Category Archives: Technology

I am waving bye-bye Blackberry

Posted on March 26, 2012 by markkolier

I could not wait any longer. As a longtime customer (more than ten years) of Blackberry devices I feel I gave them ample time to give me a reason to buy a new device from them as my now ancient … Continue reading →

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A Kindle Fire is cool, an iPad is cooler – an iPadlet could be coolest

Posted on March 19, 2012 by markkolier

When I got my Amazon Kindle over the past holiday season I had my first opportunity to use a tablet for any length of time. I liked the smaller compact size – it fit into my briefcase better than an … Continue reading →

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Zynga and Yelp – did you buy in?

Posted on March 5, 2012 by markkolier

Yelp.com had a very successful IPO last week with shares jumping 64% in the first day of trading last Friday – http://usat.ly/zrYhvu. The offering valued Yelp at $900 million. Yelp.com with 66 million monthly users had 2011 revenue of $83.3 … Continue reading →

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The Target.com website has nothing worth buying

Posted on March 2, 2012 by markkolier

Have you ever gone to the Target.com website? I had a couple of Target gift cards from the holidays and there’s no Target store all that close to where I live. So I finally decided to try to use the … Continue reading →

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People have no time to be idle

Posted on January 23, 2012 by markkolier

I saw it again last Saturday night. At the restaurant where my wife and I were sharing a nice dinner on a snowy Saturday night there was a couple at the next table who spent a good part of the … Continue reading →

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Today’s 3D movies don’t add much value except to the cost of a ticket

Posted on December 26, 2011 by markkolier

When I went to see Avatar in 3D in 2009 I felt it was an interesting and worthwhile experience. What I did not realize is that the story and imagery were woven so well together that they transcended the fact … Continue reading →

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New models of distribution from Louis C.K. and Unbound.co.uk

Posted on December 21, 2011 by markkolier

Over the past week and a half I have become aware of two separate stories that I believe are closely related. Last week there were reports circulating on comedian Louis C.K. (who I have only seen in passing on cable … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s Kindle Fire – Version 1.0 is an ok start

Posted on December 14, 2011 by markkolier

On Monday December 12, New York Times’ writer David Streitfeld quasi-reviewed the hot-selling Amazon Kindle Fire http://nyti.ms/ruVyId. Skewered might be a better description. I have had my own Amazon Kindle Fire for two and a half weeks and have not … Continue reading →

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Do you still ask for directions?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by markkolier

My wife reminded me that not everyone has a GPS phone or a navigation system in their car. Despite that observation, it is a rare occasion that someone will ask me for directions when they are coming to visit me … Continue reading →

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Western Union hangs on and then some

Posted on December 7, 2011 by markkolier

I heard a radio spot last week from Western Union (WU) regarding singing telegrams. The first thought I had was – Western Union? Is that company still even around? A little research divulged that not only is Western Union still … Continue reading →

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