Archive February 2005
Bluetooth on the Motorola V710
For those of you who own the v710: I have come across several posts on this thread on HowardForums from Verizon subscribers that say they have been able to get out of their contracts without early termination fee by producing an advertisement that was on the Verizon website a few months ago. It has been [...]
On Drunk Driving
Seems that one of yesterday's entries sparked a slight controversy…: Lockergnomie Ben Oddo: Honestly, do you really think that having a consumer breathalyzer would really curb alcohol related vehicular collisions? Not really. Anyone who has been drinking and is aware of their own sobriety and tolerance to alcohol knows when to stop drinking, and those [...]
Confessions, Part I
This weekend, I went up north to a conference (which was chock full of writers). A few people recognized me from Lockergnome, and I was happy to meet their acquaintance. At the night event, one particular Gnomie told me his history with my writing – and it began in the late '90s. He didn't know [...]
Do You Hear Wedding Bells?
So you've been in that perfect relationship for some time now. You've been dropping hints about the future and he is receiving you loud and clear. It's time to do a little “window shopping.” After all, you don't want to leave one of the most important decisions in your life entirely up to him, do [...]
The 10 Commandments of Driving in Seattle
Since it's not my list, I'll just share the first five here: 1. The standard driving speed is 5 mph under the speed limit, except during periods of rain or snow, in which case the standard is 10 mph over the speed limit. 2. When merging on the freeway, drivers should activate their turn signal [...]
Tim Bray on XML from Northern Voice
We caught up with Tim Bray, co-inventor of XML at Canadian blogging conference Northern Voice. Tim talks about XML, RSS and the future of Atom. Tim Bray managed the Oxford English Dictionary project at the University of Waterloo in 1987-1989, co-founded Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX) in 1998, launched one of the first public web [...]
Jeremy Wright on Corporate Blogging
Jeremy Wright sold himself on eBay and launching a career as an expert in blogging for hire. We caught up with Jeremy at Northern Voice and asked him about corporate blogging. Who is Jeremy: Jeremy C. Wright has worked in business and technology for 10 years. He has written hundreds of articles for dozens of [...]
Tod Maffin of CBC at Northern Voice
Tod Maffin talks about podcasting and the CBC. Who is Tod: Tod Maffin is “one of Canada’s most influential futurists” according to The Globe and Mail. Tod hosts a national technology column on CBC Radio, a technology series on CBC Television’s Canada Now, and is a producer for several radio programs including the country’s guide [...]
Eric Rice on Audioblogging
Eric Rice talks about audio blogging, podcasting, vlogging and the future of multimedia content. More on Eric: Eric Rice is the Founder and Chief Evangelist of Audioblog.com and Executive Producer at Slackstreet Entertainment. I can be hired to blog, or to produce (or consult) on podcasting projects. As well as all that get-up-on-stage-and-speak stuff. I [...]
Darren Barefoot on Northern Voice
We caught up with Darren Barefoot, one of the coordinators of Northern Voice and talked to him about the conference. From his bio: My name is Darren Barefoot. I’m a writer, technologist and marketer who lives in Vancouver, Canada. While my undergraduate degree was in Creative Writing and Theatre, I always had a deep love [...]
The Wisdom of Children
Despite not being online for long, I enjoyed myself this weekend at Northern Voice. My only wish is that it could've lasted longer. I didn't have time to meet and greet everybody, and I certainly didn't have enough time to talk at length with those I did meet. We scored about four separate interviews with [...]
Scoble on RSS
It's been a great few hours in Vancouver. We breezed into town last night, met some courteous drivers, had some great sushi, and slept in a five-star hotel for half of what it would normally cost in a major American city. I'm listening to Robert wax poetic on RSS at Northern Voice – a tale [...]
Current Trends in Wedding Photography
Wedding photography is an evolving field that requires artistic talent, vision, and highly technical expertise. In the past wedding photography was almost always limited to stiff posses without much regard for the underlying story, emotion, romance, and behind the scene events of the wedding day. Although there is still a big segment of the wedding [...]
