Well, finally in March we get one of our substantial snow storms! One storm last week dumped anywhere from 8″ on the low side to a whopping 30″ in one town in the southwest part of the state! We got around 10″ here at home.
Today and tomorrow, we’re supposed to get another potential 12″, so I had planned to work from home today. Not a bad deal – I can usually get more done here than in the office because of not being interrupted all the time.
So yes, we’re finally getting the snow we should have started the winter with back in November. Oh well, I’ll still not get a chance to get the sled out, but its just nice to see it look like winter around here rather than a brown, patchy white mess.
Always count on an honest “insiders” perspective from Mathew Ingram on media related issues. He is right in that Google’s core competency in this area is advertising. The end-game of all this, of course, is making money, and supplying videos with ads is
Gotta Be Mobile’s Warner Crocker talks about the inconsistencies of DVD playback in Vista. Some ship with codecs, others don’t – and the versions that do may not be compatible with 3rd party DVD software at this time. Good read.
Read/Write Web asks a good question of whether Google Office Premier is the tipping point of online office suites. Of course, this is really a question of perception more than anything else. Their offering is usable, compelling and affordable. But does
Steve Rubel give some great examples of how to leverage GMail for more than just email. Use it as your own personal database! Really great information – thanks Steve!
Ah, the big companies are starting their Enterprise 2.0 propaganda. Some will succeed in getting it right, others won’t. It’ll be interesting as an analyst to watch the fireworks and see what solutions really are usable for the average company.
Another piece on media disruption, blogging, and other non-traditional influences on the publishing and movie industry. Mathew Ingram always has a great informative perspective – recommended reading.
My brother-in-law Dave has a great post where he talks about Microsoft Word (among other things) and its usefulness. He’s right on the money in that most users simply view it as a tool for writing quick documents and not employing its more useful features.
This post over at ZDNet by Dan Farber is a great synopsis of the current state of blogging. While starting out about a chance encounter with Dave Winer and the realization that Dave has been blogging for a decade, it morphs into a quick take on where blogging has gotten to at this time.
Talking about the trials and triumphs of bloggers with the mainstream media outlets, Dan correctly points out that the whole environment will sort itself out over time. Just like any disruptive technology, blogging is mainstream for Internet users and the “traditional” media sources will find their way to work with the new medium.
I’m constantly intrigued by the online office movement. I really think this is the right direction for most office apps since most users only need a sub-set of Microsoft Office. These online variants can provide a great platform with simple online stora
The Democrats running for Governor must have failed their math classes. The “high speed rail” boondoggle in California already cost the state taxpayers billions of dollars. The mess there shows that I saved the hard-working taxpayers in Wisconsin from a scam that would have cost
