as of today, I still haven't received a response or refund from DRO Concepts. they have long since stopped responding to my emails or phone calls, now hanging up immediately after giving them my name and email address. the tracking number still shows the delivery has not been accepted and hasn't been returned to me,... Continue Reading →
Pirate Whitney’s Music. Screw Sony.
In the wake of Whitney Houston's death, Sony Music has raised the prices of her albums in a move to capitalize on the sudden popularity of her music. Along with Michael Jackson's death a few years ago, these were two artists helped to shape a decade with their talent, and like the cockroaches who attempted... Continue Reading →
Publishers, Not Ebooks, Are Killing The Publishing Industry
wake up, publishers! it seems like they've been asleep for the past decade and fail to take heed to those that came before them whose businesses have been devastated by the digitalization of all media. despite lessons learned by the RIAA and those being learned by the MPAA, the publishing industry seems to insist that... Continue Reading →
Apple Is Not Foxconn, Foxconn Is Not Apple
let's clear something up. it's very simple yet the mainstream media nor the bloggers seem to point this out and is resulting in the masses continuing to be misinformed, and worse, take inappropriate action: Foxconn is NOT owned, or in any way affiliated with Apple. they are an OEM manufacturer, hired by Apple (and many... Continue Reading →
Some Thoughts On iPad…
as we recently passed the second anniversary of the iPad's introduction to the world, some questions have arisen. here are my opinions on some of them. iPad is not a PC in the latest quarter, Canalys began computing their PC sales numbers with the iPad included. because of this, Apple became the number one... Continue Reading →
Debunking: Slider Cases Do Not Harm iPhone
since the introduction of the iPhone 4, it seems the outspoken few in the blogging world have come out against slider cases, providing anecdotal proof in the way of photos of broken iPhones, claiming their InCase slider style cases had caused the damage. this is clearly and patently false. yes, the iPhone is constructed of... Continue Reading →
ALL Aluminum Cases Will Affect Cellphone Signal Strength
ok folks, time for a simple lesson in physics. first off, any metallic case, be it aluminum, steel, titanium, or any alloy of these materials, is dense. all metals have dense molecular construction that gives it the properties they exhibit in hardness and tensile strength, some more than others. because of this, it also makes... Continue Reading →
iFaraday Stylus is oddly unique but obviously superior
until I bought my iPad, I had little use for a stylus. for emergencies, I bought a cheap, rubber tipped, compact stylus for us with my iPhone a few years ago for use in the cold before finally obtaining a pair of E-Tip gloves from The North Face last season. once I bought the iPad... Continue Reading →
DRO Concepts: Sell Lipservice, Ship Fail
back in February of this year, i decided to splurge on a carbon fiber case for my iPhone. my only requirement was that it be a slider style case to provide maximum coverage. my preference: i prefer to use my iPhone as naked as possible. anything that adds bulk to it is generally unwelcome, so... Continue Reading →
ElementCASE Does The Slider Case Formula Just Right
disclaimer: this, like any other product reviewed by me, are not "review units." i buy and pay for all of the items reviewed and the manufacturer is unaware of my intent to post publicly my impressions of their product. because of this, any issues in the ordering process can and will be included. the slider... Continue Reading →
a paradigm shift in how we compute
Apple just had their keynote to kickoff WWDC yesterday and went into the details of OS X Lion, iOS 5, and iCloud. it was iCloud and the merging of features from iOS into Lion that were most intriguing, some of the most powerful signaling a shift into what was once called "dumb terminal" computing. back... Continue Reading →
one more thing…
with WWDC '11 coming up on Monday and Steve Jobs already committed to giving the keynote speech, the question is, "so what will he announce?" Apple has uncharacteristically already revealed iCloud during a statement earlier in the week detailing the conference's focus on iOS5, Mac OS X Lion, and the aforementioned cloud service that many... Continue Reading →
RIM’s upcoming PlayBook tablet… or more accurately, the FailBook?
this is actually quite sad, but it just has to be said and should be rubbed in liberally considering the amount of smugness displayed by RIM's co-CEOs in everything they do. it's one thing to be confident in your company; take Apple's Steve Jobs, for instance. He may be arrogant, not so much smug, but... Continue Reading →
