The current trendy opinion on Apple in the Twitter-verse and Inter-webs is that Apple services suck. Ben Thompson is the most recent, in his article released today, titled "Divine Discontent: Disruption's Antidote". It is a very good article on disruption, through the lens of Apple VS Amazon. Apple Services are not the point of… Continue reading Apple Services suck?
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Valencia 50k Trail Race – Recap
Much delayed recap of the Valencia Trail Race. Ran this one with my brother Bob, and we stayed together for the race. It was a cloudless, sunny day and the temps were mid-upper 70's. First, the numbers: we finished in 9:24:29 - way over my 8 hours over/under guess. I was finisher #132 out of 158… Continue reading Valencia 50k Trail Race – Recap
HomePod commercial
I thought this was a fascinating look behind the scenes on how Spike Jonze made the new Apple HomePod commercial - I never would have thought that they did this 'in the real world' -
Valencia Trail Race – 50K
wow - it's here! This Saturday is my #50kbefore50 race! This is going to prove to be a big challenge - mentally and physically. Valencia Trail Race - 50k (that's 31.07 miles...) of trails and over 8,000 feet of vertical climb! As always, I expect to compete it - and I'll have Bob (#iblamebob) by… Continue reading Valencia Trail Race – 50K
Apple’s Ecosystem
I really like this long article by Federico Viticci for MacStories - deep dive into the power of the stock apps provided by Apple and how those tie together the Apple hardware together. The article is not written from the point of an "Apple Fanboy" whatever that is... In fact, this quote is one of… Continue reading Apple’s Ecosystem