every month another major billion dollar acquisition occurs.  Part of this is because of the recent economic troubles, which now values many companies at the lowest they … Continue reading →

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