January 8, 2008

  • Where looks are everything

    Las Vegas is a crazy place. Picturing CES shows some of that. There’s more to come. Just noticed I have 394 potos tagged lasvegas here and another 77 here. Continue reading

  • The Snowden Effect

    About three years ago I wrote about what I called The Snowball Effect. It included this quotage:   Tell ya what. I’m fifty-seven years old, and I’ve been pushing large rocks for short distances up a lot of hills, for a long time. Now, with blogging, I get to roll snowballs down hills. Some don’t… Continue reading

  • See change

    The Tide Shifts at CES. Continue reading

  • Let’s call it a twiver

    I see Twitter as a River of Tweets, which are 140-character posts. The Twitter concept is Evan Williams’, Biz Stone’s and Jack Dorsey’s The river concept is Dave’s. I don’t know who named the tweet, but that’s what matters. Twitter is an easy thing to which anybody can add value. What makes Twitter so good… Continue reading

  • A standout product

    Years ago at a small event the give-away schwag was an insTand portable laptop tripod. We set it up once, couldn’t figure out how to break it down again, and put it the first of a series of storage closets. We’ve lived 9 places in 10 years, I’m sure it’s been transported between at least… Continue reading

  • Safety at all costs

    Mike Elgan says,   The powers that be at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHSMA) have determined that batteries are a potential fire risk. As a result, you will no longer be allowed to bring spare batteries in your checked luggage.   Batteries actually installed inside devices are OK, and… Continue reading