A Financial Slant

Where Apple Needs to Take the iPad Pro

5/31/2018

Enough of Trying to Make MacBooks Please iPad User

One of my biggest problems with tech writers is that many of them don’t seem to live in the real world. When it comes to the iPad, many of them are still talking about how the iPad needs to be able to be able to run XCode, better multi-tasking, or more powerful automation before it can be considered a primary computer. What world do they live in? Because in corporate America, most people do one thing at a time, and they do an awful lot of that one thing. Furthermore, we barely stress even an iPad processor writing all those e-mails.

The Ugly Stick Finds Tesla

5/26/2018

Elon Musk Brings the Frog-mobile to the Masses

There's been so much written about Tesla's financial meltdown and quality problems that everyone is overlooking one major problem with the Model 3. This car is just freakin' ugly.

Whenever I see a Model 3 all I can think of is how it looks like a frog. I suppose this is the unfortunate consequence of not needing a grill. The Model S at least looked sleek and was desirable from a purely aesthetic point of view. The Model 3, not so much. So besides everyone thinking you couldn't afford the pretty Tesla, you gotta put up with being seen in the ugliest car since the Pontiac Aztek.

Returns: The Few Cause Problems for the Many

5/25/2018

It is being reporting that customers who abuse the return policy are getting banned by Amazon. To which I say “Bravo”.

I Was Wrong About the iPhone X

5/19/2018

The 5.8” Screen Hits the Sweet Spot

I was pretty vocal with my discontent that Apple had given the new Apple iPhone X a taller and narrower aspect ratio. I was upset that text and landscape video would get smaller. Which is true, but after actually using the iPhone X, I’m sold. Apple truly hit the sweet spot and created an iPhone that’s got a Plus-sized screen in the smaller body.

Where iPads Beat Laptops, the Business World

5/13/2018

Ben Lovejoy reported on a great story this week from Business Insider which illustrates where iPads are beating laptops in the business world. This story hit close to hoe for me because I’m also finding an iPad superior to my laptop on a daily basis in my own accounting job.

Apple Could Revolutionize the Automobile

5/6/2018

I had written a while back about how there seems to be an almost universal circling of the wagons amongst every major automaker to not provide a decent place to put your phone on the dash. This is despite empirical evidence which shows that when you outlaw phone use while driving that the accident rate goes up.