On merging with tech

On merging with tech

Russ Pearlman, our newest partner at Thought Ensemble, begged to differ with part of a blog I wrote last week about Ray Kurzweil’s new book.  In part, this is what Russ said: “I think you are right about the “download” part, but I’m not...
Apple Maps: Failure to Launch…

Apple Maps: Failure to Launch…

With the public letter of apology, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple acknowledged what the rest of the world already knew – Apple’s new mapping application was a flop. The reality is that the new application is quite a bit better than what was available on the iPhone...
iPhone competition

iPhone competition

No, I haven’t gotten my iPhone 5 yet.  I’ve actually tried to order it several times, but due to issues with Apple’s website and this not being the top priority of my life (gasp), it hasn’t happened yet.  It will.  At some point I’ll give...