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James Stroup makes a power(ful) point about the misuse of technology in his rather cheekily titled “PowerPoint Kills Brain Cells”. (Although he goes on to say, it’s not just PowerPoint but Apple’s Keynote as well)

We are raising up a society that is doing its best not to think and that can only mean trouble in the long run.

I’ve always been against technology for technology’s sake. Presentations are a good example of this as often the person who developed the presentation really doesn’t have a clue about what makes a good presentation, so the tool is wasted, the audience is bored,and as James points out, critical information can be lost on its audience.

Read the whole article: Apple Matters | PowerPoint Kills Brain Cells

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“SYDNEY, Australia — A federal court ruled Monday that the popular file-swapping program Kazaa infringes on copyright and gave its purveyors two months to alter the system so its users can no longer engage in music piracy.
Federal Court Judge Murray Wilcox determined that Kazaa’s owners and distributors, led by Sharman Networks, took no action […]

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Windows dominates the overall PC market, but its figures are distorted by the corporate sector. I’d like to see a count based on each individual organization business, institute or household where the only question was do they have OS X Windows or Linux on desktop/laptop computers
That would be more indicative of […]

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Just read this very good article that highlights the hypocrisy of those on the Microsoft side of the fence who keep challenging the iPod’s closed system with FairPlay and AAC.
I think what the pundits have missed is the fact that Apple offers a cross-platform solution for its iTMS, iTunes and iPod trio for both […]

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This week my article on Apple Matters is an exploration of whether the world would notice if Apple stopped making Macs.
Have a read: Do Macs Exist?

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Well then! I’d been predicting Microsoft would buy Konfabulator but Yahoo! beat them to it
Will we see Konfabulator take a whole new direction? Will it become and advertising and information access and distribution tool?
Widgever way you look at it, this will be interesting.

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