<![CDATA[ While vacationing in December, I stumbled upon an engrossing book with a gloriously inflated title (even longer than the title of this post): Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (And What It Says About Us), by Tom Vanderbilt. It’s a fascinating read, because it manages to synthesize mountains of research into understandable…

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<![CDATA[ I’m not the type of cat to throw stones at an innovative company like Apple, Inc.(Even though I don’t have a problem with laughing with others who do.) As a Windows man, I have a healthy amount of respect for Apple’s slick, easy-to-use products — many of which (including the ubiquitous iPhone and all…

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<![CDATA[Okay, so these are Obama-related but I promise they’re not political. Mac enthusiasts are in an uproar over what they perceive as a stunning betrayal of their biggest brand celebrity, because someone saw President-elect Obama working out with a Zune music player — a Microsoft product, instead of an iPod or an iPhone. I can…

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