The journalistic vision sharpens to the point of maximum impact every event, every individual and social configuration; but the honing read more

The journalistic vision sharpens to the point of maximum impact every event, every individual and social configuration; but the honing is uniform. - Real Presences, 1989.

I have been fielding quite a few calls about Apple's filing of the 'Mobile Me' patent. Folks have been speculating read more

I have been fielding quite a few calls about Apple's filing of the 'Mobile Me' patent. Folks have been speculating about a phone from Apple for more than a year. Being that I am a wireless analyst, I don't follow Apple as closely as others do. What I do know though, is that we are not likely to know until Apple wants us to know. They are pretty good at big surprises. Do I think they are developing a phone? Probably. Probably somewhere in their labs, there are prototypes of phones. Whether or not they bring one to market commercially is another story. Whether or not they will do so on their own is another open question. Hard to imagine carrier subsidies on a device unless there are revenues to be earned through downloaded services and content.

IODA is excited at the opportunity to distribute the vast catalog of the China Record Corporation, ... We are proud read more

IODA is excited at the opportunity to distribute the vast catalog of the China Record Corporation, ... We are proud to help make China's rich musical history accessible for the first time to scholars, students and fans of Chinese culture around the globe.

develop internal resources and transform them into internal investments.

develop internal resources and transform them into internal investments.

Nearly all of the majors have really been pretty merciless with their partners.

Nearly all of the majors have really been pretty merciless with their partners.

Every man is his own chief enemy.

Every man is his own chief enemy.

If you think before you speak the other guy gets its joke in first.

If you think before you speak the other guy gets its joke in first.

On the local level, revenues which exceed the limit will have to be used to reduce local property taxes; at read more

On the local level, revenues which exceed the limit will have to be used to reduce local property taxes; at the state level, revenues beyond the limit can be used to reduce existing taxes or as cash rebates.

We live in a disposable society, but here, you keep and reuse. I once ordered a part and had it read more

We live in a disposable society, but here, you keep and reuse. I once ordered a part and had it delivered. The part was $10. The delivery was $90. After that, you tend to weigh those decisions a little more carefully.