Archive for the 'computers' Category

Dear Google: how to market Chrome OS

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

Asking people to use a new OS is like asking them to change how their car works – steer with a joystick instead of a wheel, brake with the right pedal instead of the left.  Not welcome, or easy.  Here are three things you can do to increase probability of success of Chrome OS.

Use your [...]

Spray-on computer design

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Some people use spray-on hair.  Likely they are worried that their authentic hair is inadequate.  However, the look achieved tends to confirm and reinforce the shortcomings of the underlying thatch.

I was reminded of this by the new fashionable laptops from Dell.  Here is one of 110 options (the match to the shirt above is pure [...]

Netbooks could change everything

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

When Intel introduced the Atom processor, which ushered in the netbook, they seemed very conflicted about it.  They wanted to sell some, but not at the expense of the mainstream Centrino business.  It turns out they had good reason for caution, because now everything could change.
Previously, any computer with less than a nine inch screen [...]