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- Thanks for all the good times Russell, we'll miss you
- I was shocked and saddened when I read on Dan Farber's blog that Russell Shaw passed away on Friday, 14 March. I met Russell at Gnomedex last year after communicating with him virtually over the year previous to that. He was a fellow ZDNet blogger and wrote the IP Telephony...
- Tags: Blog, Blogger, Blogging, Internet, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-03-15
- If you pray, please pray for Marc Orchant
- I've just learned that Marc Orchant, my former ZDNet colleague but far more importantly one of the most decent people I have ever met, suffered a massive coronary yesterday. If the angels and ministers of grace do what so many of us hope...
- Tags: Oxygen, Marc Orchant, BlogNation, Sue Orchant, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-12-03
- The real question about Mac security
- While on a quick trip this week to New York City to see my daughter in a FringeNYC Festival musical theater production, I spent a good while cooling my heels in various coffee shops around the Village. Counting the laptops plopped on tables, I figured that more than 70 percent...
- Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2007-08-22
- What do you think of Skype?
- What do you think of Skype?I'm loving skypeHey Russell,great to meet you at Gnomedex last weekend.About skype - I've used Skype for 2.5 years. I first used it to do podcasting interviews, but have now used it for IM AND VoIP conversations. I wish Skype phones were less...
- Tags: Podcasts, Instant messaging, VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Skype Technologies S.A., ooVoo
- Discussion threads 2007-08-15
- Musings on Gnomedex and evolution
- So a funny thing happened this week. After 4+ years covering events and blogging about them live, I attended Gnomedex, the Blogosphere's Conference, this past week in Seattle and I didn't blog a thing. More about why below. Gnomedex is an event I've always wanted to attend. I've known Chris...
- Tags: Event, Blogging, Conference, Twitter, Marc Orchant
- Blog posts 2007-08-14
- 15 minutes of hands-on time with the Palm Foleo, still not quite sold on it yet
- I posted about the Palm Foleo announcement on 30 May. A few days later after digesting some more information I posted some more extensive thoughts on the Foleo and stated I was going to wait to pass any final judgement on it until I actually had a chance to try...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Palm Treo, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2007-08-11
- Reaching the world
- At breakfast yesterday, Mike Arrington made it clear that if I didn't show up at his party, he would take it personally. I made it clear I would but first I wanted him to kick somebody important down or off the list or everyone down the list and insert me...
- Tags: Tony
- Blog posts 2006-07-23
- Illegible Smile
- I'm about to release the first half of the Bloggercon Gang, recorded at CNET during lunch of the first day, with Doc Searls, Dan Farber, and Jason Calaconis. Jason is a trip and a half, talking as he was then focused on the rollout of the new Netscape and the...
- Tags: Attention, Beatles, Bloggercon Gang
- Blog posts 2006-07-16
- New Morning
- I was gratified to hear from Sun PR that the problem with Sun events invites has been fixed. Apparently I'll now be invited regardless of whether it corresponds to my beat area, which is a good thing because a) I have no beat area and b) I'm not really a...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., public relations
- Blog posts 2006-07-10
- All Along the Watchtower
- Where to begin...First, I'm chatting with Dan Farber about what's going on this coming week. He mentions Mashup Camp on Wednesday and Thursday, which I'm registered for, and a Sun announcement on Tuesday, which I'm not. Sun continues to befuddle me: its CEO, Jonathan Schwartz, lists this blog on his...
- Tags: Dave
- Blog posts 2006-07-09
- With Lay in the grave, Libertarianism should be, too
- Libertarian philosophy has a certain appeal to many techies. Keep the government out of the boardroom AND the bedroom, keep government small, and out of the way of innovative price enterprise. Nice if you are a 27 year-old code jock with a fancy sports car, nice stock options and income,...
- Tags: industry, energy industry, government
- Blog posts 2006-07-06
- Notes from the tech conference underground
- The extended spring tech conference season is beginning to wind down. I have done my share of time watching panels, keynotes and pitches, and hanging out in hallways and lobbys looking for fresh material, seeking out the strongest signals that portend what’s in store for the future. Based on absorbing...
- Tags: Supernova
- Blog posts 2006-07-05
- Google all the rage at Gnomedex, but not present
- I have been following, from afar, the pre July 4th “fireworks” that Gnomedex offered this weekend in Seattle. From this Digital Micro-Markets Blog's point of view, Robert Scoble’s observations in his post "Where was Google," are of particular note. Scoble reflects that while Google was notably absent, the Web powerhouse...
- Tags: Google Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-07-02
- Gnomedex: Blake Ross on open source marketing of Firefox
- Firefox co-founder Blake Ross spoke at Gnomedex today. He started off by talking about the misconceptions of how Firefox started. He said it wasn't about annihilating Microsoft or liberating the world from proprietary software. Firefox was started to create an easy-to-use browser for mainstream people. He said they didn't want...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Blake
- Blog posts 2006-07-01
- EV-DO vs. Wi-Fi: my real world test
- Yesterday I had several EV-DO vs. Wi-Fi moments. It is how those moments play out that will affect the near-term prospects of broadband wireless.Backgrounder: on Tuesday, I upgraded my hp notebook to SprintNextel's brand of EV-DO. Specs: 400-700 kbps. Coverage area: most larger and quite a few mid-size metro areas...
- Tags: EVDO
- Blog posts 2006-07-01
- Gnomedex: NewsGator platform roadmap
- At Gnomedex, RSS (also known as "feeds") flowed in the background of Gnomedex conversations. It's taken for granted that every application and service strives for RSS goodness. I chatted with Greg Reinacker, CTO and founder of NewsGator, about plans for his feed aggregator product family, as well as de-emphasizing...
- Tags: Gnomedex, NewsGator, RSS
- Blog posts 2006-07-01
- Gnomedex: Dave Winer--forget about ads
- Opening the Saturday morning session at Gnomedex, blogging pioneer Dave Winer declared that "ads on Web sites are not part of economy we are living in now." His notion is that each person's Web site is a form of advertising. "You can find out who shares the same interests...
- Tags: Dave, advertisement
- Blog posts 2006-07-01
- Gnomedex: Interview with Ryan Montoya, Sen. John Edwards' tech advisor
- Ryan Montoya spent the last presidential campaign traveling the country with Elizabeth Edwards as she campaigned for her husband. Now the political consultant is helping Senator John Edwards, who seems to be campaigning for the 2008 presidential election, as a technical advisor. He has been involved in Edwards'...
- Tags: Elizabeth Edwards, Ryan Montoya
- Blog posts 2006-07-01
- Digg 3.0, Who needs The New York Times?
- Michael Arrington, Web 2.0 champion at his TechCrunch, has been championing the Web 2.0 Digg, as of late.Last week, TechCrunch posted “exclusive screenshots and stats” about Digg, prior to the sites official launch of its enhanced version, and Arrington said Digg is “looking more and more like the newspaper of...
- Tags: Alexa Internet Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-06-30
- Gnomedex: Senator John Edwards gets transparency, but can he do it?
- Senator John Edwards took the stage at Gnomedex and mostly responded to questions from the audience. Much of the discussion centered on language and politics. "The next president of United State will be a single candidate who doesn't sound like a politican. It's not easy to do in an environment...
- Tags: Edwards
- Blog posts 2006-06-30
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