Apple and Apps that Spy Apple released iOS 9 this week and it will serve as the new operating system for iPhones and iPads. Beta-testers had already confirmed this edition will include upgrades to ‘Siri,’ better multi-tasking, and will require a smaller amount of space to download and run. But a lot of attention has…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] If you use an iPhone, you’re probably aware that only apps approved for and downloaded from the App Store are approved to run. These apps have a key that is ‘signed’ with an approved company key, and Apple makes it somewhat difficult to get around it. For those…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Social observers know that even the threat of a hurricane can send dizzying throngs to the grocery and hardware stores. The shelves are emptied of water, cans of tuna, batteries, plywood and nails. There is a run on gasoline as residents anywhere in the predicted ‘cone of potential…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Marlene Dietrich enjoyed a career spanning from 1918 all the way to 1984. The famous actress and singer, known for re-inventing her persona, has a still-famous quote: “When you’re dead, you’re dead.” With respect, not always, Marlene. At least, not according to the United States Government. Imagine…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Last month marked the 46th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and the first steps by humans on the lunar surface: July 20th, 1969. A lot of monumental change has occurred since this groundbreaking (lunar surface-breaking?) event, but sometimes the differences in times are best brought home…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] In our last blog posting, we discussed the fact that predictive review can reduce costs, improve quality and sometimes even save your case but many legal professionals don’t use it because they don’t trust it. A second reason is that they believe predictive review is too difficult and…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] The French island of Réunion lies off the coast of Madagascar in the West Indian Ocean. Wreckage found washed up on the island was examined by French and Malaysian authorities to determine whether or not it was part of the ill-fated Malaysian flignt MH 370, which disappeared in…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] We are swimming in data. According to IBM, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. And it’s growing faster than ever. Ninety percent of the data in the world has been created in the past two years. And “The Internet of Things” will create even more…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] It seems fashionable for some these days to claim not to like Chipotle. Others may, more practically, to wish to grow a business big enough to attract such detractors. But one thing is for certain: Chipotle is rolling out a lot of burritos, and people are eating it…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] In 2005, if you’d purchased 100 shares of Netflix— remember that company that delivered DVD movies to your mailbox?—it would have cost you a little over $11,000. Not an insubstantial investment—stock analysts already liked the Netflix model, and investors had already priced a lot of future growth in—so…