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How TV Will Change the World

August 31, 2010 By Dan Brodie Leave a Comment
The Eight Track Tape Player

More so than in any other time over the last 4 decades of my life have I seen technology moving at such a rapid pace. As head of our amazing IT team at BuildDirect, I get to sample and test some great cutting-edge technology. This technology is generally related to our ecommerce site, our supply chain and distribution technology, our order fulfillment systems, VoIP, mobile devices and applications, sales/marketing/finance advancements or improvements, and many more areas. With so many new and exciting things being developed and implemented, it's often easy to get lost in such a diverse and rapidly changing technological landscape. Part of my job is to ensure our executive team also remains up-to-date with the latest and greatest technology. To that extent, I try to provide them with tools that not only make them familiar with new technology but the technology needs to seamlessly integrate with their work flow and productivity. In many ways it often changes their work flow directly. More … [Read more...]

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Paul Thurrott and his Supersite for Windows

February 4, 2010 By Dan Brodie Leave a Comment
Apple's iPad

It's not often I get irked by some technical pundit who professes to be the law when discussing new technology. However, the latest blog post of self-professed Apple hater Paul Thurrott is disturbing in and of itself. I don't mind people challenging Google, Apple, RIM or any other technology company with well thought out and supportive articles but his last two have been beauties. Now it's no secret that he has carved out a living writing about Microsoft products and that is not a bad thing at all. At the end, though, Mr. Thurrott is evidently very threatened by the re-emergence of Apple and with each new product release, this fear has only increased. Specifically, with the recent announcement of the iPad, Mr. Thurrott has tried to persuade readers of two fabricated points: Apple is responsible for an increase in eBook pricing on the Kindle; and That Apple isn't an innovative company. Let's look at his first argument. Mr. Thurrott writes: What's interesting about Amazon's approach … [Read more...]

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Apple to Reveal More than a Tablet?

January 19, 2010 By Dan Brodie Leave a Comment
apple-logo-fruit-salad

People all over are excited about the possibilities that Apple's new tablet is expected to open up. People have already heralded the device as the iKiller of all iKillers. The gadget of all gadgets. The one gadget to rule them all. Pretty lofty expectations for a device that Apple hasn't even publicly acknowledged. For years people have told me that Apple is more of a marketing company than anything else. Really? Well let's take a look at the marketing budgets of several leading software and consumer electronics companies. Both RIM and Microsoft spend almost 2-3x more marketing dollars as a percentage of revenue than Apple does. The difference? Apple is just great at the marketing game. Most of the others aren't. However, to be successful, a company must have products to back up their marketing efforts. … [Read more...]

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The iPhone 3G Coming to Canada

June 9, 2008 By Dan Brodie Leave a Comment

Mark July 11th on your calendar. The iPhone is coming to Canada and 22 initial countries on its roll out to more than 70 countries worldwide. Rogers in Canada will require a 3 year commitment but pricing will be the same as the US: $199 for the 8GB version and $299 for the 16GB version. Data and voice plans will be announced at a future date. The full press release is listed below. As expected, along with the new iPhone supporting 3G technology, Apple announced a number of products at WWDC including the replacement of .Mac with MobileMe and further clarified features in iPhone OS 2.0 and iPhone SDK. Apple  Here are some notes of interest around the new iPhone: no longer includes Dock. includes USB Power Adapter supports HSPA (High speed packet access), technically 3.5G technology not available through the Online Apple Store activation in-store only requires iTunes 7.7 (not yet released) continues to feature 2.0MP camera A-GPS technologies Enterprise support significantly … [Read more...]

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