by Zach Beauvais | Aug 21, 2010 | Digital
Ebooks are doing rather well, with Amazon announcing them outselling their print counterparts in bestsellers lists. I’ve enjoyed using the Kindle app for various reasons including: Instant purchase/download (even Amazon Prime can take too long!) One device, not...
by Zach Beauvais | Jul 6, 2010 | Digital
This is a podcast I recorded for Talis’ Nodalities series of talks. Because Facebook has recently made announcements about moving in a Semantic Web direction, I spoke with their Senior Open Programs Manager, David Recordon, about Facebook’s perspectives on...
by Zach Beauvais | Jul 1, 2010 | Life
Here are a few shots taken from around the place I grew up in Colorado. It’s been a long time since I lived here, but I have never forgotten just how arid and stark it can be. There is a beauty here, but it’s a harsh, unrelenting beauty. The plants are...
by Zach Beauvais | Jun 22, 2010 | Digital
Following my post about using the iPad recently, I’ve spent some time using more content-focused apps. As I mentioned before, the iPad has turned out to be a great device for consuming, reading, and just experiencing media. This has obvious benefits for video, and...
by Zach Beauvais | Jun 10, 2010 | Digital
Two weeks ago, I counted myself one among the hoards of silly sods who queued early in the morning for the chance to see, touch and indeed buy the much-hyped iPad. My justification for this lameness is that the next day, I was scheduled to fly out for a week-long...