That problem confounding others in the industry is easily articulated in an old engineering maxim: "Better is not necessarily better than best." I've (and this is the author's notion) always understood this to mean that adding extra features or improving specs is of no use at all if it doesn't add to the customer experience.

According to a report from AppleInsider, The City Council of Vancouver, Wash., found just that when it switched to iPads at the beginning of 2012. After these last two months, the council has seen a reduction in paper usage to the tune of 40 percent, which amounts to about 50,000 pages of paper over the course of the year.

I've even stopped making printed handouts for meeting attendees. If they want to kill a tree, it's on them, not me.

Today's vehicles are more powerful, more efficient and safer than ever before. In fact, today's car buyer would be hard pressed to spend his or her money on a genuinely bad vehicle. But those overall improvements may have also led consumers to believe there are no real differences between the various products offered by the world's major automakers. According to the Consumer Reports 2012 Car-Brand Perception Survey, Toyota, Ford, Honda and Chevrolet have all seen their scores drop by double digits compared to last year.

It's these companies (with the exception of Ford's small car offering (I'm looking at you, Fiesta) that are focusing on making their car designs as bland and inoffensive as possible in the quest for market share. They're targeting the masses who don't want to stand out and feel comfort in the herd.

It's these companies that I would NOT buy a car from for that reason alone.

Everything tastes better with bacon.

DUH!

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I'm not a fan of those wheels, but otherwise, I'm in love....