Type of Article: MacTech Blog

Greg’s Bite: Zune is dead, Sprint gambles the farm

Greg’s Bite: Zune is dead, Sprint gambles the farm

Posted by | Oct 4, 2011 | , |

By Greg Mills

The high tech miracle, a true cosmic wonder (pictured in the brown jacket), has officially been rendered obsolete. Actually, the high tech wonder on the right is the now obsolete item, Microsoft’s Zune Music Player. Bill Gates, also wearing a brown jacket, shown on the left, is still alive and doing his best to spend his money well, as Ballmer is doing his best to run Microsoft further into the ground. I wonder if Gates will relent now and allow his kids to own an Apple iPod now that the Zune is dead?

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Tech can’t fill all the needs of life

Posted by | Oct 3, 2011 | , |

A recent Cisco Systems survey found that video systems and interaction are taking an increasingly larger portion of a person’s day and overall life.

Workplace chaplains employed by Marketplace Chaplains USA are finding that while everything is changing, becoming more efficient and moving faster, some things don’t change. Personal chaplain interaction with employees is the best solution for helping each one with the many personal problems hindering workplace progress and efficiency.

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Greg’s Bite: iPhone leaks galore

Greg’s Bite: iPhone leaks galore

Posted by | Oct 2, 2011 | , |

By Greg Mills

As I write this Sunday morning early, all the Apple news sites and a lot of regular news sites are running leaked information about the iPhone launch, scheduled for Tuesday. The normally tight new product security has been breeched by even Apple in a couple of ways. What seems clear is that Apple is moving to capture greater market share with more cellular carriers to be offering iPhones and with both a lower end and higher end offering. The iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 appear to be the two new iPhone models to be announced Tuesday.

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The iPod classic, shuffle probably coming to an end

The iPod classic, shuffle probably coming to an end

Posted by | Sep 30, 2011 | , |

A new rumor underscores what I’ve suspected for some time: the iPod classic and iPod shuffle are coming to an end.

The former — though the very best value in iPods (160GB for US$250) — uses a hard disk drive — and Apple’s current, true love in storage is sold state drives. As for the shuffle, it’s basically an iPod nano without a screen.

I’ll miss the iPod classic. It bears the most resemblance to the original iPod. It goes back about 10 years and has seen six generations. So take a bow, iPod classic, you’ve served us well.

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