Today, February 14, Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke at the Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference. During the 47 minute presentation Cook talked about various topics, including supplier responsibility and his views on various Apple products. One of the most telling questions Cook answered was the last one. “Obviously you’ve stated several times that as [...]
Apple Passes $500/Share
February 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Today, February 13, Apple’s stock price passed $500 per share, setting a new all time high. Some people say that Apple’s stock is so high that all it can do is go down. I tend to agree with Ken Ray of Mac OS Ken that there is one other way it could go and that way [...]
The Philosophy of Tech: Friendship
February 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Last weekend I went to 360|MacDev 2012 in Denver. This was the first technical developer conference I have been to and my first event geared for the Apple community. The breadth and depth of the knowledge of the speakers impressed me. It was even a bit intimidating being in the same room as such smart people. [...]
Getting Ready For 360|MacDev 2012
February 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This Friday and Saturday I will be attending the 360|MacDev 2012 conference in Denver. I am one of the lucky winners of the free passes the organizers gave to CocoaHeads chapters including CocoaHeads SLC, in which I am a member. I want to thank the organizers and my CocoaHeads chapter for helping me with the free [...]
The High Cost of Apple’s Big Margins
January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Earlier this month the popular public radio program, “This American Life”, hosted by Ira Glass, aired an episode titled, “Mr. Daisy and the Apple Factory”. In this episode storyteller Mike Daisey talks about his trip to China to see inside Foxconn and other electronics factories. As you may know, Foxconn is one of Apple’s assembly suppliers [...]
“The Pursuit of Happyness”
January 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Last night I felt I needed a little help and encouragement, so I watched the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness” in iTunes on my MacBook. Here is the trailer: There is this moment when Chris Gardner, played by Will Smith, is talking to his son. I love the line, “Don’t ever let somebody tell you you [...]
How Apple Does Announcements
January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Apple has a reputation for secrecy. They keep things hush, hush up until the last moment, right before they lay everything out in a polished, rehearsed presentation. Sometimes the rumor websites like Mac Rumors, AppleInsider, ect. get a lead on what Apple is doing, but you can’t rely on the accuracy of the rumor mill [...]
One Second From Hospitalization
January 25, 2012 By 2 Comments
Last night, January 24th, I was in downtown Salt Lake City to attend the UICoders SLC meeting. I had some time to spare, so I decided to get something to eat. The bakery where the UICoders meet is clean, beautiful and trendy. The prices do not exactly match my income bracket, the regular green salad [...]
Mark Dalrymple Developer Interview (Part 2 of 2)
January 24, 2012 By 1 Comment
This is the second half of my interview with CocoaHeads co-founder and Big Nerd Ranch instructor Mark Dalrymple. You can read the first half at Mark Dalrymple Developer Interview (Part 1 of 2). If you want to catch all iTechCrossroads posts you can subscribe to the syndicated feed or the weekly e-mail newsletter. Here are the [...]
To Code, Or Not To Code
January 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I recently decided to make software development a bigger part of iTechCrossroads. Developers are a very important part of the Apple community. Because of Apple’s iOS and Mac App Stores many jobs are created and many bright people have been able to do work they enjoy. I have always been fascinated by computer programming from my [...]
“Variety of apps for LDS Church members” On Front Page of KSL.com
January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
On Thursday, January 19 my most recent KSL.com article, “Variety of apps for LDS Church members“, was published on the front page of their website, garnering a number of page views I can only dream of for this website. The title and some of the capitalization was edited in a way I would not have [...]
Reflection On Non-Violent Social Change
January 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It has been almost 44 years since the passing of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. That is over 10 years before my birth. I see that Dr. King was only 39 at the time of his violent death. That is only 6 years older than I am. Every year on this day I watch or [...]
“Dead Space for iPad” Is Addictive Fun
January 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“Dead Space for iPad” from Electronic Arts was chosen by Apple as their iPad Game of the Year for 2011. I recently bought the game and played through it. The Story “Dead Space” is set in a future time on a large mining space station connected to an asteroid. You play a space suited character [...]
Mark Dalrymple Developer Interview (Part 1 of 2)
January 12, 2012 By 2 Comments
On Tuesday, January 10 Mark Dalrymple, co-founder of CocoaHeads and an instructor at Big Nerd Ranch, gave a presentation at the January meeting of CocoaHeads SLC. After the talk Dalrymple was interviewed by yours truly. Here is the first half of the interview. By the way, some of his answers are a bit technical for [...]
“‘The Apple Guy’: why people love to hate Apple” On Front Page of KSL.com
January 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
On Tuesday, January 10, my first column in the new ‘The Apple Guy’ series appeared on the front page of KSL.com. The article’s title is, “‘The Apple Guy’: why people love to hate Apple“. It examines a few of the common ways people dislike and argue against Apple product users. One reason mentioned includes “The [...]
Why Other PCs Can’t Beat Apple
January 9, 2012 By 1 Comment
Intel, the company that supplies Apple with their processors for their non-iOS products, is touting “Ultrabooks” as the future of laptop computing. These thin and light high-end laptops look nice with their blade-like metallic exteriors. But where have we seen this before? Oh yeah, the MacBook Air. Apple’s competitors have realized that the “netbook” fashion [...]
“Technical Blogging” Is The Best Blogging Book I’ve Read
January 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When I was starting iTechCrossroads I knew that I wanted some advice from an experienced and successful blogger. I also didn’t want to alienate people by asking a lot of questions. Robert Brown, a friend of mine, recommended “Technical Blogging: Turn Your Expertise into a Remarkable Online Presence” by Antonio Cangiano. This book guides the [...]
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