Up or down: The game
I wonder how long it will be before somebody figures out a way to game downforeveryoneorjustme.com. Maybe there will be a followup story to this one in the New York Times when that day arrives.
View ArticleThis blog is five years old today
Of course, I was blogging before that, using Userland's Radio service, but all that's long gone from the Web.
View ArticleSilicon Valley needs to rescue house.gov
house.gov remains inaccessible to millions tonight as they try to figure out what their government is doing on the worst day in Wall Street history.I think it's the patriotic duty of Silicon Valley,...
View ArticleDNS as newest censorship device?
From GigaOM:While he says he supports letting a carrier supply a safe DNS service, he’s opposed to blocking the ability to reach DNS servers other than those the carriers are running. “Sometimes a...
View ArticleYes, Web apps suck at service
One thing I love about downturns is it forces journalists and bloggers to focus on what needs improvment, rather than simply riding the bubbles of hype. Here's an example: Web Apps Suck at Service.
View ArticleUndeletable email attachments
Has anyone else experienced this: spam with attachments that can't be deleted by Windows in the ordinary fashion, because they're "in use" by another program? These are PNG files according to the two...
View ArticleFCC says what we already knew
FCC declares at last: "Actual broadband speeds lag advertised speeds by at least 50% and possibly more during the busy hours." Did we have to wait for a Democratic administration for this to become a...
View ArticleThe seamy underside of social gaming
Posted to Mike Arrington for bringing this to light. As Anu Shukla -- someone I know from InfoWorld days -- says, everyone is entitled to their own opinion about this. My opinion is Arrington's right,...
View ArticleTighten up Facebook privacy settings
My first column for Windows Secrets is all about tightening up your Facebook privacy settings.
View ArticleApple has a lot to learn about being a service provider
Yet more proof that Apple has a lot to learn when it comes to being a service provider.
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