I’m happy for all those Sidekick users out there who may be getting their lost data back. But seriously, would anyone in his right mind ever trust Microsoft with cloud computing again? So the story today is “Hey, everybody. Microsoft saved the day by getting all your data back, after all.” I can see why Microsoft would want to spin it that way, but why are tech journalists letting them spin it that way?…

These two articles today from Arrington and Siegler were almost as funny as the Daily Show was last night. Why Desktop Touch Screens Don’t Really Work Well For Humans 10/GUI: One Very Slick Desktop Multi-Touch Concept (Video) Seriously? People don’t want vertical touch screens? This is a revelation? And the future of touch computers is an architect’s table and the Microsoft Surface? What are you smoking? Every bit of sales data over the last five years suggests that the future of all computing is mobile. That’…

There are few things in life that give me greater pleasure than finally solving a tech problem in my house that’s been plaguing me for months. This time, it was my Apple TV. Despite what most people have been saying about the Apple TV over the years, I still think it’s a tremendously cool product. And I don’t agree with critics who think it needs various software and hardware changes to make it more successful. Personally, I still think the only thing Apple TV needs is something…