Apple Music and Sonos Coming Together
I was an early adopter of Sonos in 2009 and continue to enjoy the great sounds it delivers throughout the house. When Apple Music was announced, I signed up for the streaming music service. I did not like it at first but have gotten used to it as the service learned what music I like. Now […]
Romantic Russians
The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra hit it out of the park last night with a “Romantic Russians” concert. Tchaikovsky and Borodin were masters of 19th century Russian music. The concert opened with Alexander Borodin’s Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances. That warmed up the audience for a spectacular performance by Jason Hardink. The renowned pianist played Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto […]
New Preston or New Features of the iPhone 6S+?
It was a beautiful day in New England. I had to decide whether to explore the new features of the iPhone 6S+ or take my wife for a ride to New Preston, Connecticut on the can-am Spyder RT Limited. I chose the latter. The trip was 65 miles and included a slow ride around Lake Waramug. […]
Conducting Beethoven
Our annual 400 mile motorcycle trip to Tanglewood, Massachusetts was hot but enjoyable. On the return trip we used only state and country roads. Took a little longer, but we saw a lot more. The concert on Sunday was outstanding. The Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra delivered a brilliant performance of Copland’s Symphonic Ode. After the break, Asher […]
Apple – A Disappointing Quarter?
Apple shipped 47.5 million iPhones in the quarter: 528 thousand every day, 22,000 every hour, 367 per minute, 6.1 per second. The results for Macs was also stunning: they grew 10%, while PCs fell 10%. Apple Music embraced. Apple Watch launched successfully. As usual after an Apple quarterly report, financial analysts were disappointed. As usual, […]
