As vital as it is for me to be out here in Los Angeles in the spring and the fall, I’ve learned that the
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Author: Bill Palmer
Comedy is…
Some people in this town spend a career trying to finish the above sentence, but when I realized the smoke had sufficiently cleared such
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How my iPhone frees me
As I’ve bounced around Florida the past ten days from one relative’s house to another, visiting with family and old friends and former colleagues,
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Tired of being accused of illegal drug use simply because I have allergies and heartburn
I’m wide awake and feeling great and ready to rant. Wait, those things don’t all go together. So if you’ll permit me, there are
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Apple pulls out of Macworld Expo: the more things change, the more they change.
I remember back in high school when I went on a marching band competition field trip to Daytona my freshman that was such a
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On the ridiculous notion that this means Steve Jobs is somehow dying
The feedback I’ve received overnight regarding my summation yesterday on Apple’s permanent withdrawal from Macworld Expo has included more than one person who praised
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Thoughts from the snow day
– I’ve got two long drives and two long flights ahead of me in the next week. The time isn’t wasted if the music
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More thoughts from the snow day
– About those two long drives and two long flights I’ve got ahead of me in the next week. Here’s hoping I can get
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I get to interview Tim Robertson
On this week’s episode of the iProng Radio podcast, we interview someone named “Tim Robertson” from a some site I’ve never heard of called
Read Moreeighth time’s the charm
I shouldn’t be this excited. After all, I’ve done this seven times before. It’s time for Macworld Expo yet again, and logic would seem
Read MoreSomething in the Air…
Apple’s banners all around Moscone proclaiming that there’s “Something in the Air” have left us all guessing as to what Apple might have up
Read MoreMacworld Expo Entrance Examination
In the interest of increasing the quality of this year’s event, all Macworld Expo attendees will need to pass this simple ten question exam
Read MoreOn the off day, in the thick of it.
Let’s get this party started already. Maybe it’s because this is my fourth time in San Francisco since the clock struck 2007. Maybe it’s
Read MoreJay Leno: Apple iPhone is really an “iCarAccident”
During his Wednesday, December 6th Tonight Show monologue, Jay Leno referenced Apple’s rumored upcoming iPhone, making light of the potential for such a device
Read MoreLooks like Macworld and CES are willing to settle for a tie next year
Can’t stand it when these darn trade shows think anyone anywhere is going to benefit by having them take place on the exact same
Read MoreWe went to Macworld, but Amazon went to MacWorld?
For some odd reason I just got the following email from Amazon.com… …and it reminded me of Tim Roberton’s rant about how no one
Read MoreMan goes berserk at Ruby Tuesday over State of the Union address
I’ve eaten at the same Ruby Tuesday at least once a week for the past few months, thanks to the fact that it’s right
Read MoreNew colored iPod shuffles come with new earbuds (with photos of all five colors)
Users have been asking for it, third parties have been trying to help users simulate it, and now Apple has finally done it: as
Read MoreWalMart has six movie studios for download? Yawn.
According to Engadget and a lot of other folks, WalMart will announce later today that it will be offering legal movie downloads from all
Read MoreI always knew Steve Jobs was on our side
Ever since the launch of the iTunes Store in 2002 I’ve had to listen to listen to music lovers, the media, and even some
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