Archive for August, 2005

LA and Car Chases

Monday, August 15th, 2005

As I was watching yet another car fleeing the police on one of the many Los Angeles highways on the evening news this evening, I realized that there really are more police chases in Los Angeles than anywhere else I have spent serious time. And they can be quite entertaining. ...

Apple’s Software Dilemma

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

Apple recently announced that it will begin to use Intel processors beginning some time in 2006. Intel's processors will replace the PowerPC processors from IBM that Apple has been using since 1994. This news brought along much speculation, and as the dust slowly begins to settle, one key issue facing future ...

Fare Thee Well, Peter Jennings

Sunday, August 7th, 2005

As you may know, Peter Jennings, the longtime host of ABC's World News Tonight, passed away on Sunday. The ultimate cause of death was the lung cancer that Mr. Jennings announced he had on the April 5 edition of World News Tonight. I am floored. I remember reading in April when ...

The Top 100 Brands

Thursday, August 4th, 2005

Business Week and Interbrand Corp. joined forces to produce a list of the top 100 global brands. The article describing the results was published in Business Week. In order to be considered, a brand must must be worth more than $1 billion, generate at least one third of its earnings outside of ...

Take a Look at Emailforpics

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005

I would like to welcome everyone to head on over to emailforpics to enjoy the fun of the group blog. mda has done an amazing job getting the site up and running, not the least of which is evidenced by the random images displayed on the page header. Read mda's ...

My Dark Horse for Best Rock Song

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005

I was listening to KROQ the other day, and I heard a song that I would label my "dark horse" contender for best rock song of all time. Whenever this subject comes up, you inevitably hear plenty of votes for songs by Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling ...