Thanks to a recommendation from a friend, I had an amazing meal in San Fran tonight… The place is called the Slanted Door and it’s a Vietnamese fusion place on Embarcadero now in the ferry building. The tastes were excellent — very clean and simple but soooo good! I’ll definitely have to try it again … Read moreExcellent meal in SF
I’ve noticed that even though I have set a different browser as my default on the PC – Firefox if you must ask – IE will still acquire links I click if it happens to be open. I need it for some intranet related pages…
This is great news for Dave and well deserved. Chappelle’s Show is one of my favorites and this means 2 more seasons, plus more ideas and craziness coming soon as he also locks in a development deal for his production company. Sources familiar with the deal indicate it could be worth about $50 million, vaulting … Read moreChappelle renews for $50 million
I just caught this item from Mark Cuban … Im working with a company called IceRocket.com. (http://www.icerocket.com). IceRocket is a brand new search host that combines the best of spidered search, meta search, and what we hope are some unique and different features that make using the engine more efficient and addictive. [Blog Maverick] I … Read moreWatch Out Google…well not quite
Forbes reports on a method recently revealed to take advantage of a security hole in RFID tags… fortunately for retailers these are not in too massive a distribution. The program to do it all is freely available… A would-be scofflaw heads into a grocery store where all the products have RFID tags on them. Rather … Read moreA Hacker’s Guide To RFID
Gizmodo points to one slick business messaging phone! I love the blackberry messaging built-in and can’t wait to see that show up on more devices. Speaking of which I am currently able to get around the blackberry-only IT support courtesy of T-Mobile’s mobile messaging which is somehow able to log-in and pull messages down for … Read moreSiemens SK65 Bad-Ass Business Phone
Will Ferrell – A message from White House West is a satirical political ad, though quite serious in nature to encourage active participation in this years election.
Tonight I was scooping the cat box and decided it was time to add some more litter… I opened a fresh tub and started pouring it. As I did, a coupon folded up in quarters poured out directly into the existing litter. That would have to be an extremely valuable coupon to warrant my taking … Read moreBad Idea Marketing
I’d certainly like to wish Steve a healthy recovery! In the e-mail, Mr. Jobs said: “This weekend I underwent a successful surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from my pancreas. I had a very rare form of pancreatic cancer called an islet cell neuroendocrine tumor, which represents about 1% of the total cases of pancreatic … Read moreApple Computer CEO Jobs Undergoes Successful Surgery
I picked up a Vonage box this weekend and hooked up a cordless phone for my new home office connection. So far I am very pleased with how the call quality is as well as how slick the interface is to adjust your account as you like. I love getting emails about voicemails and really … Read moreVonage activated
Coming up on a week of cross-platform usage and a few thoughts circling about regarding the differences… I use a PC because I have to. I use a Mac because I want to. I bring home the work laptop and as soon as my wife sees it she says – “That new work computer sure … Read moreMac vs. Windows
Steve Rubel at Micro Persuasion feels that there should be a .blogs domain to help push blogs beyond the small level of awareness and enable a mass level of recognition and understanding. Despite the huge buzz, however, the vast majority of Americans still probably do not know what blogs are. The Pew Internet and American … Read more.Blogs Domain? I don’t think so…
I’ve been watching some serious speed increases with my RoadRunner connection and loving it!! 2004-08-01 09:37:33 EST: 5489 / 391 Your download speed : 5621673 bps, or 5489 kbps. A 686.2 KB/sec transfer rate. Your upload speed : 400733 bps, or 391 kbps. Over 5MB down !!
Politicians will stretch the truth. They’ll exaggerate their accomplishments, paper over their gaffes. Spin has long been the lingua franca of the political realm. But George W. Bush and his administration have taken “normal” mendacity to a startling new level far beyond lies of convenience. On top of the usual massaging of public perception, they … Read moreRon Reagan in Esquire