I’ve never understood why Microsoft decided to brand its next-generation online tools under Live.com, and not Start.com I mean – ‘Start’ is already what so many users do when using Windows – it is the gateway to all the applications on their computer. It also has a very nice sense of it – Start.com = [...]
I like my Wii. I got it on the day it came out – I lucked out and arrived at Kmart roughly an hour early. Two kids (+mom) had camped the night, and with three Wiis for sale – I got quite lucky. So I’ve been following with certain interest as the hypemeter on the [...]
I’ve always been uncomfortable with the amount of influence corporations have in dictating government policy. I think people like us (on the technological forefront) are more aware than most due to issues that affect technology. Regardless of ideology, I’ve always seen the internet as the great equalizer. A floating body of knowledge, where things not [...]
I am so sick of people either deluding themselves, or trying to pull in big words in hoping to get you to look at their [for sale] listing. Classic example: ‘MV-M.COM a premium name for sale’ In what reality is ‘mv-m’ a premium domain? Hell the domain was registered just over 10 days ago – [...]
Whew – its 2:10 am, and I’m finally home. We were stuck in the plan for roughly 2 hours due to excessive rain. Overall – great show. I had a lot of fun and I learned a lot. But – lets start off with the one negative (or I guess two). I listened in one [...]
There was a good post over at 37 signals about kindle haters. The core of the argument is that people haven’t tried it and are bitching already. Thankfully my bitching comes with a disclaimer – I have tried it. During Gnomedex (August 10) I got to play with it for roughly 30 minutes. Now some [...]
So why are there a ton of ‘make money’ blogs by people who are happy to break $1000 a month? Case in point: the 45n5 top 100 – a compilation of the top 100 money making blogs. Just looking at the last few posts on most of those blogs, you can tell it is nothing [...]
It’s Halloween today, which means I’m busy gorging on the chocolate we are suppoused to be giving out [those Twix are so delicious]. With user accounts as hundreds of sites (I’m sure we can all attest to that) – ‘forgot password’ is a process I go through again. So – pick on Compete again – [...]
One of the first things I was taught in Discrete Math in university was that just because b happens after a does not mean a caused b. So when I saw Matt trumpeting that by removing sponsored themes, he had saved newbie bloggers – I shook my head. Countless blogs could have been penalized just [...]
Why is it that in every niche, any time there is any news/post about their niche, certain companies feel compelled to say ‘oh look at us.’ It doesn’t contribute to discussion. It doesn’t do anything for anyone. It is a self-appraising ‘look at me’ cry for attention. Case in point: TechCrunch’s post on Judy’s Book [...]