Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

David Pogue

American Technology Writer and TV Science Presenter, Personal Technology Columnist for the New York Times, an Emmy-winning Tech Correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, and a Columnist for Scientific American

"Isn’t it amazing that, after all these years, it still hasn’t dawned on companies like D-Link that simplicity sells? They still don’t get it: spending a little money up front —on hardware design, streamlined software, better manuals — would save a fortune in tech-support calls and store returns"

"For the last 15 years, Microsoft’s master business plan seems to have been, “Wait until somebody else has a hit. Then copy it."

"Why is Wi-Fi free at cheap hotels but $14 a night at expensive ones?"

"People won’t start dumping Google en masse; Google is a habit."