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September 30, 2007
The Minneapolis / St. Paul International Airport was shut down for a bit this afternoon due to a flash flood. No planes were taking off or landing, so passengers waiting in the terminal decided it was time to hunker down...
September 28, 2007
Here is what I'd like to do: Create a Smart Playlist in iTunes that will roll up all of my unplayed podcast downloads into a single playlist I can work my way through while running, biking, or driving. Since my...
September 27, 2007
What is Verizon thinking? According to the NY Times, Verizon has decided to block an organization from sending text messages to it's (the organization's own) members. Messages the organization's members sign-up to receive: In turning down the program, Verizon, one...
September 26, 2007
I had a chance to discuss Technology Evangelist, upcoming tech conferences and Apple products (of course) with Daniel Brusilovsky from Apple Universe in a podcast recorded September 23rd. Daniel is a high school sophomore in California and self-professed Apple addict....
According to the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal, Best Buy conducted a survey that found that 90 of Americans don't understand HDTVs. Electronics retailer, Richfield-based Best Buy said that it polled 1,012 consumers from Aug. 3 to Aug. 5,...
September 25, 2007
Amazon's MP3 download store launched today, and I'm quickly turning into a big fan. What impressed me first was the easy to use web based interface. No need to launch a iTunes, update to the latest version of the software...
I'm looking for some help understanding the benefits of both RSS and Atom from a blog publishing perspective. From what I can tell, there is little difference between the two syndication formats when it comes to syndicating text or text...
September 24, 2007
There actually is no Moore's Law in the strict sense of the word. It doesn't attempt to describe an immutable fact about the progression of technology. Nevertheless, it has achieved a level of fame tantamount to invincible prophecy by axiomatically...
One may think the title of this post is self-evident, but there are enough exceptions to the rule to warrant an explanation. Today's example comes from The New York Sun's website where printable versions are less than print friendly. Here...
September 22, 2007
Juniper was in Minneapolis with their demo truck and we were there to capture it. I met with Juniper a couple of days before we went out to the truck for completely different reasons. Being that I am an IT...
September 21, 2007
I've been very impressed with the quality of recommendations Netflix has offered me. So much so, that it would take me three years to watch all of the movies in my queue if I maxed out my monthly DVD deliveries...
September 20, 2007
The Consumerist has uncovered a previously secret number: the monthly data download limit on Comcast internet connections: Leaks: Comcast's Download Cap Is 200 GB, But Only In Areas With Subpar Networks Comcast even has a system ready to go where...
September 19, 2007
TechCrunch20 (or 40) had tons of impressive companies present, but the one the really jumped off the page for me was Xobni. They have created a new email platform that creates significant value without asking anything more from users. That's...
September 18, 2007
The creative folks at CommonCraft.com have come up with a great explanation of the benefits of using web based document systems like Google Docs, Spreadsheets, and (as of today) Presentations. They've focused on the collaborative benefit. While Google Docs are...
In April 2006, I theorized that the columnists at the NY Times would push the Times drop the paid version because Select was hurting both the influence and secondary sales of columnist's book sales and speaking rates. While I'm still...
September 17, 2007
Should social networking sites make it easy to import updates from other social networking sites? Yes and no. On the Yes side, it makes it easy to consolidate one's social network updates from your blog, Facebook, Twitter, Pownce, etc. On...
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