Tag: computing

Caught between computers

In terms of computing platforms, I‘ve been set adrift.

November 16, 2018
Stranger in a strange land: a long-time Windows power user switches to the Mac

I spent decades using Windows as my primary computing platform. I may not love Microsoft’s OS, but I had learned to live with it, tolerating its quirks and forgiving its faults. By the time I had turned thirty, I was comfortable (if not quite content) in the Windows world. More recently, though, Apple has…

October 30, 2018
Imagining external touchscreen support on the iPad Pro

I’d like to see the iPad Pro support external touchscreen displays—effectively turning a touch monitor into a giant iOS device.

October 28, 2018
Why the Apple Watch could replace the iPhone

It’s not difficult to imagine the iPhone being “eaten alive,” its role absorbed by devices at either end of the size spectrum: the iPad on the large side, the Watch on the small.

September 28, 2017
Microsoft’s “convergence” vs. Apple’s “supersession”

Whether tablets merge with PCs or replace them altogether, one thing is clear: you will only need one computer.

November 20, 2015
No place for the iPad?

The iPad is a marvel, but I never use it.

April 28, 2015