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An Apple a day keeps the Doctor Employed.

Mark Cathcart

CNBC has an interesting article about the number, and quality of Doctors they employ.  I’ve no idea what’s going on an Apple, for a number of reasons, I’ve never bought a single product of theirs. However, given their deep pockets and ability to play a strategically long-game, I for one would be surprised if this isn’t significantly more than just about the watch and apps that can diagnose conditions based on data in collects. Here are my thoughts, in the form tweets to @charlesarthur original tweet and link to his daily Startup link list overflow. The Apple thing is an interesting … Continue reading An Apple a day keeps the Doctor Employed.

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Apple Stole My Music. No, Seriously.

Mark Cathcart

The following is a pretty hard to believe story of what happens when you subscribe to the Apple Music service. This isn’t new, back in 2008, I got a call from Cassidy, she couldn’t find any of the music on her PC after installing iTunes to sync to her then, new ipod. It was partly what I learned then that convinced me to never ever install iTunes or use Apple devices. I admit I was pre-disposed to not using Apple anyway. Recently I’ve been backing up my digital music collection to Amazon Cloud Drive (unlimited everything) service. I’ve had lots … Continue reading Apple Stole My Music. No, Seriously.

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When heros were not zeros

Mark Cathcart

So the election is over, I’m still struggling with the reality of what candidate Romney said he’d do and what President Romney would have had to do. A couple of recent things illustrate my confusion. Much of what the republicans were doing was looking back, back to a time when America was a producer, not just a consumer. Sure things are made here now, but so much of what we consume isn’t. Here in Austin, at yesterdays City Council meeting, a big deal was made out of the package of incentives given to Visa to set-up office in Austin. Visa … Continue reading When heros were not zeros

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Mac Trojan news

Mark Cathcart

It was only matter of time before there was a serious Apple Mac trojan or virus. I’m not gloating over it, more just warning many of my friends who felt like this was just a windows or pc problem. “Flashback trojan have reportedly infected more than half a million Macs” yes, that means your Apple Mac is at risk. 57 percent of the infected Macs are located in the US and 20 percent are in Canada. f-Secure.com has posted a set of reasonably technical instructions for checking and removing the trojan. Follow along step by step from here. [Update April … Continue reading Mac Trojan news