It’s probably fitting (and a little bit scary) that today of all days (9/11) finds me boarding a flight to return home. Eight years ago I had another return home that was bittersweet, indeed. Every year I share the chronicle of a life-changing event that shook … Read More »
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In one fell swoop, Apple has put an end to the “speculating.” Stating that their “holiday line-up is set,” Bill Evans, an Apple spokesman, has put to bed the rumors that were circulating Apple news sites stating an update to the iMac and Mac mini … Read More »
Fortune’s Philip Elmer-DeWitt comments on the latest Internet market share numbers from Net Applications. Seems Vista got a bump in October while the Mac went down, and he’s curious as to why. It’s important to note that, as Philip himself explains, these numbers are an inexact … Read More »
Sometimes, all TV networks need is a little nudge. A push. A gentle reminder. All I’m sayin’ is that at 1:47 p.m. on Sept. 30th, I pointed out that FX Networks had missed an opportunity by not putting the “PatheticGirl 43″ clip from It’s Always … Read More »
Later this month at Berkeley, a great group of people will gather to discuss the future of cinema, games, and online video. They call it “The Conversation,” and it will feature workshops and talks with speakers from Netflix, DreamWorks, Lucasfilm, JibJab, and many many … Read More »
Rob Bushway of GottaBeMobile is a good friend and right now he needs your help in a major way. Rob’s daughter Maggie is suffering from complications of a past brain tumor and is not doing very well. She is in a hospital in Saint Louis and … Read More »
I have some major great things happening in my life that are game-changing for me. They are so significant to me and I miss chatting with Marc Orchant about them. Marc was the most supportive friend one could have and I know he’d be so … Read More »
Today is Father’s Day in the US and I want to wish Kevin Tofel, Matt Miller, and all of you who are fathers to have a very special day and enjoy time with your family. I intend to do the same and think back on the … Read More »
Yesterday was day one of my "web-only" challenge, the effort to examine if it’s possible for me to boycott desktop applications. The heavily-skewed pie chart shown to … Read More »
Something we don’t do very much here on jkOnTheRun is write about personal type stuff. We figure that’s not what you want to hear about on a tech blog and we like … Read More »
Kevin has done a great job holding down the fort here on jkOnTheRun while I have been goofing off in some hospital. He gave you the basics about my absence but it’s time to give you the real scoop as to where I have been. First … Read More »
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