To live (and hopefully not die) in LA So I’ve gone and done it. I’ve moved to Los Angeles. Okay, so it’s not permanent.
Read MoreAuthor: Bill Palmer
Do I have to move to the United Kingdom to buy Kate Walsh’s new album through the iTunes Store?
British songstress Kate Walsh’s new album Tim’s House was released a few a weeks ago and peaked at number one in the UK iTunes
Read MoreThe new AT&T wants $1.74 from me
Whenever I hear the carrier formerly known as Cingular advertising itself as “the new AT&T” I can’t help but think of The Who’s classic
Read MoreOn the eve of iPhone: a new generation of personal computing?
I’ve never been a big fan of convergence. I come from the “right tool for the right job” school of thought, the idea being
Read MoreThursday night iPhone lineup at Apple Store Santa Monica (with pictures)
On the night of Thursday, July 28th, the iPhone action in the Los Angeles area wasn’t at Apple’s trendy Grove location, where security wasn’t
Read MoreFriday afternoon iPhone lineup at Apple Store at The Grove in LA (with pictures)
Friday afternoon iPhone lineup at Apple Store at The Grove in LA (with pictures) The lineup of customers waiting to buy an iPhone at
Read MoreApple iPhone unboxing and setup (with pictures and screenshots)
The iPhone comes in a box vaguely reminiscent of iPod boxes past, but noticeably larger (and more durable) than any iPod box in recent
Read MoreEighty-five percent of Apple Stores still have iPhone in stock
According to Apple’s self-reporting on its own website, as of 9:00 pm PST on Saturday June 30th, more than eighty-five percent of the company’s
Read MoreEven Macy Gray and Silent Bob had to wait in line for an iPhone
Leading up to the iPhone launch, Apple made it clear that unless you were one of the four nationally respected journalists who received advance
Read MoreIs UPS retarded?
In the three weeks that I’ve been living at my new address here in Los Angeles I’ve received somewhere right around twenty-five packages from
Read MoreYou can now only buy an iPhone if you live in Pittsburgh or some place called Tigard
According to information provided on Apple’s website, all but two of Apple’s one hundred-plus retail stores in the United States were sold out of
Read MoreiPhone availability improves substantially, supply not yet exhausted
On the evening of July 4th, all but two of Apple’s hundred-plus retail stores nationwide were sold out of iPhones, according to Apple’s own
Read MoreThe iPhone as a platform: one million strong…and growing
Forget those measly estimates of 500,000 to 700,000 iPhones sold on the first weekend. They’re just analyst guesses, and we’re five days removed from
Read MoreCheck out Rocco DeLuca and The Burden
Took a break from the iPhone grindstone to take in a concert performance from Rocco DeLuca and The Burden at the Henry Fonda Theater
Read MoreScrew journalism, I’m in the wrong profession
After the Ry Cuming concert Sunday night… Me, to attractive girl standing nearby: “Can you take a picture of Ry and me?” Attractive girl,
Read MoreiPhone: “it’s like Surface”
Sitting in Grauman’s Chinese Theater waiting for Harry Potter 5 to start. The teens behind me are providing commentary to each other about my
Read MoreHarry Potter premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood
Although this piece is centered around the latest Harry Potter flick which opened today, this isn’t a movie review. I’ll continue to leave such
Read MoreHands-on reviews of eleven iPhone cases
Nemo asked me to post these links to hands-on reviews of iPhone accessories so y’all will have some buying advice to go on until
Read MoreDoes the iPhone’s camera suck?
Last week I posted some photos on MyMac.com which had been taken with my iPhone. While my accompanying article had nothing to do with
Read MoreIs there anything more useless than a dollar coin?
Debit cards have their ups and downs, but there’s one rather simple reason why I nearly always opt for using plastic instead of paying
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