Cloud Wars — A New Hope
Originally published on July 31, 2009Consumers strike back against corporate overreach in the cloud-based economy.
Safari: Apple’s New Platform?
Originally published on June 12, 2007Yesterday’s announcement of Apple launching it’s Safari web browser for the window platform was a bit puzzling and I wasn’t sure of what to make of it at first. So I decided to read more about it and then install it. Of course, day one is always amusing. First, it’s clear that the security claims [...]
Danger Dooming Itself
Originally published on March 19, 2003I was excited to hear that Danger would soon open a developer site. The license agreement seemed OK except for the following: 8. Product WARRANTY Invalid. Developer Acknowledges and agrees that the download of any software (including licensed technology) onto or tampering with any t-mobile sidekick or other danger hiptop device shall invalidate the limited [...]
First Post on Usenet
Originally published on December 16, 2001Google recently posted a large portion of the Usenet archives. As far as I can see this post may be the oldest trace of my presence on Usenet.
Internet.com Acquires Earthweb’s content
Originally published on December 27, 2000Today, Earthweb and Internet.com announced that Internet.com was acquiring all of Earthweb’s content properties. For me, it’s an interesting announcement because I was involved in the building of both properties. When I left Internet.com in 1996 and went to Earthweb, I was in charge of building Earthweb’s properties into something competitive with Internet.com. At the [...]
Succesful Web Content
Originally published on February 28, 1999Creating successful content sites is easy. Here’s how.
