Check out Norah Jones
Posted in Music on Mar 31st, 2002
Heard a live performance from Norah Jones on the radio today. She sounds great. I’m going to have to pick up her CD.
Monthly Archive for March, 2002
Gig Poster Art
Posted in Other Media on Mar 31st, 2002
Wow, some of the art over at www.gigposter.com is truely spectacular!
Combination Direct TV and Tivo Box
Posted in Cool Toys on Mar 31st, 2002
Due to a run in with my home owner’s association, it looks like I’m going to be switching from Dish Network to Direct TV for satellite service. On the plus side, this means I can get one of the DirectTivo boxes. I’ve had a Dishplayer for at least a couple of years now, so I’ve [...]
Amazon Recommendations
Posted in Interface Design on Mar 31st, 2002
Hey Amazon, the fact that I’m not interested in one of your recommendations does not mean that I rate it a two. I more than understand the need to throw a kludge on top of a system to make it do something that was left out of the original spec. It seems to be all [...]
The Great MeFi LA Gathering
Posted in General on Mar 30th, 2002
It was a cold Friday night in Los Angeles, and a dozen or so nerds from distances far and wide converged on Renee’s Courtyard Cafe in Santa Monica. more…
Now Reading: Paris to the Moon
Posted in Books on Mar 29th, 2002
The MetaFilter Book group is going to be reading Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik in April. Read it and be ready to discuss it May 1.
Who’s Minding the Store
Posted in Management on Mar 29th, 2002
So true it defies description. ClickZ had some great articles this week. They must have a new editor or something. Pick One: Open Methodology or Slave to Technology You wouldn’t believe how many companies place their businesses at the mercy of their technology. You’d expect technology to be at the beck and call of business [...]
Increasing E-mail CTR
Posted in Marketing on Mar 28th, 2002
Increase Your Click-Through Rate by 50 Percent? Dear Reader, You won’t want to miss today’s column — we talk about how one email newsletter increased its click-through rate by 50 percent overnight.
Kazaa Gets Green Light
Posted in General on Mar 28th, 2002
It looks like at least one court is getting the idea that the criminal and not the tool is responsible for the crime. Of course for Kazaa, it’s probably too late to matter. Shame really. Wired Story
If We Only Had Some Moon Rocks
Posted in General on Mar 28th, 2002
This might be bad news for my immortality plans. I’ll have to get started working on some other plans.