Month: August 2012
They Make Crappy Hardware Anyway
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So it seems that there is some risk to Microsoft with producing the new Surface Tablet. The company says in the document that “our Surface devices will compete with products made by our OEM partners, which may affect their commitment to our platform.” The real problem here is the OEM’s. HP, Dell, Acer, and all…
It Sounds Good to Say We’re Busy
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Awesome article over on the New York times about being busy. Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance, a hedge against emptiness; obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or trivial or meaningless if you are so busy, completely booked, in demand every hour of the day. I can’t help but wonder whether all…
Dragon Express, buggy buggy
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The more I’ve heard about dictation as a means of text entry I’ve wondered if it’s something that I could be more efficient by using. Nuance, makers of Dragon Dictate, are by far the best game in town. After a bit of research I decided to get Dragon Express (AppStore). At $50 it was a…