Diversity
GDC 2013 was the dramatic rise of indie developers, smartphone/tablet apps and a whole lot of social media/session ego matches. Forget the last item because it was only a distraction to what was a...
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The content (entertainment) industry is going crazy. It's all coming at you by cable, satellite, Internet, smart TV, computer, tablet, phone. There are only a couple of problems: 1) I don't really...
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The picture for new PC sales doesn't look bright and the estimates are that new tablet sales will also slide. PC sales were down 1st time in years and tablets took a breather Smartphones are still...
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Barlow's Newsletter
Moving from a HDD to a SSD Gene Barlow, User Group RelationsA couple of years ago, I bought a new laptop computer that I just love. It is a small Lenovo ThinkPad X120e computer, about the same size as...
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Social media is a great way for 1:many conversations/sharing. It's a great marketing/service support tool. It's a great way to get into a verbal brawl. Face it, it's fun to watch the drama unfold as...
View ArticleNAB 2013 Wrap
Every time I come away from a big show I have to give myself a reality check and recall it was only a few years ago I waxed on and on about 3D TV and netbooks. Saw where that went right? Right. But NAB...
View ArticleNAB 2013 Revisited
Most meaningful conventions can't be covered in one shot. NAB is certainly no exception, especially this year when the industry is struggling to get people all the content they demand on all the...
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Jerry White - IN MEMORIAM
It is with sadness that we report that our long time member, Jerry White, passed away on June 4, 2013. After he retired from his career in clinical chemistry at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, he...
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Comcast Users: Change Your Password
Comcast hushes, minimizes serious hack Summary: Opinion: Comcast took a page from Snapchat's playbook to hush and downplay NullCrew FTS' successful hack on dozens of Comcast's servers — from an...
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20th Annual Parks Connections Conference returns to SF Bay Area May 24, 2016
I have covered Parks Connections Conferences since the 2000 Comdex, in Las Vegas and on the SF Bay Area.After a long absence from 2009, Connections returned to SF Bay last year, and is celebrating...
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