Archive January 2006
Checking into the Podcast Hotel
Any guesses as to why I'm going? :) The Seattle event at the Triple Door will draw on the city's thriving indie music scene and core concentration of bloggers, podcasters and technologists who will discuss mobile culture, copyright issues and how art and commerce intersect in podcasting and video podcasts. We'll hear from music executives, [...]
The New Google Toolbar: Wow
Okay, I'm generally not a fan of Google's software (largely because it's resource intensive and sports a poor UI). However, they've released a new beta of the Google toolbar (4.0), adding one feature that's a must-see. I wanted to add gada.be to the toolbar, and found it was amazingly simple to do! Install the latest [...]
Seattle Restaurants
I received an email this evening from a friend who’s visiting Seattle in a few weeks. She wanted to know what I recommended for restaurants in the area. I started to scribble a couple of names, but the effort soon ballooned into a full-blown list. I’m sharing it here for your digestion (pun intended). This [...]
I'm Gonna be a LifeGem
I kid you not… The LifeGem is a certified, high-quality diamond created from the carbon of your loved one as a memorial to their unique life. The LifeGem diamond provides a way to embrace your loved one's memory day by day. The LifeGem is the most unique and timeless memorial available for creating a testimony [...]
It's Official: Microsoft Podcasts
Yeah, look at the title for this page: Download details: Podcasts: How MicrosoftĂ‚Â IT Implements Encryption Using SQL Server 2005. Not exactly a subject that would interest most users, but it's certainly… proving that Microsoft isn't afraid to use the word in a sentence (or on a Web page, for that matter). And just in [...]
It's Time for Subscriptions!
The ala carte iPod Video store is getting worse, not better. If you watch only one TV show per week (and you don't already have a cable subscription), I'm sure their efforts are a godsend. However, if you're like me, and already have three DVRs in your house to record all the shows you want [...]
OOBE, Calibri and AERO: A Conversation with Jenny Lam
The Windows desktop experience we live with daily is a source of many sleepless nights for Chris Pirillo. He’s a sort of consumer experience ombudsman, advocating something more consistent than the Luna theme from Windows XP. At CES 2006 Jenny Lam, part of the core experience team for Windows Vista, talked with Chris about the [...]
My New Computer?
Icon Chassis Modified For Water Cooling Silverstone 600Watt Modular Power Supply Microsoft Windows XP Professional Asus A8N-SLI Premium AMD Athlon64 4800+ Dual Core Icon Watercooling Kit (AMD) Corsair Twin X 2048MB 3500LL Pro 2X1024 ATI X1900XT Crossfire 512MB Master Raid 0 – Requires 2 Identical Drives WD1500ADFD Raptor 150GB 10000RPM 16MB WD1500ADFD Raptor 150GB 10000RPM [...]
Gnomedex is Already 1/3 Sold Out
Okay, general registration is now open to the public. I announced it to past Gnomedexers a week ago and have since sold 1/3 of the main hall. We'll have overflow rooms open again, but the conference officially sells out in about 200 more seats. See you soon!
Slashdot Comments vs. Digg Comments
I'm stirring up a hornet's nest. My question: which community of commenters is worse?
CardScan – Scanning Business Cards
When Ponzi asked me what I wanted for Christmas, I wasn't sure what to tell her. I've got just about everything I could possibly want for my PC. Still, I started to browse peripherals – even though I was hard pressed to find anything I really needed or wanted. That's when I remembered the CardScan [...]
Naked Conversations
The Video Review…
