http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/features/john_martellaros_blog/ en webmaster@macobserver.com Copyright 2009 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:33:14 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_11_6_failure_is_an_option/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_11_6_failure_is_an_option/ In this week's assemblage of technical news debris, John looks at all kinds of failures, easy options for Barnes & Noble, U.S. DOJ, Apple's Time Capsule, iPhone hardware encryption, those who predicted Blu-ray would never catch on, and Microsoft's bad habit of hosing up their OS advertising. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:09:05 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_10_30_eyes_wide_open_and_shut/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_10_30_eyes_wide_open_and_shut/ In this week's hoard of technical news debris, John looks at a video of Steve Ballmer pimping Windows 1.0, the best Apple tablet concepts, the U.S. DOD pushing Open Source, details of Nokia's lawsuit against Apple, and Apple's clever meeting with RBC analyst Mike Abramsky. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:18:14 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/partile_debris_week_ending_10_23_multiple_disasters/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/partile_debris_week_ending_10_23_multiple_disasters/ In this week's stockpile of Internet miscellaneous technical news debris, John looks at two personal disasters with product reviews, the Barnes & Noble Nook, Microsoft's Q1 earnings, Apple's war against the PC industry, a hilarious Windows 7 video and a very naughty Google Wave demo. (R rated.) Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:59:20 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_10_16_old_news_new_news_and_good_news/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_10_16_old_news_new_news_and_good_news/ In this week's omnibus of technical news debris, John looks at expert reaction to Windows 7, rumors of new quad core iMacs, some of the best open source software for the Mac, the demise of passwords, supercomputing with the iPhone, and what everyone knows about the future of newspapers -- except the newspaper publishers. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:55:04 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_10_9_tablet_iphone_and_snow_leopard_mania/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_10_9_tablet_iphone_and_snow_leopard_mania/ In this week's convocation of miscellaneous technical news debris, John looks at more details of the Apple Tablet from "reliable sources," an interview with Steve Ballmer, a new Snow Leopard doc for UNIX experts, Apple's thoughts about how to replace the keyboard and mouse, John Welch on Creator Codes and UTI, and a great technical article that summarizes how some of the cool hardware features of the iPhone work. Also TWoW returns. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:40:39 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_9_15_brace_yourself/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_9_15_brace_yourself/ In this week's muster of technical news debris, John looks at the details of AT&T's 3G Microcell device, prospects for a Netflix iPhone app, a nifty, wearable HD camera for sports, a neat concept video from Microsoft, the Apple Knowledge Navigator video, a new TI calculator for the iPhone, and a really, really bad marketing video from Microsoft. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:16:06 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_9_18_the_breadth_of_mac_os_x/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_9_18_the_breadth_of_mac_os_x/ There's a lot more to Mac OS X than meets the eye, and it can be used in ways that aren't obvious until the need arises. Starting with a terrific new Apple document just published, John introduces some of those concepts for both the curious and the technically advanced user. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:14:04 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_9_11_an_os_palooza/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_9_11_an_os_palooza/ In this week's batch of technical news debris, John looks at OS happenings, geeky Snow Leopard stuff, the two initiatives the cable companies don't want you to know about, plus one technically fabulous and one crazy funny article from the great people over at Tidbits. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:20:49 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_8_28_let_it_snow/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_8_28_let_it_snow/ In this week's shorter congerie of technical news debris, John looks at some of the side issues for Snow Leopard: What's missing, Rosetta impact, handling of .rtf files, and other gripes. And the next Big Cat name? Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:54:19 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_8_21_green_blu_and_ballmers_red_face/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_8_21_green_blu_and_ballmers_red_face/ In this week's amassment of technical news debris, John looks at Palm's Thork, Apple's secret roadmap, Blu-ray blues, Snow Leopard and 64-bit EFIs, Apple Education sales, Hollywood's fixation, video embedded in magazine pages, sneak peek videos of the Apple iTablet, Mr. Ballmer's newest cause for heartburn, and the end of free song lyrics. Also, the technical Word of the Week (TWoW). Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:23:31 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_8_14_corporate_struggles_slides_and_snafus/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_8_14_corporate_struggles_slides_and_snafus/ In this assemblage of technical news debris, John looks at the smartphone price slide, what Apple is up against with the Apple TV, the music labels' enduring need to kill the iTunes Golden Goose, Microsoft's effort to save Windows Mobile -- while they whistle in the dark, the great HDTV letterboxing fiasco, and more.  Also, the Technical Word of the Week (TWoW). Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:08:08 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/the_emotional_toll_of_twitter/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/the_emotional_toll_of_twitter/ Twitter allows one to tap into the stream of consciousness of a subset of the world. When that stream goes largely negative, it can adversely affect the life balance that most of us seek. Here's what I'm doing about it. Columns and Opinions, Opinion, Editorial, Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:00:20 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_8_7_end_zone_tweets_powerpoint_nightmares/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_8_7_end_zone_tweets_powerpoint_nightmares/ In this parade of technical news debris, John looks at what the Chrome OS really needs to do, deepening friction between Apple and Palm, a PowerPoint nightmare, touchdown tweets, more Netflix positioning, and a big Darpa project that IBM is working on. And, of course, TWoW. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:33:18 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_7_31_national_security_poof/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_7_31_national_security_poof/ In this week's amalgam of technical news debris, John looks at rumors of Apple talking to book publishers in preparation for its iTablet, Google driving Microsoft looney, National Security snafus, the demise of Windows Mobile, and revelations on how much Virginia is paying to support its PCs. Also: TWoW. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:50:11 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_7_24_microsoft_sweets_and_spacey_tweets/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_7_24_microsoft_sweets_and_spacey_tweets/ In this week's gaggle of technical news debris, John reports on one developer's view of Palm's webOS SDK, a great Internet traffic chart, Microsoft getting in bed with Linux, AT&T snafus, Intel's SSD prices, devious, millisecond stock trading, and Kevin Spacey on Letterman tweeting from his BlackBerry. Also: TWoW. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:26:44 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_7_17_lightroom_red_lights_and_creepy_palms/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_7_17_lightroom_red_lights_and_creepy_palms/ In this hodgepodge of collected technical trivia, John Martellaro looks at Netflix's move to squeeze out the Apple TV, a creepy experience taking a Palm Pre out of the box, how the iPhone is causing disintermediation in the print publishing industry, why Adobe slowed down the export function in Lightroom,  the new entrepreneurs of journalism, Apple's HTTP Streaming Technology, and the question of whether it's improper for iPhone users to use the technology of their devices to alert others about red light cameras. Also: TWoW. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:30:46 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_7_2_juiced_joost_and_goosed/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_7_2_juiced_joost_and_goosed/ In this week's boatload of technical news, John looks at iPhone 3GS video recording tips, 3GS battery saving tips, Google's violation of its own motto, more on New Tech Journalism, why Joost collapsed, Jonathan Ive insights, and rumors of an Apple squabble with NVIDIA. Also: TWO TWoWs.  Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:45:23 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_6_26_metamorphosis_transformers_and_stealth_hea/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_6_26_metamorphosis_transformers_and_stealth_hea/ In this week's miscellany of technical news, John takes a look at the metamorphosis of netbooks, Microsoft and AT&T, all driven by fast paced events in technology and the Internet, Apple stealth health, iPhone 3GS hardware, John Hodgman roasting President Obama, App store secrets, and Optimus Prime MacBook.  Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:53:12 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_6_19_clueless_in_seattle_and_austin_and_apples_/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_6_19_clueless_in_seattle_and_austin_and_apples_/ In this week's digest of technical Apple news, John looks at articles that covered AT&T's clueless behavior, Sony's desperate behavior, Apple kneecapping the other smartphone vendors, how HTML 5 might kill Flash and Silverlight, and the secret reason why Apple moved the reload button in Safari 4. Also: TWoW.  Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:23:59 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_6_5_bad_checks_hulu_greed_and_american_pie/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_6_5_bad_checks_hulu_greed_and_american_pie/ In this week's treasury of technical tidbits, John looks at Microsoftian thrashing, the demise of print journalism, American Pie, the Hulu app and Hulu's potential for greed, Twitter and millennials, the success of Google's apps, and what to do before you lose your MacBook at WWDC. Also: Tech Word of the Week. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:55:17 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_5_29_burial_reversal_and_arresting_gear/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_5_29_burial_reversal_and_arresting_gear/ In this week's compendium of scattered technical news, John looks at the proposed burial of the BlackBerry, Apple's contorted reversal, a new HDTV wrinkle that will boil your blood, Hulu's perpetual peripatetic dance, and Guy Kawasaki's latest adventure on the U.S.S. Nimitz. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 29 May 2009 15:07:24 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_5_22_racing_racy_apps_and_russian_ruckus/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_5_22_racing_racy_apps_and_russian_ruckus/ This week, John takes a look at the relationship between car racing and high performance computing, overworked UK employees who bring their mobile devices to bed, Google's unexpected algorithm, Twitter creativity, Apple's Eucalyptus folly, and Russia's (Eeek!) Mac clone. Also: TWoW.  Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 22 May 2009 15:15:31 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_5_15_firepower_firewire_and_plasma_heat/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_5_15_firepower_firewire_and_plasma_heat/ Every week, John collects technical tidbits, news debris that he finds interesting, but didn't quite make the headlines. This week, he's discovered a site that reveals in the inside story on the FireWire/USB war, a great iPhone app for the U.S. military, possible deterioration of the GPS system, the future of Plasma Display technology and two, count 'em, Technical Words of the Week. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 15 May 2009 15:00:17 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_5_8_sun_sparcs_and_kindling/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_5_8_sun_sparcs_and_kindling/ John Martellaro, in his weekly selection of technical news debris, looks at Internet TV and technology disintegration, politicians who'd like to write legislation for HTTP and FTP, lessons learned from a lost iPhone 3G, how an iPod super touch could deal a blow to Kindle, surviving the personal move to Twitter technology, and how Oracle will use the acquisition of Sun Microsystems to make life even more difficult for Steve Ballmer. Also: TWoW.  Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 08 May 2009 16:59:46 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_5_1_hulu_blu_and_goo/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_5_1_hulu_blu_and_goo/ In this week's potpourri of technical debris, John looks at Amazon's eBook savvy, the psychology of reader comments, bimodal American society and Blu-ray, a sneak peek at Microsoft's iPhone killer, why Linux on the desktop failed, a guess about Hulu and Apple TV, Twittermania, and photos of Steve Jobs' old mansion. Also: TWoW. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 01 May 2009 16:00:06 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_4_24_trends_tweets_treks_and_twow/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_4_24_trends_tweets_treks_and_twow/ In this week's collection of technical debris, John looks at how the iPhone is almost certainly the new newspaper of the early 21st century, Apple's concocted legal copy, a fabulous Star Trek exhibit in Detroit, what AT&T thinks of the Palm Pre, how Apple always manages to beat its guidance, and Tim O'Reilly's Twitter Book. Also, TWoW.  Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:15:22 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_4_17_abuse_resurrection/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_4_17_abuse_resurrection/ In this week's installment of technical news debris, John looks at teenage abuse of technology, the resurrection of MobileMe, possible trouble in the Apple board of directors, a new Twitter client, Blu-ray surging forward, Netflix making more moves, and if philosophers were programmers. Also new is the tech word of the week.  Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:30:09 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_4_10_busted/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_4_10_busted/ In John's blog of technical news debris, he looks at iMac hard disks gone bad, Blu-ray's critical weakness, APC UPSs and Mac Pros, HD Radio challenges, Sun's critical mistakes that Apple avoided, Conficker's awakening and Tina Fey does Steve Jobs! Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:44:43 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_of_4_3_twitter_tv_feng_shui_and_loss/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_of_4_3_twitter_tv_feng_shui_and_loss/ In this week's collection of technical debris, John looks at the Nerd handbook, Twitter TV, The Periodic Table of Typefaces, Android on Netbooks, how to lose Twitter followers, BBEdit secrets, and a personal loss.  Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:10:50 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_3_27_twitters_shudders_and_shivers/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_3_27_twitters_shudders_and_shivers/ In this week's recap of essential news debris, John Martellaro talks about Netflix getting more, Blockbuster finally awake, iPhone 3.0 secrets, libel cases for commenters, a competitor to boxee, a sparkling review of the Mac Pro and a video shown to Sony executives that will have you shaking as well. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:15:44 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_3_20_movie_tizzies_sigma_iotia_and_fizzbin/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_3_20_movie_tizzies_sigma_iotia_and_fizzbin/ In John's weekly blog of technical news debris, he talks about Norway's Fiasco with Windows NT4, 3G network issues, the demise of satellite radio, customer manipulation by Hollywood (what, still happening?!) and ... Fizzbin.  Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:00:49 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_the_eight_twitter_personality_types/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_the_eight_twitter_personality_types/ After engaging in Twitter for six months, John Martellaro has been able to identify eight different personality types. There may even be a correlation to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator for personalities. No names are divulged, however, to protect the guilty.  Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:00:56 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_3_6_featured_videos_and_the_borg_mind/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_3_6_featured_videos_and_the_borg_mind/ With 77 million active Websites, there's just too much video entertainment on the Internet to keep track of. Still, some snack videos were notable this week. Meanwhile, boxee is working around the Hulu ban. And if that isn't enough, John Martellaro reports in his blog, this is the first recession with a genuine Internet enabled, and the synergy could be having unintended consequences. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:29:32 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_2_27_adobe_snooze_news_muse_safari_blues/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_2_27_adobe_snooze_news_muse_safari_blues/ In his weekly blog of technological debris, John Martellaro looks at some great free utilities for the Mac, photography apps for the iPhone, Adobe foolishness, Windows blues, Netflix's continuing kick butt business plans, and Safari 4 beta hidden preferences. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:29:59 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_2_20_breakdowns_putdowns_and_shutdowns/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_2_20_breakdowns_putdowns_and_shutdowns/ In this week's blog, John Martellaro looks at the technical debris of the week, including the fumbled DTV transition, Luddite reactions to cell phones, Hulu's fire dance, Samsung's stupefying customer response, and possible Apple adjustments in its product cycle. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:05:22 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_2_6_new_hardware_for_apple_customers/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_2_6_new_hardware_for_apple_customers/ In this week's blog, John Martellaro looks at the expanding hardware horizons for Apple customers: a reported new device from AT&T, hacking the Apple TV, Google's Gdrive, and multi-cores for the iPhone. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:25:13 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_1_30_waffled_windows/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_1_30_waffled_windows/ In his weekly blog of technical treats, John Martellaro looks at Windows 7 concerns, Blu-ray success, Boxee bugaboo, and the future of the Obama Girl. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:00:01 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_1_12_governments_struggle_with_tech/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_1_12_governments_struggle_with_tech/ In this week's blog, John Martellaro looks at how governments are struggling with technology, Apple is struggling with mild pornography and Microsoft with Windows 7. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:55:15 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_1_2_behind_the_curtain/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_1_2_behind_the_curtain/ No matter what we read the first time on the Internet, there is always more going on behind the scenes that remains elusive or undisclosed at first. This week, John Martellaro looks at some of the deeper stories behind the stories. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:45:57 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_12_19_quad_cores_and_cyber_attack/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_12_19_quad_cores_and_cyber_attack/ In this week's blog, John Martellaro looks at: the best OS for SSDs, how to speed up Leopard, a rumor about the next iMac, the sanest yet analysis of Steve Jobs and Macworld, Netflix shenanigans, and whether the U.S. is ready for a major cyber attack. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:02:58 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_12_12_what_apple_learned_from_kodak_and_more/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_12_12_what_apple_learned_from_kodak_and_more/ In this week's Particle Debris, John Martellaro looks at what Apple learned from Kodak, circa 1926, possible limits on useful CPU cores, Sprint's SDK lust, TiVo insanity, Obama's choice for Energy Secretary, and the perfect companion for Lars. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:00:32 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_12_5_ssds_ferengis_and_vulcans/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/particle_debris_week_ending_12_5_ssds_ferengis_and_vulcans/ This week, John Martellaro turns his attention to Ferengis and Vulcans, SSDs, Netflix in HD, Samsung's questionable customer support, operators embracing the iPhone model and a rumor of $99 iPhones. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:30:04 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Particle_Debris_Week_ending_Nov_21/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Particle_Debris_Week_ending_Nov_21/ Apple has clearly been struggling with how to manage the demands of Hollywood and the networks on the handling of high definition (HD) content, DRM, within iTunes, their current hardware and new hardware. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:48:37 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Particle_Debris_Week_ending_Nov_14/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Particle_Debris_Week_ending_Nov_14/ Recently, Robert X. Cringely at PBS theorized about the departure of Tony Fadell from Apple. That was based on personality issues and the possible arrival of Mark Papermaster. However, John Gruber has possibly shed more light on the whole affair with how he heard a story that Mr. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:32:52 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Particle_Debris_Week_ending_Nov_7/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Particle_Debris_Week_ending_Nov_7/ I am extraordinarily suspicious cloud computing. I think it has its place for corporations who want to make their data available to all their offices and travelers in a uniform way. However, for home users, it's just crazy. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:19:45 -0500 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Particle_Debris_Week_ending_Oct_31/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Particle_Debris_Week_ending_Oct_31/ After I published a new Hidden Dimensions column on Wednesday about the aggressiveness of Netflix, they announced yet another agreement with TiVo. There are so many ways to watch a Netflix movie now that I believe the company has reached a tipping point that will make it very difficult for the Apple TV to climb out of its hobby status. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:55:48 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Particle_Debris_Week_ending_Oct_24/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Particle_Debris_Week_ending_Oct_24/ Before I get into this week's news debris, I want to comment on the recent remark Steve Ballmer made about how Apple customers don't get the "full office." I am sure that that remark was a simple, factual marketing statement -- MS Office for Windows has Outlook (and Access in the Professional version). Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:16:26 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Particle_Debris_Week_ending_Oct_3/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Particle_Debris_Week_ending_Oct_3/ This week's debris was full of juicy side items that we need to catch up on: Watching high definition TV, Stallman's slam on cloud computing, a change in thinking about work environments, the World Computer Chess Championship, amateurs at work, buying or manipulating Apple stock and more. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:10:50 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Particle_Debris_Week_of_Sep_26/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Particle_Debris_Week_of_Sep_26/ This was another eventful week. Apple and its iPhone developers have been squabbling, Google announced its G1 with comparisons to the iPhone coming fast and furious, and more delicious rumors surfaced on the new Apple notebooks rumored to be announced on October 14. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:19:52 -0400 http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Particle_Debris_Beware_the_DTS_Bomb_on_Blu-ray_Discs/ http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Particle_Debris_Beware_the_DTS_Bomb_on_Blu-ray_Discs/ Last night, I was experimenting with a new movie on Blu-ray, The Golden Compass. What got my attention was a piece of paper in the plastic case that said, "It is possible that this Blu-ray disc was manufactured after your Blu-ray player. Blogs, John Martellaro's Blog Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:12:52 -0400