I developed Bonime’s Law a long time ago when personal computers had no hard drives, dual 5.25” floppy drives, 256K RAM, and a CPU that ran at 1.44Hz.
In those days the killer apps were word processors like Wordstar (later, WordPerfect from Satellite Software Incorporated), Spreadsheet/database combos like Lotus 123, and no graphics. The text based screens [...]
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Bonime’s Law: As Hardware Improves, Software Degrades — True in Music, TV and Movies As Well
Posted in marketing, media, music, sociology, technology, tagged CD, code, computers, computing power, creativity, downloading, hardware, hi def, high definition, illeagl, movies, mp3, music, programmer, quality, screen, software, surround sound, TV on February 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
But Enough About Me: Googling Yourself
Posted in media, sociology, technology, tagged blog, blogging, C.H.U.D., citation, google, googling, hollywood, movie, music, producer, Web on February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m sure you’ve all done it even though you may not like to admit it.
Maybe you do it when no one’s around. Maybe you turn out the lights and wait till the house is empty. But sooner or later, most of us, whether we admit it or not will go ahead and without any shame, [...]
MacBook Air May Be Apple’s First Misfire
Posted in marketing, technology, tagged appple, computer, dvd, macbook air, notebook, optical drive, steve jobs, wireless on January 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Today, Apple introduced the ultra thin ultra sexy MacBook Air. This is, in typical Apple style, an elegantly designed notebook computer that is about as thin as an iPhone.
Yes it is gorgeous. But. . . .
It lacks an optical drive. And while Apple touts the fact that “you don’t need an optical drive” because it can wirelessly [...]
Was the iPhone Worth the Hype?
Posted in technology, tagged Adobe, Apple, cell phone, Flash, gadget, handheld, iphone, iTunes, Mac, Microsoft, network, PC, ringtone, smart phone, stylus, voice mail, Web, WiFi on December 30, 2007 | 5 Comments »
First, let me say that I was a long time PC user (since 1983). I supported the PC over the Apple computers largely on the basis of the software support it enjoyed (mostly in the business space). But after Apple decided to open stores in shopping centers and malls, I got a chance to marvel [...]
