San Francisco Opera Announces 2013-14 Season
A highlight of the Company’s 91st season will be the world premiere of Dolores Claiborne, a new opera based on the 1992 novel by award-winning…
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Report: Economic impact of wine produced in Napa Valley valued at $50 billion
Napa Valley produced about 20% of all the wines produced in California and between 16% and 17.5% of all the wine produced in the United…
Microsoft Surface Pro tablet to start at $899
The Surface Pro could face serious competition from the MacBook Air, which can be configured with similar specs for about the same price. However, I've…
Next Issue iPad app adds 8 new titles including ESPN, Fast Company, Food & Wine
We recommend the iPad version (4.5 out of 5 stars) of Next Issue. Not only will you get a larger selection of magazines, you'll also…
Microsoft Surface not selling, orders cut 50% to 2 million units
Originally calling for 4 million units before year end, the order now stands at 2 million. By comparison, Apple sells just under 5 million iPads…
Fishing the Islands of Loreto, Baja
Loni suggested we take one of the Dorados to Domingo's Steakhouse in town for dinner. This is one of the beauties of a fishing village,…
Bay Area Stage: Pink Martini at SF Symphony, ‘Carol’ at SJ Rep, ‘Pal Joey’ at 42nd Street Moon, ‘Big River’ at TheatreWorks
On stage at San Francisco Symphony, San Jose Rep, 42nd Street Moon, and TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. "Movies will make you famous; Television will make you…
Analyst cuts 2013 sales of Google Nexus devices by 34%
Ironically, because Google loses money on the Nexus 7, shipping less of them actually has a positive impact on profitability.
How will Apple touch-enable MacBooks?
I'm convinced that my future MacBook Pro will be as thin as an iPad, be touch enabled, let me run Mac apps (Lightroom, Premiere Pro,…
Wine Events: Holiday tree lighting at Robert Mondavi Winery
The To Kalon Cellar is where the Modavi's finest wines, such as the newly-released 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, are produced.