So, we’ll all be making the trip to OpenWorld in a few days. I’m the only one on the team actually flying, but if you’re familiar with Bay Area traffic, you could argue that we’re all traveling (vs. commuting). Anyway, I’m not sure of my exact itinerary, assuming you care, but due to our recent… Read More
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More Wave Reactions
Following Rich again with Google Wave coverage, I figured I should add some of my own impressions of Wave after using it for a bit. First and foremost, Wave is a work in progress, and it may eventually live up to the potential we all saw in it after the demo at Google I/O in… Read More
PhotoSketch Looks Awesome
After several days under the weather, I emerged today to several thousand unread feed items. Normally to get through a lot of content, I scan the titles of the items for interesting stuff before reading further. Today, I think I passed up PhotoSketch (h/t Techmeme, Gizmodo) at least four times before it stuck, but when it… Read More
Gazing into the Future of Tech
There are few things like predictions to spark some discussion, and I found a set of predictions about what everyday technology we won’t be using in a decade on TechRadar (h/t Digg) that I’m sure will produce some discussion. If nothing else, it’ll get you thinking about the future and you’ll interact with your tech,… Read More
We’re Joining WebCenter
If you read here, you’ll know we got our start as a team focused on innovation within the development organization responsible for Oracle’s enterprise application product families. Well, today we’re moving. We are joining the WebCenter product development team, who have been a busy bunch this year, releasing Oracle WebCenter Suite 11g in July. To… Read More
Mayor of Simpleton
Lately, I’ve been playing with foursquare, the latest shiny object among early adopter types. Foursquare is another location-based service, but it’s also a game that encourages you to check-in when you go places to earn badges and the coveted mayorship of a location. The geo-geek in me likes the location bits, and the latent gamer… Read More
What’s the Best Way to Collect Ratings?
YouTube published (h/t TechCrunch) an interesting graph of its video ratings earlier in the week. YouTube uses a five-star scale for rating videos, and according to them, rating a video one star means you “loathe” it, while rating a video five stars means you love it. The data show that an overwhelming majority of the… Read More
OpenWorld Update
Found out yesterday that I will in fact be making the trip to OpenWorld, which is rapidly approaching, October 11-15. So now, I’m looking to fill my dance card with keynotes, sessions, both unconference and scheduled, and meetups. Any suggestions? Let me know in comments. One thing I never miss is the blogger meetup, which… Read More
Just Send Me an Email
I came to a revelation of sorts earlier in the week. Email apps, not web apps, represent New Web for the enterprise. I suppose you could say Enterprise 2.0, but if you’ve been with me for a while, you know I steer clear of that term. Work requires communication above all else. No communication, no… Read More
Finally Something Interesting, Google Chrome Frame
Google’s announcement of Chrome Frame for Internet Explorer today may not seem all that momentous. John sums it up what a lot of folks are probably thinking here: What is Chrome Frame? According to the announcement, it’s an “open source plug-in that brings HTML5 and other open web technologies to Internet Explorer.” Sounds like John… Read More
How Do You Get News Online?
Looking at my Reader this afternoon, it’s pretty close to 0 unread, which has been typical over the past few months. I don’t know if it’s a lack of news or a lack of interest, but not much seems to catch my eye as post-worthy lately. So, I’ve been thinking about ways to branch out… Read More
Programming Note
So, we changed hosts last week, and now, Network Redux (@networkredux) in beautiful Portland, Oregon is handling our beloved blog. If you’re wondering, it’s pronounced re-ducks, not re-do. That one always gets me. Anyway, this move should clear up some of the issues we’ve had recently with downtime and running out of memory. There have… Read More
We’re in a Book, Part 2
You may recall part 1 of this series, where Rich is mentioned, along with his post on the IdeaFactory, in Niall Cook’s book Enterprise 2.0: How Social Software Will Change the Future of Work. Now for part 2. Paul and I are quoted and Connect is covered in a soon to be released book called… Read More
Bad Things, Man
I just started the Snow Leopard upgrade process, and I’ve got about an hour to kill as it wanders through the process. Experience tells me to monitor the progress, just in case it hits a hiccup. So, I’m going to see if I can form a post out of something that’s been bothering me lately.… Read More
Readtwit May Reenergize Twitter for Me
I’ve been pretty burned out on Twitter lately. Its popularity has brought droves of spammers and marketers, a bit too chatty and self-promotional for my tastes. I know, social media and self-promotion are like peanut butter and jelly. Let’s just say, Twitter isn’t as small and cozy as it used to be. One of the… Read More
Speed Matters
So, I’m back from my brief hiatus. Interestingly, traffic spiked on Friday the 4th when I posted that note. Not entirely sure why, but maybe some of you saw the post title in your readers and thought something noteworthy had happened. Sorry to disappoint. Part of the reason I took time off was to perform… Read More
Taking a Break
I always think it’s funny to see blog posts about why there hasn’t been content for a while, but I guess it makes sense. It’s tough to get readers and keep them. I suppose since I post frequently, an absence might be noticed. Anyway, I’m stepping away from the keyboard for a little R&R, seems… Read More
What Software Do You Use Most Often?
I’m starting an experiment. Paul and I have talked in depth about any-interface; I used to call it zero interface, which doesn’t really work. Essentially, any-interface supports the assertion that data exist independent of the interface and setting them free for use by any client opens the door to lots of really cool innovation, like… Read More
Goodbye Summer
As we approach the final weekend in the Summer of 2009, it’s remarkable how quiet it’s been, at least with regard to tech news and happenings. Summer is always a slow time for news, and if you don’t believe me, I present to you Facebook buying FriendFeed and MJ’s death all over Twitter as two… Read More
Do Users Want Innovation?
This is a question I’ve been asking myself a lot lately. When a product reaches maturity, meaning it works as designed (mostly), the ugly bugs are resolved and you’ve got a good number of users, inevitably, as a product team, you begin planning for new features. Most of the time, your initial release doesn’t include… Read More