Archive July 2005
Dating a Superstar
When Ponzi first mentioned that she wanted to go to BlogHer, I wondered if she knew what she was getting herself into. Forever and a day, she's been trying to wrap her mind around this whole 'sphere “thing” – and I've never been able to explain it fully. It isn't really something you CAN explain [...]
Podcast Hotel
I was just asked to be the keynote… and so I'll see you at the Podcast Hotel: The Podcast Hotel – Sept 6-8, 2005 in Portland, OR – is part conference, part think tank, part happening, and part product showcase. The three-day, two-night event, to be held at Portland's hippest new hotel – The Jupiter, [...]
How Not to get Fired for Blogging
10. Cats. Write about cats. A lot. 9. Always mispell your company's name, just in case someone else is savvy enough to use (a) a search engine or (b) a keyboard. 8. When you talk about your co-workers, pretend you're writing about a magical far away land of gnomes. Give them names such as “Whitey [...]
Steven Page: Barenaked Man
It's not every day that you get to meet one of your musical heroes. Tonight, I shook hands with Steven Page of BNL (Barenaked Ladies). I found it incredibly challenging to keep myself from turning into a sycophantic drooling monkey boy while interviewing him. He's the real McCoy – a rock star who hasn't let [...]
Interview with Steven Page
Barenaked Ladies singer / songwriter Steven Page is currently touring the country in promotion of his solo effort, The Vanity Project. The project is a collaboration with Page’s own music hero, Stephen Duffy. Steven made a brief stop at Easy Street Records in Seattle tonight and we were lucky enough to grab a few minutes [...]
Your Thoughts on Windows Vista?
1. Call 1.206.428.6082. 2. State your name, Web site, etc. SPEAK CLEARLY, this is all free promotion for you. 3. Give us your thoughts on Windows Vista: the name, installing it, its features, the release date, its timing, OS X comparitively, will it help Microsoft, etc. Even if you don't have access to the beta, [...]
Your Thoughts on Windows Vista?
1. Call 1.206.428.6082. 2. State your name, Web site, etc. SPEAK CLEARLY, this is all free promotion for you. 3. Give us your thoughts on Windows Vista: the name, installing it, its features, the release date, its timing, OS X comparitively, will it help Microsoft, etc. Even if you don’t have access to the beta, [...]
Chris and Ponzi Go House Hunting
Ponzi lured Chris back to the microphone this week for another intimate conversation. With house hunting in full effect, it becomes clear who will put a roof over their head and who would be happy living in a home theater. Where does this happy couple find a happy home? Tune in for the latest edition [...]
An HDTV Reminder
You should see what's on HDTV – not a lot, from the looks of it. Certainly, we have a smattering of shows that look good in high definition – but not enough to make HDTV as essential as it should be. Prices are dropping for HDTV equipment (although it's not economically sound for everybody to [...]
AnalogX: Still Alive
At least, according to this entry from July 19th: I don't think a woohoo is in order, considering that I haven't updated the site in oh, I don't know, perhaps a year? Pretty pathetic, if I do say so myself. On the bright side I have quite a few programs stockpiled to release – of [...]
On Dumping Microsoft
Yeah, I know Steve Rubel's post on Dumping Microsoft is a few days old… but I couldn't let this one slip by without plunking down my two cents. I, too, have wrestled with the iSwitch. Despite how much I might complain about the state of consumer Windows software, I find myself reluctant to leave the [...]
