Michael P. Porter

Daring Fireball: Amazon’s New Kindles

Michael P. Porter — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:40:35 +0000

Apple and Amazon are approaching this tablet territory from opposing sides. The iPad takes it on from the high end. It’s the best possible device in that price range from the world’s best maker of devices. The Kindle Fire takes … Continue reading →

Seth’s Blog: The forever recession (and the coming revolution)

Michael P. Porter — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:37:30 +0000

There are actually two recessions: The first is the cyclical one, the one that inevitably comes and then inevitably goes. There’s plenty of evidence that intervention can shorten it, and also indications that overdoing a response to it is a … Continue reading →

Remembering

Michael P. Porter — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:34:55 +0000

Yesterday was my mom’s 68th birthday.

Life’s up and downs

Michael P. Porter — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:01:10 +0000

The other day my wife and I took a hot air balloon ride. It was our first time in a balloon and we had a wonderful time. When you are the pilot of a balloon your only controls are how … Continue reading →

The Biker

Michael P. Porter — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:47:56 +0000

When you see us moving past you quickly: Don’t take offense or think we’re trying to “show off”. Ninety five percent of the time, we’re trying to get out of your blind spot or taking ourselves out of a potential … Continue reading →

First month with the Macbook Air 2011

Michael P. Porter — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:57:13 +0000

With much preceding anticipation; I ordered the 2011 13 inch Macbook Air on the day of release. It was worth the wait. I knew when I first powered it on that I mad the right choice, the boot time was … Continue reading →

The Bird and The Bee – Interpreting the Masters, Vol. 1 (A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oats)

Michael P. Porter — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:44:44 +0000

Being in junior high and senior high school in the 80′s it was hard to not hear a Hall and Oats song; they were all over the radio and MTV. While they were not tops on my list back then, … Continue reading →

Rethinking OS X Lions “natural scrolling”

Michael P. Porter — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:25:32 +0000

When Apple released OS X Lion the scrolling direction changed, they call it “natural scrolling”. Natural scrolling is based on the touch based scrolling used in iOS on the iPhone and IPad. There is an option to change this back … Continue reading →

Google Apps update alerts: Want to keep tabs on that email you sent? Read Receipts now available

Michael P. Porter — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:38:31 +0000

I have never been a fan of this function, I hope it does not go global. Read Receipts are now available in Gmail for Google Apps users only, and can be enabled by the domain administrator. Read receipts allow senders … Continue reading →

Netflix Introduces New Plans and Announces Price Changes

Michael P. Porter — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:46:21 +0000

Now we offer a choice: Unlimited Streaming for $7.99 a month, Unlimited DVDs for $7.99 a month, or both for $15.98 a month ($7.99 + $7.99). We think $7.99 is a terrific value for our unlimited streaming plan and $7.99 … Continue reading →