podcasts are so more than sound without the pictures.

I’m an audio guy. Always have been. One of my earliest memories was when I was five, sitting on the floor of my bedroom, loading a stack of orange, green and yellow 45 rpm vinyl records with a big hole in the middle, onto a kids’ victrola that my parents purchased to keep their easily distracted child … Continue reading podcasts are so more than sound without the pictures.

Wonder and Mystery in a Great English Pub

The bar at the Basketweavers Arms in Brighton. There's something almost magical about a really good pub. When I say "really good", I don't mean the ones with fancy cuisine (top rated in the latest pub food guides) or a vast range of beer, wine and spirits. "Crap pubs" my younger sister Nancy calls many … Continue reading Wonder and Mystery in a Great English Pub

PR Nightmare for Apple and Home Depot: Fancy Footwork Needed After Hacking Attacks

                       (Photo Credit: Michael Nagle/Getty Images) From my MorningMoneyMemo at abcnews.com Don’t blame us. That’s what Apple is saying in a very carefully worded statement about the hacking of nude photos of celebrities. “None of the cases we have investigated has resulted from any breach in any of Apple’s systems including iCloud or Find my … Continue reading PR Nightmare for Apple and Home Depot: Fancy Footwork Needed After Hacking Attacks