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Entries from July 2007

AideRSS - The Info Glut Diet Pill of Choice

July 24th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Back in early june I attended DemoCampGuelph and was excited to see and get an early preview of the recently launched AideRSS.
You see I have this problem. It’s called “Info Glut”. Every 3 or 4 months I have to delete my RSS reader’s subscriptions and basically use Techmeme to help me build up my Info […]

Tags: Uncategorized

Harry Potter and the Deadly Honey Do List

July 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Like my pal Ryan. I too received my new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book bright and early this morning. And also like Ryan I am unable to crack it open because the the dreaded weekend Honey Do list enforced by my own professor Snape err I mean my wife Sonya
I’m sure […]

Tags: Books · Fun n' Games

My First “Domain Name News” Contributor Post is up!

July 20th, 2007 · No Comments

In it I write about a new Domain Sourcing Service called PickyDomains.com
You can check out my article here. If you’re at all interested by the domain industry check it out and subscribe. Domain names have been have been getting a tremendous amount of press of late and DNN covers it all.

Tags: Domains · Blogging

Forget the iPhone I want a Bird Man Suit!

July 18th, 2007 · 1 Comment

This video is insane! I’ve added flying in a Bird Man suit on my list of “things to do before I kick it!

Technorati Tags:
iPhone, Flying Suit, Parachuting, Mountain Flying, Human Flight

Tags: Fun n' Games

Will Your Kids Ever Buy a Music CD or DVD?

July 16th, 2007 · No Comments

While we all watch the clueless music & movie industry sue 13 year old teens and in some cases their grandmothers (thank goodness this grandma is fighting back!! It dawned on me that my two girls aged 2.5 and 5.5 are likely never to purchase a physical packaged music CD or DVD in their lifetimes. […]

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iPhone Eh!

July 11th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Check out www.apple.ca
Now check out www.apple.com
Notice the difference? Amazing the impact that a tiny little piece of gadgetry has on a company’s marketing decisions in a specific region. The new Apple .com website (which is gorgeous) was launched way back in June at WWDC 07. What do we in Canukistan get stuck with? The old […]

Tags: Apple

Alexa Raad - New dotORG CEO

July 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Jay reports that PIR has named Alexa Raad as the new CEO of the dotORG registry. Hot Dang! Way to go Alexa. Not only did PIR hire a talented and energetic new leader but let me tell you from experience they hired a force! Alexa is dedicated and really smart. She knows how to bring […]

Tags: Domains

Dashboards - Get Some

July 5th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Almost any web product these days needs a good dashboard to be of any value to its users. I’m becoming more and more adamant that any product that I work with gives me a succinct view of my interactions and activities in a smart and innovative way. This trend will become more prevalent as social […]

Tags: Usability · Software · Web 2.0

Life Streaming Services - powncing on twitters turf

July 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I really like this piece by Uncle Dave. His thoughts on why twitter is elegant and powerful are bang on IMO. [update: so are Scoble’s] Its not because its got a better UI or more social networking whizbang or P2P elements added to it. Its because it’s created a greenspace with a structured API that […]

Tags: Usability · Web 2.0