Driving Lightning

iPad 4 was 652g ~= Surface 2 676 g.

iPad Air decreased weight to 469g; Surface 3 increased weight over Surface 2 to 800g.

#ygmd

As predicted, Surface 3 has a fan albeit a quiet one. #ygmd

Funny how Apple “had to” build a smaller iPad to compete, yet Microsoft is making its tablet bigger. #ygmd

OK, Surface 3 is an Intel core product; I’m now looking for cooling fan…. #ygmd

Ouch! These Surface guys do know that 800 grams is nearly two pounds right? #ygmd

Panos Panay’s Surface presentation is rehashing the old claim of “tablets can’t really be used for work!” Tell that to Bentley. #ygmd

OK Kinetica, your iPad data visualization and manipulation demo has my attention. Can’t wait to try out your app! getkinetica.com/#blurb

Thanks to our friends who attended our Food and Wine pairing Wine Tasting last night. It was a delightful evening. icloud.com/photostream/#A…

I know it’s really going to be spring soon: they have ads for fall events at North Station.

Because of Amazon’s ongoing kerfuffles with publishers like Hachette, I am switching all my ebook purchases to Apple and O’Reilly. #ygma