PantsMark 2013

Mashable reviews the 5 inch Galaxy Note: The Note is an unwieldy beast — if you have small hands or just wear jeans a lot, it probably isn’t for you. The Verge reviews the 6 inch Nokia 1520: Its massive size makes it uncomfortable to put in either the front or back pockets of my […]

the Nokia Lumia 1520- How I learned to stop worrying and love the phablet!

I have a love/hate relationship with big phones over the years, and I’m now back in the “big” camp. The pre-smartphone era Nokia 5110 was truly the first consumer phone, and it was a big phone. Everyone had this phone, with custom covers, extended batteries, car adapters, etc etc… And for the first time, we could reliably […]

Time to stop thinking about software as an IT asset

I don’t usually like to comment on areas directly related to my day job and I am in no way an impartial observer, but this is already an important week for Software as a Service. I imagine it as a tectonic movement that may seem small and inconsequential at first glance, but signals a new emerging landscape of IT. In the […]

Inside the Lenovo X1 Carbon Touch

It is a little confusing at first – the seven little screws on the bottom allow you to lift off the keyboard plate on the top to expose the inner simplicity of a modern ultrabook. PS, don’t mistake the mobile broadband SIM slot for a micro-SIM slot or you might be a little screwed too. Fortunately someone […]

In defence of Surface RT

I have a confession to make… my house is populated with Surface devices. There is Mr. Surface (with a blue cover), Mrs. Surface (with a pink cover) and of course Dr. Surface (a pro with a type cover). Grandpa iPad (an iPad 2) and Great-Grand-Daddy iPad (a classic iPad) are pretty much firmly in the retirement home […]

MASSIVE CYBER TERROR ATTACK – the only casualty is journalism.

NYT reports of MASSIVE CYBER TERROR ATTACK breaking the entire internet. While there is no actual proof of that happening, the article does prove that the New York Times knows nothing about technology. A good journalist (heck, a good blogger) needs to try to understand the issues they are covering. The article makes no sense […]

USPS condemns your sole

USPS condemns your sole Atheist shoes, a German footwear manufacturer that professes to “barely ever think about god, let alone about being atheists.” has some strange statistics on packages being delayed through the US when sent with overt “atheist” branding. This is either a sign of: statistical coincidence Divine intervention more terrestrial intervention, led by divine inspiration Regardless, […]

Fun with 100 laser pointers

Fun with 100 laser pointers [Renga] is a feature-length crowd game for cinema screens that mixes new technology, adventure drama and a wry sense of humor. Ambushed and left for dead in deep space, our hero must carefully marshal their resources to build a new ship, confront their nemesis and finally return home. Only this […]

The best laptop that money can buy

One of the awesome things about working in IT generally, and my job specifically is that I get to see a lot of new tech hardware. Laptop reviews are better left to the army of tech bloggers, so instead I’ll share with you a laptop rant after extended use of what I believe is the […]

I’m calling it now – Iron Man 3 for the 2014 Oscars!

It’s about time an actual enjoyable movie won an Oscar. While we’re at it – lets do some long range forecasting of movies that deserve Oscars but will be shunned in favor of a coming of age story about a boy and his complex relationship with an inanimate object (actually, that does sound a lot […]