Archive for the 'humor' Category

The Magical Mystery Chord

Friday, November 14th, 2008

You all know it when you hear it: the most famous chord in rock that reverberates on George Harrison’s 12-string Rickenbacker: the opening of “A Hard Day’s Night”.

Steve Jobs Only Had a Hangover

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Last week’s stupidity by a professional blogger, as well as CNN, was matched only by the gullibility of traders who acted on the rumor.

Toxic Hysteria

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

A report from Greenpeace claimed the iPhone contains many toxic materials. Buried in the details are tests that indicate there may be some toxic materials in Apple’s earbud cables, but certainly not enough to cause any alarm.

A Song for the Apple Store Line

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

In preparation for my sojourn to the end of the current line forming at my local Apple Store (or for some of us, our local AT&T store), here’s a ditty that, if everyone sings along, may inspire others to join you.

OnHollywood: The Weird Turn Pro

Friday, May 4th, 2007

At the OnHollywood conference, Arianna Huffington and Carson Daly were the most visible representatives of the professional media that has taken the plunge into blogging and video channeling; but the true stars are the geeks and weirdos that have turned professional.

iPhone Tips Revealed in Videos

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Several YouTube videos describe in detail some of the iPhone demonstrations Steve Jobs gave at the Macworld Expo keynote speech in January.