Windows 8.1: A Step Forward, a Ways To Go
Windows 8.1 has arrived, at least in preview form. And while it…
Why the FAA Slow Walks Electronics in Planes
Last Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Federal Aviation Administration was moving…
Apple Could Challenge Microsoft for Desktop Dominance. But It Won’t
Apple’s opportunity to dominate desktop computing probably disappeared the day in 1981…
An Old Mystery Solved: Project C-43 and Public Key Encryption
For most of history, it was believed that the only way a…
Apple and Microsoft Desktop OSes: Two Models, One Winner
When Apple and Microsoft contemplated software for a new world in which…
What the Government Knows About Your Phone Calls
A remarkable story by Glenn Greenwald in the British daily The Guardian yesterday revealed…
The Rebirth of U.S. Manufacturing
“The age of labor arbitrage is over,” General Electric CEO Jeff Imelt…
Learning To Love the Chromebook (and Succeeding)
I have been a skeptic about Chromebooks since Google announced them. What…
Apple’s Insularity Could Get Dangerous
It started with a question I asked Apple CEO Tim Cook during…