A partial RIM shutdown is NOT the answer
I'll admit to being pretty frustrated over all the discussion about how the government should be excluded from a shutdown of Blackberry service in the United States. Partial infrastructure shutdowns are not the answer. If a shutdown is ordered, it…
Impressed with Newsvine
It is in closed beta right now, but I have to admit that I am overly impressed with Newsvine. It has a lot of buzz in the tech circles and it appears to be warranted. For those in the beta, my promoted stories can be found at…
First post with WordPress
I am now using WordPress to post this entry. Thanks again to Eric for the help in setting this up. Update: You may notice a few issues, missing images, etc. as the site migrates over and I cancel TypePad.
Even bigger changes...
I decided to become a Typepad customer after hearing about it from Joi Ito. At the time I was running Moveable Type on a server that I own and wanted a highly reliable, user friendly alternative and I was willing to pay for it. I moved…
Time for a change...
While I love Typepad, I've found that having my primary URL be a blogging site to be a bit of a hassle. Within the next two weeks, I will be moving www.devost.net to a primary server that I own and then use blog.devost.net as a link to this…
What's in the mail today?
Spam, viruses, malicious code, widows who want to give me their fortunes and corrupt Nigerian politicians. I should point out that it is only 8:00 in the morning! My techno-geek friend Eric installed a program called MailScanner for me…
A New Type of Terror Cell
From the Always On Network "The thought of people being able to use cell phones on airplanes during flight is almost too horrible to contemplate. But I understand why the airlines are considering it: They’ve run out of new ways to make flying…
iDefense sells for $40,000,000.00
So, it is hard not to be bitter about this given the slimy acquisition of themselves a couple of years ago that led to my stock options going away. However, that was under the old management regime, so I've got to give the new CEO and current…
His name is Adam Curry
Three months ago, I wrote that I had stopped listening to radio and spent all my commute time listening to PodCasts. I'm happy to report that wasn't a fad and PodCasts have fundamentally changed my interaction with broadcast media. …