Archive April 2005
NewsGator Remains Stagant, Irresponsible
NewsGator Technologies Inc. Completes Third Round of Funding. Congratulations, Greg… now fix your sh*t. :) I had an IM exchange with you the other week, and you've assured me that development is marching forward – yet I still see none. Perhaps I wasn't clear enough when I told you I wanted to beta test the [...]
No More Nikon for Me
Okay, I've got an entire (almost new) Nikon Coolpix 8800 package to sell – complete with official carrying case, portable lens cleaner, extra battery, etc. Seems I could sell everything Nikon'ish for ~$700, so… before I go that route, I thought I'd pitch it to my readers here (and on Lockergnome). Nothing wrong with the [...]
Wiki Spam is Here
Oh great… just great. Spam is hitting Wikis. There goes yet another fantastic resource, right down the drain. Thanks, spammers – we love you! Care to ruin anything else while you're at it? Even those who don't believe in the death penalty are willing to suspend their viewpoints long enough to see you spammers die. [...]
Ding-Dong, the iPod's Dead
New Nokia cellphone to challenge MP3 players! Jake pretty much hit the nail on the head when he stated that MP3 players would eventually disappear and merge with portable phones. Makes total sense – it's the same reason why I “had” to go with a Pocket PC Phone instead of two separate devices. Invariably, I [...]
Let's Talk About Longhorn!
The majority of tomorrow's live three-hour show will be about Longhorn, Avalon, Indigo, et al. Since Robert McLaws is crashing at our pad (a courtesy I wish we could extend to every traveling geek), we decided to capture a rather compelling conversation and share it with the galaxy. I learned a few new things myself, [...]
On Microsoft, WinHEC
My last two entries were originally mistitled, and as such, garnered responses that were largely misdirected. I take no issue with the negative comments, but if you think I was lambasting either Microsoft or WinHEC, you might care to brush up on your reading comprehension skills. Few people actually understood what I was saying… that [...]
G’day Mick Stanic
Mick Stanic is possibly best know as one half of the podcasting duo behind G’day World, a highly popular audio show based in Australia. Someday he may be known as co-heir apparent to Rupert Murdoch’s title of Biggest Media Empire Builder Ever Born Of Australia. Mick and his cohort Cameron Reilly are also co-founders of [...]
Microsoft Power Users, Part II
Continued from Part I. There's no Microsoft Power User “WinHEC” out there. Microsoft is all about the developer, and seldom seems to cater to the true enthusiasts. There's a loosely-constructed MVP program (of which I am a member, with the Windows Digital Media distinction), but no real company mission to listen to what's going on [...]
Microsoft Power Users, Part I
This was my first WinHEC, and I definitely appreciated being invited to certain insider events. It's a great chance to catch up with old friends and meet a few new ones (including those who operate some of my favorite Web resources). I walked away with a 64-bit starter kit of sorts, leaving me with a [...]
Google AdSense in RSS!
Oh, it's pretty much official now – Google is putting AdSense in RSS. Take a look at LonghornBlogs (run by my good friend, Robert McLaws). Specifically, their feed. It seems to work in every other aggregator except for NewsGator (or, I'd imagine, anything based in Microsoft Outlook). This is a huge win – and much [...]
Longhorn Aero… No!!!
Just tell me that today's release of Aero is in early alpha… please. I thought it couldn't get any worse than Luna, but Microsoft “topped” themselves with this new UI. It's honestly like somebody's going out of their way to make Windows ass-ugly. It's not impressive, it's not slick, and it's not anywhere *NEAR* the [...]
