The headlines are a lie! Chromebooks are not outselling MacBooks

December 30, 2013 by David Johnson

The above headline is actually quite reasonable. In fact, I would say it is rather good. But that is not the type of headline that's getting my blood pressure up these days. The offending headlines read more like, Chromebooks beats Windows laptops and Macbooks in 2013 US sales growth, and, Why the Chromebook is beating the MacBook, and, NPD: Chromebooks Enjoy 21% of Notebook Sales in 2013, and... And they're all lies! Here's what you need to know:

iBeacons, the best and worst of science fiction

December 08, 2013 by David Johnson

Apple's iBeacons represent some of the best and worst that science fiction has predicted. More importantly, it's already here. In essence, iBeacon is tracking technology for indoors. It does inside, what GPS does for outside. Not only is it already here, but you might well be carrying it in your pocket at this very moment.