Bye-Bye Apple Mail?
Topher Kessler, who contributes to MaxFixIt on CNET Reviews, finally seems to have gotten around to confronting Mail. Ironically, in his latest post, he is writing about one of the few hassles I have...
View ArticleConfidence Or Con?
A BBC News report quotes Secretary of State John Kerry on the current round of efforts towards peace in the Middle East as follows: We have six months ahead of us on the timetable we have set for...
View ArticleDavid Gewirtz Gets a Brand-New Mac Without Mavericks
Reading David Gewirtz’ DIY-IT post on ZDNet this morning quickly established itself as a working definition of Schandenfreude. The premise behind his story is as follows: As I mentioned yesterday, I...
View ArticleSometimes the Rich And Mighty Lose
Here in San Francisco the two ballot measures that would have enabled the implementation of the 8 Washington condominium project were defeated. Apparently, a majority of San Francisco voters (myself...
View ArticleIs Google Making the Next Generation Stupid?
Today’s news (which I read as reported by Lance Whitney for CNET News) about Google Play for Education should be taken as a warning that it is probably time for anyone who takes education seriously to...
View ArticleA Representative Word of the Year
Towards the end of every calendar year, the division of Oxford University Press responsible for the publication of dictionaries declares a “word of the year.” According to the Associated Press account...
View ArticleThe Smarter the Technology the Dumber the People
It is hard to read the news these days without being overwhelmed by stories whose key actions can be attributed to ineptitude. Whether it involves software development by drones who know how to use...
View ArticleAnother Thought About Peter Maxwell Davies’ Criticism of Educational Systems
I was talking with a colleague about the piece I wrote on Monday, in which Sir Peter Maxwell Davies expressed concern over the number of British youngsters who had never heard of Ludwig van Beethoven....
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