King Ribs
Today was a BBQ day. A perfect BBQ day. Friday afternoon was calling for a slightly prolonged lunch. 79 degrees. Fall is coming quickly and the last days to eat outside are upon us. All of this summed to outdoor dining and BBQ. We were on the hunt for the best BBQ in DC and […]
A Quick Thought on the Future of UltraHD
Much of the focus on UltraHD to-date has been on resolution. Even the nomenclature – 4K – is a focus on resolution. I’ve seen dozens are articles written in the popular press that – in attempting to convey UltraHD attributes to the layperson – describe UltraHD in terms of Full HD (ie 1080P). These articles […]
An Updated Look at the Financial Markets
The summer starts and ends with a holiday. With the latter holiday now behind us I thought I’d take a moment to provide an update on my views of the current state of the financial markets. On August 7th – I moved an additional 5 percent of my portfolio into cash – and am still […]
A Week With Chromecast and the Implications for Media
I’m at the beach this week and took along my Chromecast. A few thoughts from the week: It works awesome. A very seamless experience. I used the new iOS app to set it up and it worked perfectly from the start. A great user experience which will enable it to go a very long way. […]
Of Flags and Fathers
I’m at the beach this week for one final taste of summer. I rarely find make the time for pure leisure reading – opting instead to catch-up on work-related reading, of which there is always ample. But in this final week of vacation, I wanted to remain off-the-grid as much as possible and once here […]
RT’s Restaurant – Alexandria, VA
Earlier this week I knocked another restaurant off my DC Bucket List. RT’s Restaurant – named for the initials of the founder – is now in it’s 28th year and has occupied 3804 Mt Vernon Ave the entire time. I was told that before RT’s opened the location was occupied by another restaurant dating back to […]
A View on Gaming
Yesterday we had a small family celebration in advance of my son’s 10th birthday. As kids are wont to do as they get older, he requested cash. And cash he received. He is apparently saving for an iPad mini – which was news to me. While he is a fervent reader, I’m sure he wants […]
The Future of Tablets
There has been a series of conflicting news in recent weeks. NPD recently announced tablets will outsell notebooks 6 to 1 by 2016. On their current trajectory, tablets will likely outsell desktop PCs this year on a worldwide basis and edge out notebooks by 2014. At the same time, Blackberry’s CEO recently suggested Tablets won’t even […]
Insights from Apple’s (Past) Quarterly Financial Results
Apple released quarterly results for their fiscal third quarter yesterday. While a tremendous amount of ink has been spilled dissecting every ounce of the most recently concluded quarter as well as pontificating about the implications, I thought it worthwhile to look back over the last 15 quarters to see if any insights might be gleaned. Here […]
August is the New September…Which was the New March…
For many tech categories, new models were historically announced at the beginning of the year and then brought to market in the Spring period (March/April). I think some if not all of this timing was driven by the need to sufficiently inventory the supply chain in advance of the holiday season. A few years ago […]
