An Eclectic Mind

Here are links I found interesting on July 28, 2010:

• Apple Sued Because iPad Does Not Work "Just Like A Book" As Claimed – Yet another frivolous lawsuit. Why don't these lawyers go out and get REAL jobs? Read about it on The Consumerist.
• Firing clients: Knowing when it’s time to just say no – "How do you know when it’s time to cut a client loose? Here are surefire signs that this person’s business is more trouble than it’s worth." Read them on YourGhostWriter.com.
• Time Inc.’s iPad Problem Is Trouble for Every Magazine Publisher | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD – "Time Inc. likes to show off its iPad apps as a symbol of the company’s future. But inside the publisher, the digital editions have become a source of hair-pulling frustration. That’s because the magazine giant has been unable to get Apple to let it sell and manage subscriptions for its iPad apps — much to Time Inc.’s surprise." read more on MediaMemo/AllThingsD.com. This is a perfect example of how Apple's desire to control every aspect of its apps is hurting its partners and customers.

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Here are links I found interesting on July 13, 2010:

• Janet Fitch’s 10 rules for writers – Great advice for writers. In the LATimes.
• iPad stealing sales of e-readers and portable game consoles – This explains the Kindle and nook price drops, but I think it's too little, too late. On TUAW.
• The Vaccine Song – Thinking about vaccines? You need to see this. Now on its own domain. Thanks to @krelnick for sharing the link.
• Captured: New York City from Above – EXCELLENT photo gallery of aerial photos of New York City. In the Denver Post (of all places). Thanks to @mjvalente for tweeting the link.
• Colonoscopy: It’s Time to Check Your Colons – An article about the use of colons in writing. On The Millions, tweeted by @EstherSchindler and @vestacaro.

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Here are links I found interesting on June 29, 2010:

• Amazon adds audio, video capabilities to Kindle app for iOS devices – This should be interesting for authors and publishers. on AppleInsider.
• Google Earth comes to the iPad – A very good implementation of Google Earth for iPad users. this review on TUAW covers it well.

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Here are links I found interesting on June 22, 2010:

• The Odds Are Increasing That Microsoft’s Business Will Collapse – Speculation based on market trends by Henry Blodget on Huffington Post. It's hard to imagine a world without Microsoft, but then again, things change so drastically in the tech world that anything is possible. In my lifetime? We'll see. Thanks to @alanpringle for sharing the link on Twitter.

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Here are links I found interesting on June 21, 2010:

• Eight More Deep Thoughts from Congressman Joe Barton – People actually VOTED for this guy? Read it and weep. It's not America's youth we have to worry about for the future. It's the morons in Congress. In Time magazine. Thanks to @MikeTRose for sharing the link.
• Dedicated E-Readers: They’re History – "Barnes & Nobles just started an e-reader price war with price-cuts on the Nook, but it's not going to matter. Dedicated e-readers will be dead within a year." I can't help but agree. Read more on ITworld.com. Thanks to @EstherSchindler for sharing the link.
• US copyright push to end the free ride – "Toughening copyright law to allow news outlets to stop stories being used free by "parasitic" internet search engines is on the cards." Read more in The Australian. It's about time something is done to make feed scraping illegal. Thanks to @PlagiarismToday for sharing the link.

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