dan tynan on Jan 28 2010 | Filed under: Apple, Cringley, Gadgets, Infoworld, Steve Jobs, iPhone
The circus is finally over. The carnies are pulling down the tents, the clowns have packed up their seltzer bottles, and we are basking in the soft sweet afterglow of greatness.
So much for Obama’s State of the Union address. Now about that Apple event earlier today. By now you’ve probably seen or read dozens [...]
dan tynan on Dec 29 2009 | Filed under: Apple, Cringley, Da Web, Foolishness, Geekishness, Microsoft, Steve Jobs, Twit or Tweet, amazon, yahoo
What do Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and AT&T all have in common? They’re all winners of Cringely’s awards for bringing low comedy to high tech.
dan tynan on Nov 20 2009 | Filed under: Apple, Cringley, Da Web, Google, Infoworld, Steve Jobs, Web 2.0, iPhone
Apple Tablets? Google Phones? CrunchPads? Don’t expect to find any of those under the tree come Christmas. But that won’t stop people from writing about them.
dan tynan on Nov 17 2009 | Filed under: Apple, Cringley, Infoworld, Steve Jobs
And now, a word from our sponsor.
Yes, this is true: Last year Apple Inc. filed for a patent on technology that would force you to watch advertisements, no matter how hard you tried to avoid it.
First made public back in October, the notion is getting more attention thanks to an essay in [...]
dan tynan on Nov 05 2009 | Filed under: Apple, Cringley, Infoworld, Music, Steve Jobs, iPhone
Well it finally happened. Digital versions of The Beatles’ catalog are finally coming to Apple. It’s just not the Apple you’re thinking of.
On December 8, you may be able to buy all of the recently released digitally remastered Beatles songs — along with 13 mini video documentaries — on an apple-green 16GB USB [...]
dan tynan on Aug 21 2009 | Filed under: Apple, Cringley, Gadgets, Infoworld, Steve Jobs, iPhone
Did Apple try to strong-arm Palm into a ‘don’t touch ours, we won’t touch yours’ hiring arrangement? If so, it may have run afoul of antitrust laws.
dan tynan on Dec 24 2008 | Filed under: Apple, Cringley, Google, Microsoft, Santa, baby, Steve Jobs, Web 2.0, yahoo
(With apologies to the late Theodor Geisel.)
by Robert X. Cringely (aka "Cringe")
Every Steve Up in Redmond Liked Vista a lot
But the Cringe Who lived quite south of Redmond Did NOT
The Cringe hated Vista and Microsoft too Oh [...]
dan tynan on Nov 26 2008 | Filed under: 15 minutes, Apple, Computerworld, Culture Crash, Da Web, Facebook, Google, Lists, Microsoft, Steve Jobs, Web 2.0, politics, yahoo, youtube
What do retired billionaires, supermodels, search engines, supervillains, energy drinks, whacked-out actors and fried breakfast pastries have in common? They’re some of the things I’m thankful for this year.
If I’m conscious, I’m usually complaining about something. But because it’s almost Thanksgiving I’ve decided to list some of the things I’m grateful for, in and [...]
dan tynan on Oct 31 2008 | Filed under: Apple, Gadgets, Geekishness, Lists, Music, PC World, Steve Jobs
The best gadgets are simple, elegant, and change your life in ways you don’t expect
Five years ago my Gadget Freak column began with a simple mission. To explore brave new technologies, to seek out new gizmos and gear, and to boldly go where no gadget column had gone before.
Now that mission is over. This [...]
dan tynan on Oct 06 2008 | Filed under: Apple, Cringley, Da Web, Infoworld, Privacy, Steve Jobs, Web 2.0
Sites like Craigslist and CNN’s iReport are at the center of two recent Net-enabled crimes. Is it time to reconsider the value of anonymity on the Net?
dan tynan on Jun 11 2008 | Filed under: Apple, Cringley, Infoworld, Steve Jobs
(This post originally appeared on Infoworld’s Notes From the Field blog.)
The notion that we are swimming in broadband choices, floated last week by Cringester B. D. in rebuttal to my snarky jibes about the phonecablopoly ™, did not sit well with Cringesters who are sitting in the cheap seats at the great bandwidth banquet. Particularly [...]
dan tynan on Jun 09 2008 | Filed under: Apple, Cringley, Gadgets, Infoworld, Lists, Steve Jobs, iPhone
(This post originally appeared on Infoworld’s Notes From the Field blog.)
In case you’ve been living in a cave, today marks the first day of the Apple Worldwide Developer’s Conference and Steve Jobs’ keynote, which Apple watchers have declared will be the venue where Jobs unveils iPhone 2.0 — a 3G broadband, GPS-enabled model of the [...]
dan tynan on May 20 2008 | Filed under: Apple, Da Web, Infoworld, Microsoft, Music, Quizzes, Steve Jobs, Uncategorized
Windows holes, Google food, aging tunesmiths, cranky billionaires, Tony Soprano, and — yes — the ghost of MicroHoo dominate this week’s quiz. Are you ready to demonstrate your geek street cred? Give yourself 10 points for correct answers and bupkis for everything else. Ready? Then let’s rock and roll.
– Dan Tynan
1. Australian security researchers have [...]
dan tynan on Apr 04 2008 | Filed under: Apple, Cringley, Google, Infoworld, Microsoft, Steve Jobs, iPhone
(This post originally appeared on Infoworld’s Notes From the Field blog.)
by Robert X. Cringely
Full speed behind. It seems the rumors of XP’s death have been greatly exaggerated. Microsoft has bowed to overwhelming demand and decided to give XP a reprieve, kinda sorta. Scheduled to get the gas chamber in July, XP will continue to live [...]
dan tynan on Mar 29 2008 | Filed under: Apple, PC World, Steve Jobs, iPhone
I didn’t even know my “open letter to Steve Jobs” had been posted at PCworld.com until I got my first piece of hate mail on the topic. It’s so juicy I had to reprint it here (though I’ve withheld the identity of the letter writer). I expected to be flamed by the usual crew [...]
dan tynan on Mar 29 2008 | Filed under: Apple, PC World, Steve Jobs, iPhone
(A version of this story originally appeared on PCworld.com, where it is slowly roasting over an open flame fueled by Apple fanboys.)
by Dan (Don’t forget my byline) Tynan
Dear Steve:
I know we’ve had our differences over the years. I warned you about shipping iPods with non-replaceable batteries, we bickered over releasing Leopard with so many bugs, [...]
