Archive Jul 4, 2005
XP vs. OS X Software
I'm not sure how it happened, but one of my Computer Power User Magazine articles got micro-Slashdotted. I noticed Scoble responding to it last night, with a list of links that called my clicking finger to action. 'Twas a valiant attempt, but ultimately illustrated my point. Google Earth is neat, but replete with UI mistakes [...]
Do You Use Plaxo?
According to a message I just received, “-214748364% of [my] contacts are using Plaxo.” Plaxo is pretty annoying – but also relatively useful. Annoying, only because I hate installing invasive, bloated software; useful, only because there's no other easy way to keep your contact list up-to-date. Ponzi installed it on her machine and inadvertently sent [...]
Always a Friend
Friendship! Our final night in SF was spent with friends. Ponzi ducked out early, due largely to the headache generated from spending too much time riding in Marc Canter's Checker (friendly guy, not-so-friendly car). It was almost down to Jake and myself, but I phoned a couple of friends – and in mere minutes, we [...]
