Recently, Copyblogger announced that it was ending comments on its site. The decision was attributed to the vast mountain of spam comments (96%), and the never-ending fight to determine the intent of the publisher. It was simply not worth the time, … [Continue reading]
Ask Ike: Why are they naming winter storms?
Posted on January 21, 2014 Written by
The Weather Channel has been adding catchy names to winter storms for a while now, but never really explained why. Promotional value? Winning bar bets by sneaking names onto the screen? Did winter storms win a lawsuit against hurricanes for … [Continue reading]
Ten years gone
Posted on January 15, 2014 Written by
It's been ten years since my last day in television news. I remember that last story very well. Others, not so much. I wrote this on my way into the unknown (republished in this form, five years ago.) And what follows is my response to me. … [Continue reading]
Call Him Al
Posted on January 6, 2014 Written by
Al Volker passed away overnight, and there really will never be another one like him. Al was the first person hired into the newsroom at ABC 33/40 back in 1996, coming on as Managing Editor. His TV career at the time spanned my entire lifetime, … [Continue reading]
Keeping up to date
Posted on December 17, 2013 Written by
The title you see above could be categorized as "irony," given the lack of frequency in my own posts here. What can I say, I have been busy. Very busy, and busy in ways that actually use the very same tools that bring you Occam's Razr, and my … [Continue reading]
Things that last
Posted on October 6, 2013 Written by
I don't always like the way we use the word "invest," or "investment." Too often, it is associated with the concept of risk. Conversely, it gets lumped in with reward. Rarely do we look at investing as something that is worth doing with no regard to … [Continue reading]
Apple still doesn’t get Cloud
Posted on October 1, 2013 Written by
I like my iPad, I really do. For what I do with it, it fits the bill. But I am not a citizen of Apple's dream community, and I will not be casting lots with the iEcosystem. Mainly because Apple still doesn't get the Cloud. … [Continue reading]