Hitler to Wait for HP Slate
By Eric Pettifor
Apple’s iPad has been out for awhile now, long enough for tons of opinion pieces to be written, so no need for me to add to the noise, especially when so many of my reservations have been so well expressed by none other than Adolph Hitler. Apparently, for him, the final straw [...]
End Times for the iPhone
By Eric Pettifor
2010 could prove to be the year of the iPhone killer, but, if so, Apple’s bereavement will simply be collateral damage in the ever-raging battle between giants Microsoft and Google. Google’s Android on a Google phone won’t deliver the death blow, but it will be a sign of the end times.
Android is [...]
The Terrifying Tale of Textbook Tammy
By Eric Pettifor
I was chatting with a friend about the high cost of textbooks, and he recalled a young woman of his acquaintance from his university days who made some extra cash by selling photocopies of textbooks. I didn’t ask how she did this. Did she hang around on campus wearing a big [...]
Googling Camelot
The use of aerial and satellite photography in archaeology is nothing new, but not long ago if you told the average archaeologist he could get it for free, he likely would not have believed you. Today, of course, we all know about Google Maps (or Google Earth with its fancier interface), and the surprise [...]
