Just before I launched this blog, I noted that my Technorati ranking had disappeared beyond the solar system as I started from scratch here. As inbound links started coming in as the blog was discovered by people (before I said anything about it), I began to question my trust in Technorati's information as it continued to show no connectivity. Kami Huyse explained a little about how and when Technorati data is updated, so that helped understand a bit about discrepancies in information. So … [Read more...] about Up a million steps in one go
AJAX patent absurdity
News that the US Patent Office has granted a patent to a software developer that gives him the rights to charge license fees for any application development that uses AJAX has not been well received by developers and others with an interest in this set of technologies. Scores of blog posts and hundreds of Digg comments are uniformly negative if not downright hostile about this news. Little commentary yet by mainstream media. AJAX is one of the hottest application development areas at the moment, … [Read more...] about AJAX patent absurdity
WordPress, TypePad and the moving dilemma
If you're a TypePad customer and you're toying with the idea of switching to a different blog platform, Emily Robbins has written a useful comparison of WordPress and TypePad based on her own experience that you might find helpful to your thinking. Emily's post interested me because I've just made such a switch. Unlike Emily's dilemma, though (importing all her TypePad content into a WordPress installation: should she?/shouldn't she?), I switched to a new place leaving my TypePad blog where it … [Read more...] about WordPress, TypePad and the moving dilemma
Big winners of iTunes promo
Alex Ostrovsky is one lucky fellow. He was the purchaser and downloader of the billionth song from Apple's iTunes online store and has won the Apple promotion which ended yesterday. Drool over his prizes: One 20-inch iMac Ten 60Gb iPods (5 black/5 white) One $10,000 iTunes Music Card Total US list price value: about $15,700 (€13,200). Not a bad return on a 99-cent investment. The ROI for Apple will undoubtedly be greater. For instance, how many more people bought/downloaded more … [Read more...] about Big winners of iTunes promo
The power strip solution
If you travel a lot (or even a little) on business, it is well worth your time reading the stories of business travel - mostly horror but with some real positive gems and lots of irony - posted by my podcasting co-host Shel Holtz on his excellent Road Weary blog. Shel chronicles episodes of woe and weariness as he wends his way across North America in the service of his clients: No matter how successful any given trip may be, there's always some travel provider -- an airline, a hotel, a cab … [Read more...] about The power strip solution