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		<title>Did I See What I Expected At The Keynote?</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/did-i-see-what-i-expected-at-the-keynote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple&#8217;s keynote for WWDC (which isn&#8217;t considered confidential, so I can talk about it) only had one real surprise. The rest of what was presented was more-or-less expected, and some of it looks promising. The only surprise was the upcoming &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/did-i-see-what-i-expected-at-the-keynote/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9258389&#038;post=1930&#038;subd=farwestab&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are Code Comments That Bad?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 14:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are some (many?) who dislike comments in code, usually to varying degrees. There are some that believe comments have no place in the code. There are others that feel that comments should be used very, very sparingly. I have &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/are-code-comments-that-bad/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9258389&#038;post=1922&#038;subd=farwestab&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is The Tablet A Passing Fad?</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/is-the-tablet-a-passing-fad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 15:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Thorsten Heins from RIM proclaimed that the tablet market will diminish within 5 years. His view is that the smartphone will be the focus of our attention, and that we will attach it to &#8220;big screens&#8221; when we need &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/is-the-tablet-a-passing-fad/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9258389&#038;post=1905&#038;subd=farwestab&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Am I Happy To Go To WWDC This Year?</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/am-i-happy-to-go-to-wwdc-this-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I managed to win the WWDC 2013 lottery and get a ticket. I&#8217;ve written and trashed at least 2 very long posts about the complaining I&#8217;ve read from those that didn&#8217;t get in (or just don&#8217;t like how fast the &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/am-i-happy-to-go-to-wwdc-this-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9258389&#038;post=1903&#038;subd=farwestab&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Has Happened To AMD?</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/what-has-happened-to-amd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is an excellent 2-part series on AMD on Ars Technica, that provides a succinct review of AMD&#8217;s history, and a concise review of the company&#8217;s strengths and weaknesses. I, however, want to take a different viewpoint on AMD&#8217;s future. &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/what-has-happened-to-amd/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9258389&#038;post=1890&#038;subd=farwestab&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does Google Have A Looming Antitrust Problem?</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/does-google-have-a-looming-antitrust-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll start this with a confession: I have written and discarded about a half-dozen posts on Bitcoin, but none of them ever seemed &#8220;right&#8221;. But something else caught my eye in the mean time: a piece on Ars Technica trying &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/does-google-have-a-looming-antitrust-problem/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9258389&#038;post=1870&#038;subd=farwestab&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Kind Of Computing Is It, Really?</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/what-kind-of-computing-is-it-really/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past few years in computing technology discussions have been dominated by mobile computing, followed closely by cloud computing. Now, the talk is turning to &#8220;wearable computing&#8221;, distributing computing technology as jewellery, accessories and embedded in clothing. But I think &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/what-kind-of-computing-is-it-really/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9258389&#038;post=1857&#038;subd=farwestab&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Has Apple Made Another Hiring Mistake?</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/has-apple-made-another-hiring-mistake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[News came out that Apple has hired Kevin Lynch, most recently the CTO for Adobe, as Vice President of Technology. The rumblings on the Interwebs are resulting in questions, the biggest being: is this a good idea? Given Apple&#8217;s recent &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/has-apple-made-another-hiring-mistake/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9258389&#038;post=1848&#038;subd=farwestab&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Important Is Profit?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some colleagues and I are in the midst of a (potential) new startup, and one of the questions we are exploring is around principles and philosophies for running the business. One element I contributed was that profit, while important, cannot &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/how-important-is-profit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9258389&#038;post=1839&#038;subd=farwestab&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does Apple Hate Big Desktops?</title>
		<link>http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/does-apple-hate-big-desktops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent post by Tog speaks to issues with recent Apple UI design decisions, and that got me thinking about a bit of pet peeve of mine. My complaint? Much of the Apple desktop experience for Macs seems to presume &#8230; <a href="http://farwestab.wordpress.com/2013/03/11/does-apple-hate-big-desktops/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farwestab.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9258389&#038;post=1836&#038;subd=farwestab&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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