Three Billion Songs Sold! By Don@Smalldog.com Sort of reminds me of the McDonald’s signs. I’m from Chicago and am old enough to remember the first McDonalds restaurant and the sign which measured the number of burgers sold was only in the thousands. Apple announced on Tuesday that more than three billion songs have been purchased […]
Vermont gets left in the cold again as wireless giant Verizon snapped up Unicel (Rural Cellular Co.) for about $2.5 Billion. This will make Verizon the only (to speak of) wireless provider in the Green Mountains. Making this deal also could spell the end of the Unicel GSM network as Verizon switches Unicel customers back […]
I just put a deposit down on a new motorcycle that is being released this fall. It is called the Victory Vision and is a heavy touring cruiser with all the bells and whistles, including heated seat, electrically adjustable windshield and a huge 106 cubic inch Freedom V-Twin engine. What really caught my eye after […]
Time to End Employer-Based Health Insurance By Don@Smalldog.com There is a renewed interest in addressing health care reform on both the state and national levels. This focus may be enhanced by Michael Moore’s new film “Sicko” that starts next week. Much of the legislative efforts have been concentrating on the uninsured. I think this is […]
What Are Our Priorities? One of the unfortunate aspects of the continuing diversion of our resources to war in Iraq is that the real cost of the war is hidden. Our taxes have not gone up in proportion to the cost of the war which is approaching one trillion dollars. Why? Because the war is […]
Investigate the President, Stop the War by Don Mayer It will come as no surprise to you that I am opposed to this war in Iraq. I opposed it before we invaded a country that had not attacked us and I oppose it now. On town meeting day here in Vermont this week over 30 […]
Vista was launched complete with big midnight events and million -dollar marketing campaigns and no one came. With as many as 11 versions of the software that cost $billions$ and almost a decade of development, the buying public yawned and went back to using Google and Yahoo. Increasing numbers are getting smart and moving to […]
Apple Inc (formerly Apple Computer, Inc.) and The Beatles’ company Apple Corps announced that they have signed a new agreement concerning the use of the name “Apple” and apple logos which replaces their 1991 Agreement. Under this new agreement, Apple Inc will own all of the trademarks related to “Apple” and will license certain of […]
While I was out in San Francisco at MacWorld we stopped by the Apple Store to see the Greenpeace, peaceful demonstration and “greening” of the store. I had expected to see buckets of green paint but instead there were big projectors with green filters and a few people handing out leaflets questioning Apple’s commitment to […]
We do not celebrate Columbus Day and at the risk of pissing off a whole new set of customers, I’ll go into a little rant here. I think that Columbus Day is an offensive and blatantly racist holiday. Columbus didn’t discover anything, not withstanding the cities, streets, and even countries named after him. Everywhere Columbus […]
