Archive for May, 2006

David Conger on T-Mobile MDA

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

Here’s more research info as I continue to search for My Next Phone. David Conger of Dave’s PDA has a review of the T-Mobile MDA (based on the HTC Wizard). According to a friend who’s been using the MDA for a few months:

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Mike Davidson on Blackberry 8700g

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

As you have been warned, I’m actively shopping for My Next Phone. I will not decide until I am able to try the SideKick III, which is expected in late June 2006. (The year is important. We’ve been waiting for a new SideKick for a long time.

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Giraffe Robot

Sunday, May 21st, 2006

Check out this picture of a robotic giraffe being readied for Burning Man.

NY Times Business Navigator

Sunday, May 21st, 2006

BOOKMARK: The New York Times offers a useful portal of business related sites.

Heros vs Working Code

Saturday, May 20th, 2006

Sarah Allen manages software development*** at Laszlo Systems where she herds cats on the Laszlo Mail project. In her personal blog, Sarah writes about a talk by Agile development guru Kent Beck. In case you only skim my blog (that’s OK, I understand how busy we all are) you MUST read this next sentence by Kent Beck:

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Bird Flu Update May 19, 2006

Friday, May 19th, 2006

We have a couple of bird flu factoids of note. First, Reuters reports on H5N1 bird flu in Demark:

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Trendy Names

Friday, May 19th, 2006

Jennifer Lee writes in The New York Times And if It’s a Boy, Will It Be Lleh? Her lead paragraph says: “Chances are you don’t have any friends named Nevaeh. Chances are today’s toddlers will.”

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Sumatra Bird Flu Cluster

Thursday, May 18th, 2006

There’s unpleasant bird flu news out of Sumatra, Indonesia, where five (or six, reports vary) of seven people in one family have died of H5N1 flu. That could be a statistical coincidence, or a more ominous harbinger.

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Watch Marissa Mayer

Thursday, May 18th, 2006

Invest a few minutes to watch this presentation by Marissa Mayer of Google. Ignore the negative reviews, which are off base. This is fun to watch, and you’ll learn something. (Such as “Money follows users” or “Launch early and often.”

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David Pogue on Treo 700p

Thursday, May 18th, 2006

As I recently announced, I am actively evaluating what to buy as my next phone. David Pogue has a favorable review of the Treo 700p in The New York Times.

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When Virtual Becomes Real

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

Second Life is a very popular virtual on-line world. A distinguishing feature of SL is the rich set of design resources so players can build new (virtual) 3D object.

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A Substitute Stripper

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

You are reading this on the Internet, so you know it’s true. This morning I was up and at ‘em early. I grabbed my laptop and drove to the Cajun Kitchen where I ordered hash browns and eggs.

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