This goes all the way back to that 1984 ad. Portraying a product as a life changing experience. It's what they/companies do. I suppose it does fetishize the design aspect a little more than it should, but you can argue that's a big aspect of why people buy Apple's in the first place.
Jim, I wouldn't be surprised if there's some hack/product out there that makes the Magic Mouse taller. That's the basic difference between it and a regular mouse.
On Android if I buy an app it's on my account to be be put on my tablet and phone, and my second phone after I break that one, with just one purchase. Cool for me, not developers. I believe in iOS for at least some apps you have to buy iPad and iPhone versions. That's certainly more appealing for producers.
This goes all the way back to that 1984 ad. Portraying a product as a life changing experience. It's what they/companies do. I suppose it does fetishize the design aspect a little more than it should, but you can argue that's a big aspect of why people buy Apple's in the first place.
Jim, I wouldn't be surprised if there's some hack/product out there that makes the Magic Mouse taller. That's the basic difference between it and a regular mouse.
It's the implication that your relationship with your device is the one that really matters--or perhaps that your relationships aren't complete without this device--that I find alarming.
That of course is arguable, and some people did a pretty good job in the comments of that blog.
This goes all the way back to that 1984 ad. Portraying a product as a life changing experience. It's what they/companies do. I suppose it does fetishize the design aspect a little more than it should, but you can argue that's a big aspect of why people buy Apple's in the first place.
Jim, I wouldn't be surprised if there's some hack/product out there that makes the Magic Mouse taller. That's the basic difference between it and a regular mouse.
It's the implication that your relationship with your device is the one that really matters--or perhaps that your relationships aren't complete without this device--that I find alarming.
That of course is arguable, and some people did a pretty good job in the comments of that blog.
This goes all the way back to that 1984 ad. Portraying a product as a life changing experience. It's what they/companies do. I suppose it does fetishize the design aspect a little more than it should, but you can argue that's a big aspect of why people buy Apple's in the first place.
Jim, I wouldn't be surprised if there's some hack/product out there that makes the Magic Mouse taller. That's the basic difference between it and a regular mouse.
That article was great. I have been kicking the idea around of just getting rid of all of this crap in my life. When you think about the dependency that we have created, you have to ask yourself if your life is really better. I hate my phone, I just throw it in the car or my bookbag and check it every once in a while to see if my wife has tried to contact me. During games i have it closer because Mike likes to text - and that is one of the things that I dearly do love about the phone - but it's so few and far between.
I won't do it until after the season, but I'm seriously thinking about just leaving my laptop at work and ditching the cell phone, and just getting rid of all this crap. It's unbelievable how often I check email at work - and respond. And end up getting sucked into an hour of work at 9:00 at night. All this technology feels like a sneaky trap, it's all snazzy and glitzy but when you really think about it, I don't think it makes our lives better. It's like a wolf if sheeps clothing.
This goes all the way back to that 1984 ad. Portraying a product as a life changing experience. It's what they/companies do. I suppose it does fetishize the design aspect a little more than it should, but you can argue that's a big aspect of why people buy Apple's in the first place.
Jim, I wouldn't be surprised if there's some hack/product out there that makes the Magic Mouse taller. That's the basic difference between it and a regular mouse.
That article was great. I have been kicking the idea around of just getting rid of all of this crap in my life. When you think about the dependency that we have created, you have to ask yourself if your life is really better. I hate my phone, I just throw it in the car or my bookbag and check it every once in a while to see if my wife has tried to contact me. During games i have it closer because Mike likes to text - and that is one of the things that I dearly do love about the phone - but it's so few and far between.
I won't do it until after the season, but I'm seriously thinking about just leaving my laptop at work and ditching the cell phone, and just getting rid of all this crap. It's unbelievable how often I check email at work - and respond. And end up getting sucked into an hour of work at 9:00 at night. All this technology feels like a sneaky trap, it's all snazzy and glitzy but when you really think about it, I don't think it makes our lives better. It's like a wolf if sheeps clothing.
I only text about the really important things like how I am sick of holiday sucking when we need him the most and vow frigging good a hitter marp is.
