I finally finished the Oracle/Larry Ellison book Softwar the other day. I liked it more than I expected to. It was less sychophantic than I had originally feared. While the author is clearly sympathetic to Ellison, he does have some fairly balanced critiques of various decisions made by Ellison and Oracle throughout the book. And […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
AOL has released a version of AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) for the business world. It offers the ability to use your email address as a screename instead of picking a cutesy buddy name, it has hooks into webex, and several other unimportant features. It’s a little sad that AOL has totally missed the point of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today’s topic is an interesting trend in web site design that needs to stop. It’s the screen shot of a web application. Typically the web site for a software application will offer screen shots of its user interface so you can get a feel for the software before downloading it. Most programs on sourceforge.net offer […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve written before on social networking (see here for earlier thoughts). My thesis is that it’s an interesting idea, but not a standalone play. I’ve had a hard time understanding the valuation and hype of MySpace. But I read this article about MySpace Comedy and I think I finally get it. MySpace isn’t a social […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
fundable.org – sounds like a non-profit, right? Wrong. This is a really interesting web site that is doing something I’ve long thought about. That said, it’s got some terrifying liability questions that would scare me if I were an investor. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves; let’s talk about what the site does. The idea […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My next reading selection is Softwar: An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle. So far, so good. I’m not that far into it so we’ll see. It’s a portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle’s move into network centric computing and integrated applications suites. The topic interests me, but the book is pushing my buttons […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m getting towards the end of Piloting Palm: The Inside Story of Palm, Handspring and the Birth of the Billion Dollar Handheld Industry. I wrote about this book the other day when I started reading it, but now I’m coming towards the end so I suppose I should share my impressions. There’s a contrast in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alright kiddies, I know you may have thought I got over my little celebrity crush on Rose McGowan since I haven’t written about her in a while (prior commentary: 1, 2). But you’d be wrong. Just not much news on the subject. I read this article earlier and I thought I’d share. Rumor has it […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was talking to my roomate the other day, and he mentioned Toad the Wet Sprocket was playing a gig in Northern Virginia. This already happened, and alas I missed it. But on a lark I thought I’d check out their web site today to see if they were going to play any more local […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a little bit of a low-content post, but Adam Curry aired his thoughts on the Rocketboom staffing changes today on DSC 418. You can cue it up to about 25 minutes or so into it to hear that part. I mention this mainly because he smartly avoids all the speculation and politics of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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