The New iPad (iPad 3) – A Display Ahead of Its Time

By cbair3, on March 20th, 2012%

As with the first iPad, I ordered my third generation iPad (don’t call it “iPad 3″!) for delivery on the first day it was available. If you have read my other articles here you’ll know I’m an iPad fan, and that I held off on the iPad 2 in anticipation of this new model and it’s rumored (now confirmed) Retina display.

I’m not going to cover a lot of details here since this device has gotten quite a bit of coverage. I didn’t even take a video of me taking it out of the box – you can find a list of those here. But, I will share a few common impressions, and also an issue I haven’t seen covered elsewhere.
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Selling Online for Small or Startup Businesses

By cbair3, on July 12th, 2011%

In this article, I’ll share my thoughts on the best way to start taking credit and debit card payments online for a product or service you plan to sell. If you’re starting up or running a small business on a tight budget, particularly if you’re trying to build your site yourself, this may help you. It is based on my personal experience building a handful of small-scale commercial sites.
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WordPress versus Drupal

By cbair3, on April 5th, 2011%

Welcome to the new Bair.com website! For the past few years, I was running Bair.com on the Drupal content management system (CMS). Before then, I was manually creating HTML pages for the site (so 1990s!) When I initially made the move to a CMS-based site I considered several options to Drupal, including WordPress. But, at the time Drupal was clearly stronger in terms of module support and overall capabilities. Since then my needs have changed, and so have the open source CMS offerings.

When it comes to getting content online quickly and easily, WordPress has always been my preference. The problem was that WordPress was more limited in terms of customization and eCommerce capabilities. At the time, I had plans to sell some products directly from the Bair.com site. Now I’ve decided to focus the Bair.com site on content related to my consulting work and perhaps some related interests as well. So, my change in strategy for the site was a key motivator for the migration. But Drupal is not so bad at managing content, and it was already up and running – so why did I put in the effort to make the change? The answer is that the WordPress advantages in ease of use and ease of site management have become even greater with recent versions. (As of this writing, Bair.com is on WordPress 3.1.)

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