Category Archives: Internet
A Googler Rant: Platform vs. Product
Oct 12 this rant from Steve Yegge (ex Amazon and current Googler was posted on Google plus). Since no one actually uses Google plus I figured I would post to my blog and share via Facebook and Twitter. It’s definitely worth the read. Here’s the link to Steve Yegge’s entire essay/rant: https://plus.google.com/112678702228711889851/posts/eVeouesvaVX Here are a few [...]
TEDx Mile High Session I Highlights
A few highlights from the first session at Tedx Mile High. JeremyDuhon defined inspired citizens as individuals that not only have great ideas but act on them. His plea: take one action. Sallyaranney asked us “how many of you have thought about your place in history?” The 77 yr old PaulPolak shared about how to [...]
McFaddenPlace Moved … But You Can’t Tell
You might not know we moved … I guess it’s better to say we switched our hosting at mcfaddenplace. Not significant to any of our readers but it is significant (or maybe not) to Yahoo. Yahoo webhosting stinks! We started there back in 2005 right before we moved to Oxford. We used Yahoo because they [...]
How far did you walk/run?
So Kelly and I have been trying walk/run/bike more this year. Well, let me rephrase that, Kelly has a great track record of taking walks and runs. I have a slightly more vacant excercise chart. However, in the last month I have 4 runs, 1 bike ride, and several walks. We’ll see if I can [...]
Free 411 Calls
For those in the US, add this number to your speed dial 1-800-Free-411 (1-800-373-3411) That’s right, free information calls. No more $2 charges on your phone bills. You do have to listen to a 10-15 second advert but it’s worth it. Check ‘em out at www.free411.com PS You probably don’t want to call 1-800-411-Free (it’s [...]
I think Twitter is onto something. You sign up and anytime you update (send an SMS) it updates your friends and the website (if you’re comments are public). In some aspects this is just an easy way to send out a text to many. Do I care what my friends are doing? Do I want [...]
WeThink
Charlie Leadbeater has released an interesting book on mass creativity and innovation (well sort of released, it’s actually now online for mass collaboration). We-Think: the power of mass creativity. Here’s an excerpt: The basic argument is very simple. Most creativity is collaborative. It combines different views, disciplines and insights in new ways. The opportunities for [...]
