Category Archives: Reviews

Is the Prometheus transmedia campaign using mobile effectively to engage me in the story?

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Jeff Barber

I’m feeling like today’s a good day for a fan rant, so here we go… OK, Ridley and friends, you set my expectations high with the TED 2023 video. Now what do you have for me? This week, you announced … Continue reading →

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Review: Content in the Cloud Conference at 2012 CES

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Jeff Barber

At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), I attended the Content in the Cloud Conference, hosted by the Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA). The conference alternated executive presentations and industry expert panels to provide a comprehensive view of the opportunities, … Continue reading →

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Review: The truth about the iPad 2

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Jeff Barber

I’ve had my iPad 2 now for a few weeks now, after a long wait in the online queue and a circuitous shipping route from China through Alaska to Kentucky and back to Seattle (don’t ask me why, there must … Continue reading →

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Review: OmniFocus for Mac and iPhone

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Jeff Barber

One of my goals for this month is to systematize the endless stream of recommendations, project tasks, and information into a synchronized set of actions that is integrated between my Mac, my iPhone, iCal, email, my goals, and my vision. … Continue reading →

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Review: 2011 AT&T Developer Summit

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Jeff Barber

As I mentioned several weeks ago, I was honored with an invitation to speak at the 2011 AT&T Developer Summit. It was my first time attending the event, and despite my personal bias, I must say I was genuinely moved … Continue reading →

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Review: Blue Yeti THX microphone

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Jeff Barber

It seems only fitting to start the New Year with something different…here’s an audio review of my new favorite microphone that is recorded using the product. Have a listen! If you like what you hear, you can learn more and … Continue reading →

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Review: Apple 27″ LED Cinema Display

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Jeff Barber

Those 14 or so people out there who have read my newsletter know that I like buying my Apple gear at a discount. Between the Apple Refurbished Store online, Amazon.com, and those beloved Smith Micro coupons-by-email, I’ve saved over 20% … Continue reading →

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Review: Sony TX5 digital camera

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Jeff Barber

If I told you five years ago that you could by a camera that weighed 5 ounces, shot 10 megapixel digital photos and HD movies, was waterproof, dust proof, and could be dropped without breaking, would you have believed me? … Continue reading →

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Review: Mobile Monopoly

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Jeff Barber

As you’ve seen from my posts so far, I believe the future is going mobile, there is plenty of data and evidence that this is a global phenomenon that is accelerating and will eventually leave desktop computers to gather dust. … Continue reading →

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Review: How to Market iPhone Apps

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Jeff Barber

A highlight of my consulting career so far was leading a project team that built a free mobile video education app for medical professionals and published it in the iTunes App Store. Our team partnered with our client to pioneer … Continue reading →

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