I’m flat out on some projects. Hence today is short.
Apple reports tomorrow. Two new bigger phones and and iWatch. All with an emphasis on health. Everyone knows everything. So, it shouldn’t affect the stock price. But health sells. Hopefully this new stuff will also.
The US Open Tennis Final is at 5 PM today. Cilic against Niskikori. Should be entertaining. Cilic is 6′ 6″ and weighs what I weigh. I’m 6′ 1″. His serve is faster than mine. Like a million miles an hour faster.
The Economist has its quarterly Technology Report in this weekend’s magazine. Always great reading. Click here.
Harry Newton who updated his ThinkPad graphics drivers. That was necessary to accommodate my new $207 portable Asus USB external monitor — what B&H calls the ASUS MB168B+ 15.6″ HD Portable WLED Backlit TN USB-Powered Monitor. Get one for your desk. Take it traveling. Major productivity enhancer. Thinner than a magazine. Weighs nothing. Packs beautifully inside its faux-leather stand.
I love this thing. Click here.
I liked my ASUS tablet until it fell off the table (it is top heavy) and broke…however, ASUS actually has a warranty that the first time you drop it they repair it free. I am now in the middle of that process, in the meantime I went out and bought a Lenovo Flex 10 tablet that I like much better except it has a huge electrical plug like my old Lenovo Laptop.
You buy a tablet for one purpose. You buy the ASUS monitor for another purpose — to give you more desktop. The ASUS monitor I like is very light. But I’m sure you can figure a way to drop it.