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@HTownChowDown Much trepidation. Lots of potential, but could be hackneyed and predictable. Hoping it's not. about 1 hour ago via Echofon in reply to HTownChowDown
@HTownChowDown @houston_foodie Oh yeah, Andrdoid. Yep, interface has elements of iOS, but hard to argue w/its success. about 5 hours ago via Echofon in reply to HTownChowDown
@HTownChowDown In a smart company, failure leads to success. Google learned from Buzz & Wave and applied that to G+. about 5 hours ago via Echofon in reply to HTownChowDown
@HTownChowDown @houston_foodie AdWords, Reader, Google News, Google+, YouTube, Google Docs... Should I continue? about 6 hours ago via Echofon in reply to HTownChowDown
@flargh Sure, it's bigger. about 6 hours ago via Echofon in reply to flargh
@eileentv Ah, AMAZON app store. Nevermind.... about 6 hours ago via Echofon in reply to eileentv
@guapozx WHAT??? There are other app stores??? NO! about 6 hours ago via Echofon in reply to guapozx
@eileentv Hmmm, this shows it at $7.99 http://bit.ly/pSely0 about 6 hours ago via Echofon in reply to eileentv
RT @jeffbalke: Another cool house destroyed. Wanna bet a stucco POS goes up in its place? http://ht.ly/5PDuj / What a shame. Watch the video about 7 hours ago via Echofon
@daniesq All of them should have general US coverage maps on their sites (or Google for them). May not be specific, but will give you a feel about 7 hours ago via Echofon in reply to daniesq
@daniesq Next would probably be AT&T, an answer I suspect you didn't want, either. about 7 hours ago via Echofon in reply to daniesq
@daniesq Probably Verizon, though rural broadband is very hit or miss with every carrier. about 7 hours ago via Echofon in reply to daniesq
Writing next Tuesday's column AND updating the software on my iPhone at the same time. Am I badass or what? #GeekDelusions about 7 hours ago via Echofon
TheMarkTwain It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense. about 8 hours ago via Tweetador Retweeted by dsilverman and 100+ others
This switch to traditional scrolling is on the Magic Mouse, by the way. Haven't switched back on a trackpad yet. about 9 hours ago via Echofon
@damienbowman yep about 9 hours ago via Echofon in reply to damienbowman
good morning, campers! Finally gave up and reverted back to traditional-style scrolling in Lion. Sorry, Apple, been doing it wrong too long. about 9 hours ago via Echofon
following @conflenti (via @fayza) about 9 hours ago via Echofon
New TechBlog post: Survey: People watch Netflix on a TV & Hulu on a computer. Mobile? Not so much http://bit.ly/qjVP6C about 10 hours ago via twitterfeed
@zerinSSL Can you have it in ISO on a USB drive? about 10 hours ago via Echofon in reply to zerinSSL

Name dwight silverman
Location Houston, TX
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Bio Techblogger, computer columnist, blog editor @ Houston Chronicle | chron.com. Co-host of Technology Bytes radio show. TWiT panelist. Computer book author.