The future has arrived...
Haft of the Spear found this gem. Which is only funny in the context of this paper "Information Terrorism: Can You Trust Your Toaster?" Can you imagine a toaster hacking a computer? That’s true. In fact any kitchen appliance can be used for…
Death of a Kindle (is the Kindle Krap?)
Having just written a glowing review of the Kindle which I was going to post on the blog and on Amazon when I landed, I decided to relax and read for a little while. I was five pages into my book when I noticed that in the upper left hand corner of…
Apple frustrations...
I am a huge Apple fan and am typically pretty forgiving of their shortcomings, however, I must admit to being very frustrated by the Apple brand recently. First, Leopard is not stable. I've had more issues with one month of leopard than the last…
From Obscurity to Mainstream in One Click
This is a great example of individual empowerment and how the Internet can drive success... Nick Haley took just 30 minutes to pluck the Brazilian band CSS from obscurity and hurl it into the national spotlight. In September, Haley paired the band's…
More Kindle Thoughts
I've been playing a little more with the Kindle the past two days, so here are a few more thoughts: 1) I've emailed myself PDF files (free book by Seth Godin) and MOBI files (free copy of Heart of Darkness) and both worked perfectly. I had to pay…
Kindle - First Reactions...
The Kindle arrived today and I've spent a few hours playing with it. Here are some preliminary reactions.... 1) I'd classify this as a knowledge device. It is meant to facilitate the consumption of knowledge in a consumer vice conversational…
The Kindle Meme
Amazon is generating lots of buzz with the release of their Kindle ebook platform today. Many of the people I follow on Twitter made some sort of announcement regarding the order that they placed and mine is on the way. I think Kindle is…
Lesson learned...don't judge a book by its Internet cover
I first heard of Jason Calacanis on the TWIT podcast (#57) about a year ago. I wasn't impressed with his performance and his negative reputation was reinforced as I observed how regularly he served as a whipping boy on sites like ValleyWag, etc. I…