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Blogging 101: Speaking Notes

Over on the BlogBridge blog, I posted information about the panel that I will be participating on, plus a copy of my presentation and a bunch of relevant links. Link. Technorati Tags: blog, blogbridge, bloglines

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Tylenol meme

Amusingly, several posts on the wonders of Tylenol. Here’s when we really run out of things to write about… Still, it’s an op...

[GEEK] What every Java programmer should know about Ruby

Heard a lot about Ruby? Ruby on Rails? Wonder what the heck it is? Here’s a good intro. > “This is not yet another “Ruby is better than Java” article. Nor is it intended to bash Java or Java programmers. Rather, it is an attempt to aid Java programmers who are investigating Ruby by helping them quickly get over the “Writing Java in Ruby” syndrome and to discover the Ruby Way.” (from “10 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know about Ruby”) Technorati Tags: ruby

I am becoming a headhunter

No, just kidding, I am not. Some of my best friends are headhunters and I wouldn’t want to compete with them. But I do often find out about people in my network who are looking for new positions and I try to connect them to those I know who are looking for new people. Recently another person emailed me saying they were looking for someone, and I realized that I might have lost track of what openings I know about. So – to those of you who know me personally – if you are hiring, feel free to send me an email so I can keep an eye out and connect you to candidates. No, I don’t charge a fee 🙂 Technorati Tags: jobs

Did Google Pack leave out Java?

A little while ago there was a lot of press about how Google and Sun were forming a partnership. In Sun’s blurb about this they said: “As part of the agreement, Sun now includes the Google Toolbar as an option in dow...

Gaia Gold and Taxes?

I recently had occasion to learn all about a really cool MMORPG (“massively multi player online role playing game”) called Gaia Online. Yes, I am not in its demographic, but it was fascinating to learn about how the world of ...

What Venture Capitalists say

Guy Kawasaki writes a nice little bit about VCs (some of my best friends are VCs) and about entrepreneurs. It rings very true to me. Here’s some of what he says: > “Venture capitalists are simple people: we’ve either decided to invest, and we are convincing ourselves that our gut is right (aka, “du...

Did the NSA “break the law”?

I know that this blog (Power Line) is pretty hard-core conservative, but I found their analysis of the legal questions around the NSA electronic intercept program fairly convincing. > “The only constitutional limitation on the President’s p...

Another funny geek video for your enjoyment

“Every OS Crashes because Every OS Sucks” Technorati Tags: funny

Does anyone actually think this is for real?

Did you see this clever site? Million Dollar Home Page? > “The idea is simple: to try and make $1m (US) by selling 1,000,000 pixels for $1 each. Hence, ‘The Million Dollar Homepage”. The main motivation for doing this...

Adam Green’s Podcasts

I came across a cool series of podcasts, done by Adam Green, on the history of the personal computer software industry. Actually Adam told me about them 🙂 You can find them here as well as directly under the [iTunes podcast section](http:...

Treo 700!

I’d heard about it but had not seen a picture. This from Ray Ozzie’s blog: “As of last week I’m now using/testing the upcoming Treo 700w, and it’s great!  The pipeline of cool devices about to emerge is stunning, and the software platform incomparable.  Much to look forward to, and many new ideas for Jack as to what we might do with these devices’ capabilities…” (from Ray Ozzie’s Blog) Check out the Treo 700 here! Technorati Tags: treo

Netherlands Antilles set to be dissolved

I don’t know how I missed this article, but it sure is an interesting and significant development for one, like me, who was born and grew up in Curacao. > “Under the new structure, the Netherlands Antilles will be dissolved and Curacao and St. Maarten will become separate, autonomous members of the kingdom, according to the agreement signed by the leaders Saturday night in Curacao.” (from Miami Herald) Technorati Tags: curacao, netherlandsantilles

Why is everything free?

Have you noticed how man how many new apps that have appeared of late are available free of charge? Web 2.0 services like gada.be or flickr or del.icio.us. And more conventional client apps like [Firefox](http://www.mozilla.com...

Load one physical CD, get two icons on my desktop

I know all this Sony rootkit/DRM stuff has made me paranoid. I loaded my Sarah McLachlan CD into my Mac (a single CD), and **two different CDs appear ...

The future of software?

Tim Bray likes Adium, the Mac OS X inter-network IM client. He says: > “Software of the future will be Open Source, will have a sophisticated and smart user interface, will take responsibility for making sure it’s up to date, and will meet essential human needs. Like Adium.” (from ongoing, Tim Bray’s Blog) Hmm, couldn’t agree with you more 😉 Technorati Tags: future, software

Web Two Point No?

Om Malik writes that “The Web 2.0 Hit By Outages”, saying: > “Over past 48 hours, there have been reports of Web 2.0 outages. Six Apart, one of the biggest blog service provider is experiencing serious downtime, which has left many a few in...

Can I do this?

I’d like to create a web page that list all web pages that don’t link to themselves. Technorati Tags: odd

Funny

Good for a 1 minute chuckle:  > “In my lifetime, I have made nearly 15,000 credit card transactions. I purchase almost everything on plastic. What bugs me about credit card transactions is the signing. Who checks the signature? Nobody checks the signature.” (from The Credit Card Prank) Technorati Tags: funny