Archive for May, 2006
Great moments in dotcom history: DigiScents
The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time story from PC World brought back a memory of dotcom craziness at its peak. #24 on the list was DigiScents iSmell, which was according to PC World “a shark-fin-shaped gizmo that plugged into your PC’s USB port and wafted appropriate scents as you surfed smell-enabled Web [...]
Management lessons from Saddam
I’ve always been fascinated and entertained (i.e. amused) by the types of business books that become en vogue at various times. A few years ago, I started noticing a particular type of book that took a historical figure unrelated to business and extracted key lessons from that person for application to your business. [...]
What to do when sending an SMS makes your Treo 650 reboot
Aside from a post about a certain college sports team’s legal troubles, the most popular post on this blog is consistently “Making built-in Contacts app the default on a Treo 650 with Goodlink.”
I’ve run into another semi-persistent problem that required a bit of research, so I’ll post a solution here. Every now and then, [...]
Laptop power on planes: observations, tips, and lessons
Before I get into some recent experiences getting laptop power on planes (both failed and successful ones), I wanted to give a plug for seatguru.com. If you want to know which seats are most comfortable on a plane (with detailed commentary on specific seats), whether or not power is available at the seats, etc. [...]
At Syndicate this week
I’ll be at Syndicate tomorrow afternoon, manning the Yahoo! booth from 2:30pm-4pm — stop by and say hello. On Wednesday, I’ll be participating in the Structured Blogging panel.
Hope to see some of you there.
Making DSL too hard
My dad recently ordered DSL from Earthlink (provided by Sprint) and was having trouble getting it running. Basically, the software they provided was hanging during installation, so it looked like the overall install just didn’t work and he was doomed to dial-up. The box he had was a basic self-install kit, and the [...]
What I’m listening to
I’m so immersed in work stuff right now (all fun) that I don’t even want to attempt to make sense of it for a public audience, so here’s a throwaway post on the music I’m listening to right now, with mini-mini-reviews of each:
Wolfmother, Wolfmother: OK, the band’s name is Wolfmother — what else do you [...]