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2005
Joe Nacchio, does indictment feel worse than being fact-checked?
One of my posts noted Nacchio’s whining, observing that he’d gotten seriously richer while his company was losing much of its market value—another example of CEOs raking in the riches while shareholders, employees, and communities...
Planning ahead for Macworld SF 5th Annual blogger lunch and schmoozefest
I took over organizing the Macworld SF bloggers lunch after Mr. Barrett stopped making the trek out four years ago. That means that we are looking at the fifth year of the annual lunch and...
Our project launched
I've been telling friends for a little while that I haven't really been full time on Blogger for a while, that I am going full bore on something new we dreamt up. Finally, our project...
Haze of love
It’s three o’clock in the morning,Or maybe it’s four.I am thinking of you,Wondering what I should do,But I’m finally cutting through this haze.Lyrics from Haze of Love by CakeIt's early, or late. Depending on how...
Blogger for Word add-in
A lot of you folks love Blogger but would rather use, say Microsoft Word, to compose your blog posts. Awesome. As of today, you can download Blogger for Word. An add-in that puts a Blogger...
Why I'm not going to Foo Camp
I wasn't invited.If you are the type of person who reads this blog and might be prone to drop one of those 'so...going to Foo Camp' lines to see what brand of smart kid I...
Scoble: Google's intranet pointing here
Though we were tempted to whip up a page that said something like:http://corp.google.com/yahoo-microsoft-merger.html we have resisted the temptation just to amuse Mr. Scoble. The truth is the Blogger team is due to be Scobelized tomorrow...
Jenny's phone number is 867-5309!
There is a difference between public data and publicizing data. For instance, your phone number might be publicly available via the Yellow PagesTM, the interweb, or a county record. There is a huge difference between...
5 recent album purchases that you should actually buy too
Beck - GueroWhen Beck is on, he is ON. This is essentially a 1930's river blues album made with a Powerbook instead of a washboard. A little digital sounding in places, but even that is...
5 albums purchased recently out of a sense of obligation or guilt
Coldplay - X & Y2 out of 3 Shellen brothers approve of Coldplay, so almost grudge-like, I purchased X & Y hoping for some Yellow-gold. No such luck. Good music for hearing over the din...
5 recent album purchases I felt would help maintain my 'cred'
The Bravery - The BraveryThis is a decent U2 album. Say you were transported back in time to 1989 and you were pissed that Rattle n' Hum followed Joshua Tree and knew that they were...
Marriage by the numbers
As of yesterday, I have been married to Allison for 7 lucky years and it made me think of some of the numbers in our marriage during those seven years: 100,000 miles commuted. To San...
Evan on incorporating feedback into products
"I think getting feedback from your community and adjusting to it is important. Those are the people we want to make happy, clearly. I think it’s really tricky knowing what you could be forever reacting...
Eat that frog
Merlin has a great suggestion on cringe busting your to-do list. I've been trying to do a similar thing for a few years now. I'm not a David Allen 'Getting Things Done' devotee, but I...
AFF and a friend on the inside
I recently presented AdSense for Feeds at the Google Factory Tour for bloggers, journalists and any brave souls who watched the webcast. Why me? Because I worked with the AdSense team to build this product...
Delivering on Catherine Zeta Jones promises
Oh sure, you bought your cameraphone because CZJ told you that you could share photos with your family, but really after the time you sent that picture of your car interior to your significant other...
Maxwell Smart eat your heart out
Sure, Max Smart had a shoe phone, but I just picked up some new sandals that put that to shame. The Reef Fanning sandals, designed by pro surfer Mick Fanning, have a bottle opener in...
Department of Corrections
Anyone in the mood for some debunking and factual proclamations today? Ok good, let's start with an easy one in this announcement about MSN Spaces:Google Inc., Microsoft's newest rival in online search and Web-based services,...
Miles Jay Shellen, internet sensation
You would think my new son was giving away Gmail invites with the amount of comments on this post. Thanks for all the kind , though sometimes weird (CW I'm talking to you here), words....
My attempt to end the war in Iraq
Photo: GETTY IMAGES PHOTO/CHRIS HONDROSI really don't know what to do. I do however know what to say.The election has come and gone. We are no safer, no better off, and Bush is handing out...
Macworld SF 2005 bloggers lunch
After seeing the keynote address and placing your advance order for the new $499 iMac with companion Motorola iPod video phone you will have worked up quite an appetite. Come have lunch with fellow bloggers...
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