New Faces

There are a few new faces around here today, and I wanted to give you a little head start on what to read on TightWind:

Things in Review — my extensive review of Cultured Code’s Things GTD application.
The Brent Simmons Interview — I talked to Brent, developer of NetNewsWire and all around nice guy, about developing for the iPhone and how it’s different than developing for the Mac.
The Strange Tale of MobileMe and Apple’s Post-PC — I contemplate where Apple is heading with MobileMe and the iPhone platform.

That’s more than enough to get you started. You can browse the archives to read more, and are more than welcome to contact me if you have something to say. And, as always, TightWind is available in-full in your favorite feed reader — just visit the feeds page to subscribe.

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The Party After Trump

We are only a few weeks away from the 2016 general election. Unless the polls are fundamentally wrong, Donald Trump will lose, and he will lose by a significant margin. Trump and the movement he represents will go down to ignominious defeat. I am no fan of Hillary Clinton. I

A Danger to Our Political System

After defeating the British in the Revolutionary War, General George Washington almost certainly could have seized control, and made himself dictator. Washington was revered, the Continental Congress was weak, and the argument that the colonies needed the stable leadership of a tested leader in the post-war period would have

Trump

The United States is a country founded on ideas. Ethnicity and religion are not what have bonded us from our founding. It is the fundamental ideas expressed in our Declaration of Independence, and in our fight for independence, that run through our country’s history. Our founding set forth that

EV Chargers and Markets

“Free” electric vehicle chargers are an excellent example of what happens when valuable resources are priced at zero: The bad moods stem from the challenges drivers face finding recharging spots for their battery-powered cars. Unlike gas stations, charging stations are not yet in great supply, and that has led