Is the Apple iPad a game changer… or will it ruin Apple’s hot streak? In an article for the Occidental Weekly, I give my impressions of Apple’s latest “magical” device. Here’s the article lead:
Last Wednesday, Apple unveiled the iPad, a top-secret product that they have been working on for years. Tech-lovers across the globe eagerly [...]

I offer tips and tricks for getting most out of Gmail in an article for the Occidental Weekly. Many businesses and schools (including Oxy) have been switching over to Gmail, and Google’s email interface can take a little getting used to. This guide should help make the transition a little easier, and provide knowledge that [...]

Below is an article that I originally wrote for BNET about a switch in the way that radio audiences are measured. It’s a huge change in the industry, and I discuss what it means for stations and advertisers:

The way that radio ratings are determined — and therefore the way that advertisers buy radio — [...]

What do newspapers, music companies, and makers of portable navigation devices like TomTom and Garmin all have in common? They have the same problem — someone is willing to give their product away for free.
In the case of the first two, it has brought about the expectation that these goods and services ought to be [...]

Eventually, social networking on phones is going to keep us constantly connected with all of our friends in real time. In an article I wrote this week for the Occidental Weekly, I talk about an upcoming phone from Motorola—the CLIQ—that will take us several steps closer to that reality. Here’s the article lead:
I am [...]

In an article published in this week’s Occidental Weekly, I look at Apple’s new iPod lineup. Apple added very little to their devices… but they can now compete in some crazy new areas. Here’s the article lead:
Apparently, your iPod can do anything. At least that is what Apple is saying about their new iPod [...]

Do you really want to have an intern running your company’s Twitter account? That’s the question I address in a new post up on BNET. In addition to weighing the pros and cons of Twit-erns, I give tips on how to best utilize your Twitter account — regardless of who is at its helm. Here’s [...]

Spend enough time on corporate or ISP provided email, and eventually you’re going to run into a situation where the file you need to send is too big — you click ‘send’ and get an error message, and the person you’re sending it to gets nothing. These caps on email attachment size often aren’t explicitly [...]

I’m still proudly holding on to my original iPhone, but fortunately I’ve had the opportunity to have some extended hands-on time with the new iPhone 3GS. My usage of has formed some definite thoughts and opinions. The new model boasts a lot of new features and incremental improvements, and I’ll go in depth into them [...]

As it currently stands, electronic textbooks will never take off. Last month I wrote an article about this, discussing the pros and cons of using e-book readers such as the Amazon Kindle DX for college textbooks. There are many advantages to e-textbooks – read the article for a list – but there is one big, [...]