Sam Aparicio

I'm a long-time fan of Apple products. I've owned Macs for 20 years and an iPhone for the last 2. I also own a Motorola Droid, and a Google Nexus One phone. Over the years I've seen a lot of people convert to Mac, and even more convert to the iPhone. I've also watched as bloggers and the tech media drank concentrated Apple Kool Aid by the gallon in the last 2 years. These guys, along with the legions of Apple "fans", seem to have lost most measures of objectivity about the the iPhone and the iPad. So I thought I'd give  business owners and managers trying to decide whether to buy iPhones or Android phones some of the major reasons to go with each of the platforms. Android 2.2 courtesy of Gizmodo Reasons to love Android: Choice of telecom providers: Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint. Some are fast and have high coverage, some are cheap, some are superfast within urban areas.... (more)

Trendspotting: Mobile Apps that Sync with Their Desktop Counterparts

One of the defining characteristics of modern office life is that we divide our work and attention between the big screen (our computers) and the small screen (our mobile phones). Smart application developers have spotted this trend and designed their software to better support this workflow. The critical feature that you should look for when evaluating these apps is how well they keep your information and configuration in sync between the two screens. Applications that excel at that will allow you to seamlessly switch screens and waste no time getting your work done. You should b... (more)