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  • Technology really only matters when it creates new possibilities

    I've gotten a bad rap over the years as a "gadget guy". Every time something new is released, people have come to expect me to have it. I'm definitely a gadget guy, but I think people often miss why I buy gadgets. Unlike, say, Alex , you'll rarely, if not never, see me buy something...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 06-22-2008

  • The Enterprise, The iPhone, and the Role of Silverlight

    With its recent announcement to support ActiveSync on the iPhone , Apple is clearly going after the enterprise user. The problem, as Colin puts it, is that the decisions that consumers make decisions on a radically different set of criteria than organizations . Lack of Exchange support was surely holding...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 03-27-2008

  • Verizon to open up its network and devices

    Verizon, a company traditionally known for being ultra-controlling with its network and devices on its network, is opening its network in 2008. As Om puts it, "given Verizon’s track record of tight-control of its network including the user interface, this is a huge announcement : akin to Mikhail...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 11-27-2007

  • What exactly is an iPhone application?

    Scoble mentions 3 new iPhone apps today from Newsgator, Bloglines, and Google. It's interesting that companies keep saying they are doing "iPhone development", when really these are nothing more than sites skinned to look more natural on the iPhone. The iPhone is the only mobile phone that...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 07-24-2007

  • The iPhone is a game-changer

    I recently wrote a piece for the TechDirt Insight Community about the impact of the iPhone and how the other carriers and device manufacturers can respond to the iPhone. I've come to realize that the iPhone has indeed changed the game, but maybe not for the obvious reasons. Yes, the iPhone is "making...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 07-05-2007

  • Podcast support in Windows Media Player 11

    There is one other issue I need to deal with before I can totally switch to Windows Media Player 11 - podcast support. Microsoft made the head-scratching decision not to include native podcast support - one area where iTunes really excelled. Someone wrote a plugin over the summer , but it doesn't work...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 12-28-2006

  • The Broadcast Flag and TiVO

    The EFF already defeated the Broadcast Flag once, but it's one of those things that Hollywood is not going to let go of. I noticed on Dave's site that DRM support was added to TiVO last year . This DRM allows content owners to specify how and whether TiVO users can record a flagged show: they either...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 08-24-2006

  • The Lost Mac Ads

    Perhaps in light of the Apple ads that don't make sense , Best Week Ever unveiled the Lost Mac ads this week featuring Christian Finnegan and Nick Kroll. PC: "Right, but a podcast about your favorite hoodies and independent films won't help you pay for that vacation." Mac: "No, that's what my trust fund...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 07-09-2006

  • Commercial Skipping

    There's been a bit of discussion on two patent applications filed by Philips on what the author of this NYT article refers to as "pay to surf" technology. Part of me hopes that they patented this simply to prevent others from using the invention, but somehow I don't think that's the case. ( Aside: Why...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 05-10-2006

  • Is Apple following Palm's footsteps?

    The recent BootCamp announcement is an interesting shift in strategy for Apple, and I think there are two ways to look at this move. On one hand, they have removed a barrier for people buying Apple hardware. People who like the new MacBook Pro but are either afraid or unwilling to give up Windows. If...
    Posted to Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled (Weblog) by Tim on 04-14-2006
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