Business uses for the iPad
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Wed, 3/02/10 – 4:49 | No Comment

A lot of folks have been disheartened by the iPad, calling it little more than an oversized iPod Touch. And sure, it’s fair to make that comparison. Both devices use iPhone OS, and both devices share a large amount of functionality, as well as expansion protocols wrought by Apple’s proprietary Application Store. However, it’s important to remember that iPhone OS is still simply an embedded version of OS X, and as such it can handle a lot of what developers throw at it. Obviously nobody is going to be running Xcode or Maya on an iPad anytime soon, but for the traveling professional, this device may just be what we’re looking for.

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BrillEx launches Modernisto
Monday, 5 Apr, 2010 – 17:23 | No Comment

At Brilliance and Excellence, we’ve been growing! The newest addition to the family is Modernisto, a modern living blog, focusing on food, travel and the home. If that’s something up your alley you should check …

Business uses for the iPad
Wednesday, 3 Feb, 2010 – 4:49 | No Comment
Business uses for the iPad

A lot of folks have been disheartened by the iPad, calling it little more than an oversized iPod Touch. And sure, it’s fair to make that comparison. Both devices use iPhone OS, and both devices share a large amount of functionality, as well as expansion protocols wrought by Apple’s proprietary Application Store. However, it’s important to remember that iPhone OS is still simply an embedded version of OS X, and as such it can handle a lot of what developers throw at it. Obviously nobody is going to be running Xcode or Maya on an iPad anytime soon, but for the traveling professional, this device may just be what we’re looking for.

The Apple iPad, gamechanger
Monday, 4 Jan, 2010 – 19:46 | No Comment
The Apple iPad, gamechanger

I was pretty on the fence about Apple’s iPhone, when it was first announced. Truth be told I was pretty on the fence about smartphones in general. I had an iPod, I had a PDA, I had a cell phone. I liked using all of those devices, but thought that convergence was going to be a problem – why would I listen to music all day and then prevent myself from making phone calls?

We launched BrillEx.com
Sunday, 13 Dec, 2009 – 0:20 | No Comment

Just a quick plug. This month we kicked off BrillEx.com, a new blog and Internet community network focusing on topics of focused interest. Currently there’re a couple of blogs going, one for video games and …

Destimulating the economy, 1% at a time
Sunday, 13 Dec, 2009 – 0:15 | No Comment
Destimulating the economy, 1% at a time

On Tuesday, President Obama announced that “we’re proposing a complete elimination of capital gains taxes on small business investment.” The very next day, the Democratically-controlled House voted to more than double that tax rate. Oops.

Featured in Michigan Business Review
Thursday, 6 Nov, 2008 – 14:26 | No Comment

There’s an article on the Michigan Film Tax incentive program up on MLive.com in which I’m featured. Check it out!

How Bill Gates got his groove back
Thursday, 23 Oct, 2008 – 23:14 | No Comment
How Bill Gates got his groove back

This week we heard news from the world’s most famous and successful college dropout. Former Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporters Todd Bishop and John Cook launched a new tech blog Wednesday, backed by the Puget Sound Business …

The new business school
Tuesday, 28 Nov, 2006 – 15:11 | No Comment
The new business school

Amidst a sea of IP vultures, Web 2.0 success stories, buzzwords and new market capitalizations, are a handful of individuals whom I respect (sometimes grudgingly!) and whose examples we could stand to learn something from.