Archive for July, 2005
The Pirillo interview is up
A little over a week ago, I spent an hour or so on the phone with Chris Pirillo talking about FeedBurner; the interview is now online. His wiki has some show notes available to address some questions that came up during the broadcast.
Mike McCurry wonders about the real story
Mike McCurry, President Clinton’s press secretary for four years (including the ever-eventful Lewinsky days), wonders whether the current focus on Rove is, well, beside the point. After expressing some sympathy for Scott McClellan, McCurry asks:
Unless conversations go well beyond what has been reported, there has to be some other explanation for the zeal with which […]
Put me in coach
This story at Sports Illustrated is just nauseating: Mark R. Downs of Dunbar, Pennsylvania, is a t-ball coach (yes, t-ball) who paid a player to injure a mentally handicapped player so that Dunbar wouldn’t be “forced” to put him in the game and risk his chances at winning.
One really has to wonder whether there are […]
Naperville - #3 city in the country to live in
Wow — Money magazine says that Naperville is the third best city to live in in America (and the only city over 100,000 residents in the top 10) and the knives come out. As for me? I’ve documented why Robin and I love it here — a wonderful downtown area (enough restaurants to keep you […]
How to record your first podcast
A good overview: iPodLounge publishes an informative guide for aspiring web DJ’s interested in recording and publishing their own podcast. The guide covers required hardware and software, tips for good content, and how to submit your podcast for availablility in iTunes podcasting directory. This one’s pretty Mac-specific, sorry Windows users. Beginner’s Guide to […]
Pop Tarts - Crazy (but scary) goodness
Chris Casey (happy birthday, Chris!) does his public service duty today by pointing to his brother’s account of the risks inherent in indulging in your Pop Tart cravings. (You must be sure to check out Lawrence Livermore Labs’ warnings about Pop Tarts, Pop Tart blowtorches and Pot Tarts vs. the solar death ray.
Good stuff. Watch […]
Fred Faulkner: New ABA Webmaster
On the subject of job announcements, my friend Fred Faulkner is about to become the ABA’s first webmaster. It’s a great fit, and there are sure to be some dramatic improvements in the ABA’s web presence. What’s shocking isn’t that they’ve hired Fred (that should’ve been a foregone conclusion — he’s been at the ABA […]
Congrats to Matt McAlister
I’ve been fortunate to get to know Matt in the past few months, and have enjoyed swapping thoughts and ideas about RSS with him. This is exciting news for him; he’ll be a real asset to the Yahoo! team (Matt: didn’t the offer letter say something about using the exclamation point?) and it’ll be fun […]
LPM goes blog crazy
Whoa, nelly! The current issue of Law Practice Management, the ABA magazine for whom I co-author a technology column, over-doses on blogs this month:
It’s Not Your Father’s Web Site: Lawyers in the Blogosphere (good intro for those who aren’t familiar with the blawgosphere) Ethics and Lawyer Blogs (Ethics guru Will Hornsby weighs in on the uncertain […]
Start up: the sitcom
Years ago, while working for a company that was in the midst of an IPO, one of our salespeople was fixated on the idea of shopping a sitcom idea to Hollywood. It would feature a ragtag assortment of personalities all working for a .com startup. Hilarity would ensue.
If such a sitcom did exist, today at […]
