Kindle Sales Defy iPad

PC World Magazine says “Amazon Kindle Sales Defy IPad by Rising Each Month in Q2“.  This does not come as a surprise for a number of reasons. One is that the Kindle is a great product that is highly intuitive and easy to use. People get addicted to it and they tell their friends and […]

iPad – Part 9: The Seventeen Month Review

Most pundits are adults — if not seniors. Perhaps we should get some input from the younger crowd. Much younger. Like one of my grandchildren. After just seventeen months in this world my grandson has a perspective worth knowing about. – and seeing! iPad Thoughts Other gadget related stories on patrickWeb

In The Clouds (Part 6)

The August issue of PC Magazine began the “magazine’s” 30th year and I have not missed an issue, although this is the first one I read on the iPad with Zinio. If someone had described the iPad to me back in 1981 it would have seemed like science fiction. Even the PC at that time […]

iPhone 4 – Part 6: et tu, iPad?

The iPhone 4 is going strong. I took some pictures today and noticed how much faster the capture is — significantly faster than the 3GS. Between the faster processor and additional memory the performance for everything it does is better. One thing I had not anticipated, however, is the impact of the iPhone 4 on […]

iPhone 4 – Part 5: 2nd Day Impressions

The honeymoon is still underway — the iPhone 4 is extraordinary from my perspective. Apple sent an email inviting iPhone 4 owners to make a FaceTime call to one of their representatives. I placed the call at 10 am Friday morning and it was answered promptly. The rep asked if I had WiFi and then […]