Buzz Andersen

Interpreting Apple

nobody@vox.com(Buzz) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:18:59 -0700

One of the hardest things for me as a blogging Apple employee always had to be watching the public misapprehend the company's intentions while remaining prudently silent. Apple is slowly opening the lines of communication to its stakeholders thes...

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On the Road

nobody@vox.com(Buzz) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:29:54 -0700

At the end of one of my last days working for Apple, some co-workers and I met for drinks at Santana Row, in San Jose. By this time, everyone knew I was leaving, so of course everyone was asking what I was going to do next. I made some unenthusi...

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Three Weeks with the iPhone

nobody@vox.com(Buzz) — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:38:09 -0700

One of the fun things about no longer being an Apple employee is that I'm now much more at liberty to speak my mind about Apple's products. Apple may have a reputation for being a bit of a cult, but in my experience, most insiders are only too wi...

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Fleetwood Mac: "Second Hand News"

nobody@vox.com(Buzz) — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:45:00 -0700

Every once in awhile I come across a song so wonderfully ingenious and exciting that I go around telling people breathlessly that I can't believe it was written by human beings. I then proceed to listen to it almost continually for days on end, s...

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Cesar Chavez Dead or Alive: "Ten Thousand Waves"

nobody@vox.com(Buzz) — Tue, 15 May 2007 11:27:01 -0700

For the past few days I've been staying at Ten Thousand Waves, a beautiful, Japanese-style hotel in the mountains outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Waves is just one stop on a nearly month-long trip that has taken me, first, back to Colorado t...

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Apple: A Romance

nobody@vox.com(Buzz) — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:06:03 -0700

If I ever write a memoir (and let me tell you, I plan to--I've got way too many great stories just begging to be told), I think the Summer of 2003 will almost certainly be its turning point. It was in August of 2003, you see, that I fulfilled a l...

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The Black Heart Procession: "You Got Lucky"

nobody@vox.com(Buzz) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:38:24 -0700

I keep mentioning my non-ironic fondness for Tom Petty and my love of moody, Americana-ish music, so this live Heartbreakers cover by The Black Heart Procession (which my friend Robert sent me) is, of course, right up my alley. I always think the...

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Bright Eyes: "Light Pollution"

nobody@vox.com(Buzz) — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:03:18 -0700

If you want to know what's going on in my life at any given time--and I'm talking about my inner life, not just the sorts of things I would choose to tell everyone about--you'd often be better advised to check out my Last.fm history than my blog. ...

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The Heathens: "Stickin' Around"

nobody@vox.com(Buzz) — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 11:11:37 -0700

I have to admit, I have a bit of a romantic fondness for the South. I realize that this may have something to do with the fact that I've never really been there (with the exception of a few childhood trips to Disney World and a brief trip to New ...

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Design for Life: 2007

nobody@vox.com(Buzz) — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:49:20 -0800

[Note: I started writing this post way back at the beginning of the year, but didn't have the time or inspiration to finish it. I figured that today (Lunar New Years) would be a great time to revisit it.] After a few years of trying (and failing)...

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