Archives for the 'Internet' Category
Short Post: Is Email Dying?
I hate email.
If it weren’t absolutely necessary for my work and general communications with my loved ones I’d turn off email in a heartbeat and never look back. Regularly, I tell people not to email me if it’s urgent, just to call.
Right now, I have:
A corporate account for work
A generally findable Gmail account, which is [...]
Short Post: why “Green Acres” should come back…
A radio journalist on yesterday’s Marketplace Morning Report made a throwaway reference to the old sitcom “Green Acres,” which sparked my imagination. It’s time to return to Green Acres.
In the sitcom, Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor starred as a wealthy New York couple who move to the country town of Hooterville to become farmers. Albert, [...]
Dr. Horrible update… finally saw it…
And it’s a lot of fun.
A Firefox update, an Adobe update, and a temporary disabling of Norton AV all finally concluded in 14 minutes of fun… probably should have spent the $3.99 at iTunes, but at least I saw it!
And if this makes no sense to you, click here for deets.
I saw it in a [...]
Denied! Joss Whedon’s “Dr. Horrible.” Score one for conventional TV…
I was a Buffy/Angel fan (although, y’know, not crazy or anything) and so I read with interest that Buffy-creator Joss Whedon was planning to launch a new 3 act online video musical called “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” over the course of three days starting today (July 15, 2008) followed by a forced taking down of [...]
Gadget Review: Amazon’s Kindle
I’ve now read my fourth book on the Kindle and have enough of a take on it to write this post.
Big Takeaway #1: If you’re an inveterate reader like me, travel a lot for business like me, and have to read a lot of business books for your job like me, then, like me, you [...]
