The State Of The Word Processor: HTML Compatibility
Word processors are no longer central to the computing experience, but there are still good reasons to use them. The question is, how well…
David Sobotta
David Sobotta graduated from Harvard with a degree in history and promptly decided to build a cattle operation in Atlantic Canada. In 1982, after selling his 200 head of red and black Angus, Sobotta began work in the computer reseller channel, working at Apple from 1984 until 2004. His time there is subject of his book, The Pomme Company. Since then, he has been vice president of a couple of technology companies and an evangelist for the National Lambda Rail. For the last few years, Sobotta has been walking the beaches and fishing near Emerald Isle, North Carolina. His latest books are A Taste for the Wild, Canada's Maritimes and A Week at the Beach The 2013 Emerald Isle Travel Guide. You can keep up with him a View From The Mountain and Crystal Coast Life.
Articles by David Sobotta
Thu, 6 June 2013
Wed, 29 May 2013
How To Walk On Water With Google Maps
We'll show you how to boldly walk where no one has walked before - at least according to Google Maps.
Mon, 20 May 2013
Dropbox vs. Google Drive vs. Amazon vs. Skydrive: Which One Is Fastest?
Just how long do the four best-known file-transfer/storage/backup services actually take to put the files where you want them?
Fri, 22 February 2013
Risk Averse: Will iOS Become Apple's Windows XP?
Might updating iOS, the very product that helped put Apple on top, require risk-taking beyond what the new Apple can handle?
Mon, 11 February 2013
Home Virtualization & The New Power User
Windows 8 is not really my cup of tea. Mac OS X Mountain Lion is not what I hoped it would be. Google's Chrome operating system is not…
Wed, 6 February 2013
Federal IT Is A Mess And We Really Should Give A Damn
Federal and other government IT shops often exude the air of hamstrung bureaucracies woefully behind the times. But it doesn't have to be…
Wed, 30 January 2013
Why Do Americans Hate Technological Change?
A "good enough for me" attitude towards technology is not the best way to keep up with the global economy.
Mon, 28 January 2013
A Tale of Two Companies: Apple & Lenovo
One company started in a garage in California. The other started in a guard shack in China.
Thu, 24 January 2013
Hands On With Amazon Cloud Drive Photos
Amazon taking a year to release a decent cloud-based photo app had sent me right into the arms of a Nexus 7.
Tue, 22 January 2013
Mac Mini Tale Of Woe, Part Deux
The flood of comments on our original Mac Mini Tale Of Woe was enough to convince us to make one more try to fix the external boot…
Thu, 17 January 2013
Apple Is No Longer Easy: A Mac Mini Tale Of Woe
Mountain Lion isn’t compatible with my brand-new Mac. Huh?
Mon, 14 January 2013
The Real Problem With The Windows 8 User Interface - And It Isn't Touch
The key issue for the Windows 8 user interface whether there's too much dependence on touch vs. the mouse. The real problem is much more…
Thu, 3 January 2013
Photo Finishing Your Memories Old and New
New Year's Resolutions can be a challenge to uphold. The trick is to build a routine into your daily life, so even jobs like photo…
Fri, 28 December 2012
Seniors Should Be Dialing In On Smartphones
Within my over-sixty demographic, I find myself in a small group of smartphone users. I find myself wondering why something so useful…
Thu, 20 December 2012
My iMac Has Turned Into An iLemon, And It Makes Me Concerned About Apple
After 15 months it started to have spooky iMac problems. Worse yet, Apple can't fix it.
Mon, 19 November 2012
I Know Tim Cook And Admire Him, But He And Apple Could Do Better
I'm not an Apple hater. I'm a former executive and I still love the company. But things are not as perfect as the Apple fanboys would like…
