Monthly Archives: September 2020

The threat to Taiwan from China

For those of us that have traveled to Asia on business and pleasure, it’s been so sad to see what’s happening to Hong Kong and its people. The city is being depleted of its vibrancy, its independence and its reputation as one of the most important financial and tourist centers of the world. Most importantly, […]

The new Apple Watch evolves….slowly

Apple has just introduced the latest version of their Apple watch. Called Series 6, it’s the continuing evolution of the original design that looks and works much the same. Yet over the years the watch has transitioned from a “what do I do with it?” to “it’s hard to get along without it.” The company […]

The US Customs and Border Protection seizes 2,000 earbuds for no good reason

On September 11, the US Customs and Border Protection seized 2,000 Earbuds shipped from Hong Kong to Nevada. The earbuds are made by a well known Chinese company called OnePlus. The agency claimed they were actually counterfeit Apple AirPods. But they were in packaging identified as being a OnePlus product and they were of a […]

The 5G Hype

5G is the new cellular standard being rolled out by the carriers and showing up on the newest models of phones. It uses a variety of new technologies to provide data transmission speeds up to 40 times faster than the current 4G technology, at least in theory. When Apple announces their new iPhone 12 series […]

The other side of tech

Throughout much of my career in high tech, I’ve experienced the promise of how high tech would make things better for the world. We’d having flying cars, robots doing our housework and more time to spend with our families. Well, it’s safe to say that it was a rosy prediction that never considered the downside […]