It's kinda remarkable to me that no one at Google has thought to redirect google.com/drive/ to drive.google.com.

Is it just me?

The Federal Aviation Administration is believed to be re-examining the rules which prohibit the use of electronic devices during takeoff and landing.

According to the New York Times, the FAA plans to conduct tests to see  whether there's any danger of new devices affecting the operation of the plane.

However, the mandated test procedures are so thorough that there's real doubt as to whether devices could be approved before they're completely out of date.

via tgdaily.com

The blurb I got in e-mail that linked to this story misspelled the word "fortunately" in the following sentence... "Unfortunately, it looks like cellphones will still be off the list." See how they accidentally put the letters "Un-" in front of the correct spelling?

If there's just *one* convenience I absolutely do not need at any point in the future, it's the person behind me able to shout into their cellphone during takeoff and landing. {Shudder}

Some days you've really gotta love the Internet. Considering I'm paying like $2 a blade for a razor I bought who knows how many years ago... I'm in. I'll be checking this out later today.

Update 3/20/12: Although I signed up back on March 6th, apparently everyone else did, too, so DollarShaveClub has hit delays. I'm supposed to get my razor and blades in the next week or so, even though I was charged back on the 6th. Hmm. Hope this works. 

Does *your* presidential candidate have his own iPhone 4/4s case?

They're American-made...

• If you have an Apple TV, you’ll love this: Now you can project whatever is on your Mac to your TV, wirelessly. Yes, the iOS feature called AirPlay has now come to the Mac. Think slide shows, classroom demos, YouTube videos, Netflix movies — with one click, it’s all on your TV, at 720p hi-def resolution, instead of only on your little Mac screen.

Loving this idea of bringing Apple TV into the fold, especially considering how many silly little dongles I have to buy every time we upgrade MacBooks and think of playing a movie or show from iTunes... but it makes me think: I'm really surprised that Apple TV isn't a bigger deal than it is.

Of course, I also DON'T HAVE an Apple TV (Roku instead), so maybe it hasn't been compelling enough even for me. The idea of the Apple TV being a hub for all your other digital stuff seems smart though, so maybe that will sway me. (Hint, it won't be tough.)

The rest of it... by which I mean making the Mac more iOS like? Sure, why not. Now that I've got my iPhone, I'm on board for the switch. (Doh... except that InDesign CS2 won't run on Lion or later, so I'm still stuck at 10.6.8. Oh well...)

Anyone else see some some iOS laptops coming in Apple's future? If they're converging one way, I wouldn't be surprised if they converge the other way, too.

Yahtzee.

All I know is that I'm loving mine after ten days, and I remain impressed with the fact that C Spire was able to get the iPhone as a regional carrier. For all the success that Google is having getting its Android OS into the marketplace (and it's having tons) it's clear that the expanded availability of the iPhone was critical to its own growth. Having used both, there are some nice features on each, but there's something the it-just-works nature of the iPhone (including for calls, since I'm not on AT&T) that makes it very appealing this go around. I'm actually answering my phone!

Am I tempted? I'll admit to being tempted. Am I stupid enough to pay $240 over a year in order to get a $99 Nook for free? Sure, I'm that stupid.

I think this is a clever promotion. The truth is, I'd love to sit down with the New York Times on Sunday mornings and look things over; I might even check it out on other mornings with my coffee if it were this convenient.

Will I get that experience from the Times on a Nook? I don't know. Perhaps I'll regret it a month into the subscription.

And if I didn't already own books in the Kindle eco-system (what is this world coming to?) it might be a double-no-brainer.

But, still... I'm tempted.

It couldn't let this pass without remarking on it -- it's amazing that it was only the beginning of this year that the announcement was made that Verizon would also carry the iPhone -- and it was suddenly offered by *two* different carriers, after years of just plain-ol' AT&T.

Less than a year? That feels like forever ago.

Since that date (Jan 11, 2011), the iPad 2 has been announced, the iPhone 4s is out and available with three major carriers and C Spire in Mississippi, Steve Jobs has died, Siri lives on... a crazy year. Apple disappointed investors with only $28 billion in revenue in fiscal Q4 and remains, I think, the world's largest company by market-cap.

Weird year.

Looks interesting... a little like Siri for poor people (like me). As I continue to contemplate Google for Business, things like this look more and more appealing.

Samsung (005930.KS) only entered the smartphone market in earnest last year, but its sales have skyrocketed thanks to a sleek production system that rapidly brings new products to market. Apple (AAPL.O) introduced its first iPhone in 2007.

"In the handset division, Samsung has no real rival models to challenge its products except for the iPhone 4S. Apple and Samsung will continue to dominate the market in the fourth quarter," said Kim Hyun-joong, a fund manager at Midas Asset Management, which owns Samsung shares.

I'm always fascinated to face yet another example that I'm utterly average. The competition has come down to a Samsung Galaxy S or an iPhone 4s for me now, particularly since CSpire claims the iPhone 4s is coming.

Why would I *not* get an iPhone? Me? Such an Apple dude?

The only reasons I'm coming up with are (a.) price and (b.) screen size.

I'm probably getting the iPhone, although I don't yet know the dates, data plans, etc. for rollout. But if I can keep my cheap smartphone plan and get an iPhone for $200 at the most (maybe even less with a phone trade-in credit?) then I'm there.

But the Galaxy S remains tempting... it does seem to be a well designed phone, good screen size, maybe more comfortable for typing...

We'll see.