Category Archives: Debate

Posts related to politics and social issues on the web, authored by columnist Michael Norton.

iPad: A Humanized Computer

By Michael Norton | Published: February 14, 2010
So the iPad has arrived, the fabled Apple Tablet is at long last here. Except now it's here, everyone hates it. But I don't hate the iPad, I think it's the next big thing. Here's why.
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Digital Video: The Battlefield of Today

By Michael Norton | Published: February 3, 2010
iPad. iPhone. Youtube. Vimeo. These four things have something in common, and that is the destruction of Flash as a digital media provider. For years, Flash has been the proprietary gatekeeper for video on the web. We’ve tolerated it, even through excessive CPU strain and constant crashes, and some have even learned to live with it. [...]
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