iPad – Part 8: In the Sun
Everyday I learn more about the iPad. While at the Lake over the holiday weekend there were two new lessons. Both support previous views that the Kindle is not only a keeper but also a continued necessity. First is that when three grandchildren get their hands on the iPad there is not much chance of […]
iPad – Part 7: Tale of Two Readers
At the Wired Conference in New York City last year Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, talked about his strategy for the Kindle. He described it as two-pronged. First is to make sure that Amazon content is readable on all the various devices in the market. The other prong is to make the Kindle competitive versus […]
iPad – Part 6: File sharing and printing
The iPad became much more useful to me yesterday after attending a board meeting in Manhattan. A board colleague showed and I shared our experiences with our iPads and I learned about some new productivity tools. The iPad is great for reading documents of all kinds and when it comes to games, video, pictures, music […]
iPad – Part 5: Printing
The iPad is a window through which you can enjoy content. The clarity and interaction are really great. Why would anyone ever want to print this beautiful content? There are reasons. A boarding pass for your airline — at least until they all let you use your cell phone to authenticate and board. An email […]
Vision
I felt compelled to reflect back on a posting I wrote in March 2006 about trading on Wall Street. With the wild swings in the market experienced last week, one of the key questions seems clearly to be how long does it take for regulatory changes to get in sync with market and technological changes? […]
