Ning - roll your own social network
I'd been remiss about checking out Ning and finally took the time after seeing it mentioned in Mike Tanji's Think Tank 2.0 discussions and reading about it in the book Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good. Ning lets users create their own social…
Chertoff interview on cyber issues at Wired
Beware the filching. I won't summarize it here, just go read it. [Link--->]
So close yet so far
Amazon at some point has offered the option to by an electronic version of your book for a small sum should you desire immediate access. If they'd offer this as a Kindle download, perhaps even for free, I think they'd hit a homerun.
iPhone application store - love/hate relationship
I love the iPhone application store. Third party applications are real enablers on the iPhone and increase the value of the product in incredible ways. I hate the iPhone application store. I hate the fact that one of my dream programs (iTether)…
Source:…Adding Cory Doctorow's Little Brother to the required reading list at Georgetown
A few weeks ago I read Cory Doctorow's latest novel…
Does Knol provide null value?
Like many other technologists, I've been following the launch of Google Knol closely and finally had a chance this evening to create a couple of entries. As someone in the knowledge and intelligence business I'm having a hard time seeing the value…
iPhone apps I'd like to see
Inspired by Merlin Mann's list at 43 Folders SSH - I expect someone will do this shortly. If this phone is running OS X, it is there somewhere to begin with. I want a nice app for this, not a jailbroken command line. SlingPlayer - Watch my slingbox…
Infrant ReadyNAS - horrible support after NetGear purchase
I have three ReadyNAS devices. In general, I've been very happy with them, but there is a power supply issue that has resulted in all three devices failing. The first two failed prior to the NetGear purchase and my support requests were responded…
Two memes I'm over
I wish they would die a quick and painless death. "I drink your milkshake" & "FAIL!" ...