Archive for March, 2007

Walt Mossberg of WSJ Responds

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

Walt Mossberg, to his credit, answered an email I sent him. That’s amazing!

For context, here’s what I wrote to Mr. Mossberg:

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iRack

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

This is one funny video. Please do not watch if your political persuasion is right of center.

I Learned a New Term: Twitterati

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

Twitterati: famous people who use Twitter. (I think?)

Mossberger Owes Brandon Paddock an Apology

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

[See update at end] Walt Mossberger of the Wall Street Journal is a genuine Smart Guy. On Balance, he gives solid advice on matters pertaining to PCs and gadgets.

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Hello, Netflix

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

You may suspect that I’d be an early adopter. Sometimes, but just this evening I finally signed up with Netflix, putting me a few years behind the curve

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PsycHo — DHTML Template Generator

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

PsycHo looks interesting. It’s a powerful generator of dynamic web pages.

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O’Reilly on GrandCentral Phone Forwarding

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Tim O’Reilly writes The Web 2.0 Address Book May Have Arrived. It’s a useful overview of GrandCentral; be sure to read the comments.

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Interview with Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Listen to this podcast by Matt and Julio (students at Stanford) as they interview Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google. [via Twitter/Scobleizer]

Stephen King, Joe Hill and “Heart-Shaped Box”

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Ann Althouse writes about Stephen King, Joe Hill and “Heart-Shaped Box.”

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TwitterHolic Reports on Twitter Usage Patterns

Monday, March 19th, 2007

TwitterHolic scans Twittre public pages and ranks people by their frequency of posting. Does the world need this?

Courtney Kingston — Pursuing a Dream is not Convenien.

Monday, March 19th, 2007

Ramit Sethi interviewed Courtney Kingston, who left a managerial job in high tech to start a winery in Chile.

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Urban Accessories — Casting as Art Form

Monday, March 19th, 2007

Urban Accesories is a foundry.

Manhole covers, drain covers, benches even trash recepticals from Urban Accessories are functional, utilitarian, and beautiful.

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