Oct 2009
One of the best
Oct/28/09 00:32 Filed in: Pharmaceuticals | Medical devices
Last week, this blog was named one of the "99 Best Blogs for Pre-Med Students." I started this blog to talk about the medical products industry, of which I have been proud to have been involved for over 25 years. For the past couple of months, I've been busy, so I haven't focused on it as much as I wanted to. I will rectify that situation starting today. I also don't think the quality of my blog meets the standards of others like Respectful Insolence, Science Based Medicine, and The White Coat Underground. But I will try. Read More...
Quality, Mac vs. PC, and my eyes
Oct/27/09 23:52 Filed in: Medical devices | Medical products
The largest argument in the internet isn't Obama's healthcare plan, whether the Yankees should lose the World Series, or why does gas cost so much. No, it's Mac vs. PC. Across the internet, it's the argument that gobbles up bandwidth in a never-ending discussion. There are several websites that keep tabs on new technology. They are interesting if you want to read about a new mobile phone or a new rice harvesting robot. But whenever they talk about a new product from Apple or something from Microsoft, there's dozens, if not hundreds, of comments about one or the other. Then it gets personal.
I find these discussions amusing, because the arguments on both sides fall a little flat. Now, this website is hosted on Mac servers. And I wrote and designed this website on a Mac with a Mac-only web design program. So, you might think I'm biased, which I am. I'm not going to get into all the arguments between the two devices, but Windows based computers vastly outsell Macs. Most Mac users tend to very loyal to the brand for a number of valid reasons, including ease-of-use and fewer problems. Most PC users tend to look for lower prices without regards to the brand. However, there is a small, but vocal, group of very technical individuals who are loyal to PC's because they are more adept at maximizing the potential of PC's. I'm not convinced of all of their arguments, but they certainly are. Read More...
I find these discussions amusing, because the arguments on both sides fall a little flat. Now, this website is hosted on Mac servers. And I wrote and designed this website on a Mac with a Mac-only web design program. So, you might think I'm biased, which I am. I'm not going to get into all the arguments between the two devices, but Windows based computers vastly outsell Macs. Most Mac users tend to very loyal to the brand for a number of valid reasons, including ease-of-use and fewer problems. Most PC users tend to look for lower prices without regards to the brand. However, there is a small, but vocal, group of very technical individuals who are loyal to PC's because they are more adept at maximizing the potential of PC's. I'm not convinced of all of their arguments, but they certainly are. Read More...
Connected to the universe
Oct/21/09 20:11 Filed in: Science
I haven't been posting as regularly as I would like. Life seems to get into the way of good writing. Yesterday, I was pointed to this video, which celebrates the widom and intellect of four of the great scientists of our generation, Carl Sagan, Neil deGrasse Tyson (who was instrumental in the demotion of Pluto to a dwarf planet), Bill Nye (the Science Guy), and Richard Feynman. The video uses a technology called Auto-tune, which converts the pitch of any spoken word into music (I'm really simplifying what it does, but then again I am neither a music scholar nor a sound engineer). This video is both inspiring and, frankly, addicting. Enjoy.
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