XM Radio is jumping on the wireless bandwagon, and is trying to negotiate with wireless carriers to deliever its satellite radio service to handsets. “They are clearly looking for content to support their platform and we are a logical place for them to go,” XM CEO […] Read more »
U.S. exporters claim the yuan is as much as 40 percent undervalued, making Chinese goods unfairly cheap. US government is making menacing noises, and if the worst case scenario does play out, it will buy some respite for US broadband equipment providers, but barely. More Read more »
I’m starting my preparations to head to this year’s WWDC and as part of that, I’m working on my list of stuff to jam into the Brenthaven backpack. Since I’m going to be hauling this across the country, as well as through a week’s worth of […] Read more »
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NewsGator, Feed Demon deal analysis continues with amazing insights from all over the web. Tony Gentile says, “A more logical move would be backward integration with a publishing platform, or forward integration with a marketplace owner.” Dave Winer, kinda agrees with me and think a Mac […] Read more »
I use Quickbooks Pro 2003 from Intuit to provide my business accounting needs and it has served me well for a few years. There are newer versions of the software available but Quickbooks is pretty pricey and the version I have works perfectly for me so […] Read more »
Slashdot is pointing at a terrific write-up detailing the speed gains in running a Mac Mini off of an external Firewire drive instead of the relatively slow notebook sized hard drive it has inside. The idea makes great sense, and being a desktop computer (even though […] Read more »
Evan Koblentz has been researching PDAs for several years and has published a comprehensive and interesting look at The Evolution of the PDA. Evan has covered it all from the very first attempts at PDAs from HP and Casio and has chronicled the history of the […] Read more »
Rumors have been swirling around the Inkernet for a few days with news about a new slate Tablet PC from Motion Computing. I just received some accurate information direct from Motion containing the official press release and detailed specs on what looks to be a fine […] Read more »
RSS giant NewsGator has acquired FeedDemon in a move to consolidate the strengths of each company’s product into one complete package. The news has surprised many but upon closer examination makes perfect sense from a corporate standpoint. Chris Pirillo has a joint interview with the CEOs […] Read more »
Well, yesterday’s post about Apple, Yahoo, Napster and Microsoft set off a lot of people – many of them, not too thrilled with my arguments. Many were on the fence, but there was one response from an entrepreneur in the digital music space, that summed up […] Read more »
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Beoing’s Connexion unit is working on ways to deliver upto four live television channels to airline passengers using laptop computers using its in-flight wifi service. The signals from stations such as BBC, CNBC, MSNBC and EuroNews are going to be grabbed from satellites extending these to […] Read more »
The ink on the Feed Demon, Newsgator deal is not even dry and I am already onto the next big thing – MediaTuner, a new RSS reader, which combines RSS feeds with torrents, live video streams, podcasts and live audio streams and tons of other most […] Read more »
An observant jkOnTheRun reader sent me this link for a small state coming from the Sahara folks "soon" (thanks Matt): Read more »
For those of you who love the giddy feeling of a shiny new point release, the first update to Tiger is now available via your local Software Update. Apple’s Support page will give you the lowdown, which includes improvements relating to Mail 2.0 and the Address […] Read more »
What’s everyone using for cleaning your Tablet screen? I am getting very smudged and constantly cleaning the screen and am wondering if someone has a great cleaning solution to recommend . Read more »
While Spotlight is definitely cool, it doesn’t quite fit my workflow. Quicksilver remains the supreme app on my Tiger installation. At a glance these tools may seem similar – even potential competitors – but in the end they’re VERY different tools. Alas this is a discussion/argument for another day. Let’s set that aside and move on to the point of this post.
Spotlight has made itself a little home in my workflow by including Spotlight Comments. If you’re unaware, Spotlight Comments are a new section in each file or folder’s Get Info screen. You can add your own information to each item indexed on your system for additional Spotlight specificity.
For me, Spotlight Comments represent a way to tag my files a la Flickr, del.icio.us, etc. This is immensely more useful for me than the default full text indexing that Spotlight offers. I want a narrow result set most of the time. Adding tags that make sense to me accomplishes this nicely.
But there’s a problem. I’m lazy. I don’t want to have to click each file, CMD I to Get Info, enter my Spotlight Comments for that file, close the window, and move to the next file. That’s like 5-10 seconds of mouse movement and typing and, well, I’m tired just thinking about it. Enter my faithful sidekick, Quicksilver. (Hi-Ho Quicksilver!) Read more »
Oh goody! A real life Silicon Valley scandal. Matt Marshall wrote yesterday in the Merc about exodus of general partners from VSP Capital. Private Equity Week had reported the same last week and added that Duke University, a limited partner is looking to bail out of […] Read more »
Update: It is a done deal. More details here on Business 2.0 weblog, posted by me of course. Its a cash-and-stock deal, and Nick will joing Newsgator. The big question in my mind: will Newsgator finally buy a Mac desktop application and fill out the obvious […] Read more »
Adam Gedde, founder (?) of Minnesota based job-search engine, Fetchster writes: “The VJSE (vertical jobs search engine??) market is still young, but it’s growing and there is a lot of great innovation. Fetchster.com has taken the meaning of “vertical” to heart – we’re only MN, and […] Read more »
ECI Telecom is getting ready to take on some of the larger telecom industry players in the bustling broadband bazaar. Alcatel, Cisco and Huawei have benefited from the broadband build out but ECI’s $88 million buyout of Laurel, along with investments in core IP router start-up, […] Read more »
I haven’t upgraded to Tiger yet. I plan to. But my software and systems are running great right now and I’m being productive. I do lots of different digital things on my Mac to make a living. I don’t focus heavily on any one area so […] Read more »
Vonage is just the latest company to participate in a “private IPO,” a way for a startup to raise capital for operations and for founders and executives to cash out of the startup without having to trade shares publicly. Internet advertising firm Fastclick and online poster […] Read more »
Yo did anyone know that Microsoft paid for the half-hour spot on MTV at 9:30 to promote XBox. Makes you wonder, how true really were those responses – given that all cuties had been paid for? It was called MTV Presents Xbox: The Next Generation Revealed […] Read more »
ESPN’s constant Yankee bashing should bother me – it doesn’t because I know they are all biased BoSox fans. What totally bums me out is their weblog strategy that is most confounding. They are putting their weblogs behind a wall, and offering it as a premium […] Read more »
I have been a fan of MindManager and mind mapping for some time but I have to admit I am just scratching the surface finding new uses for the great tool. MindManager is so stimulating for the creative process and is even more so when used […] Read more »
The Tablet PC Show #8 – 16 May 2005 (51 min)MP3 – 18.2MB The Tablet PC Show is back after a too long hiatus and Marc and I discuss the Toshiba Tecra M4 Tablet PC powerhouse, the HP tc1100 workhorse and the Treo 650. OK, the […] Read more »
Michael of PigPog has owned a Toshiba M200 Tablet PC for a couple of weeks and has summarized his experience so far in an excellent article where he details all facets of his Tablet usage. Read the entire article for a good overview of Tablet PC […] Read more »
A few days after I upgraded my Verizon data plan to EVDO Hispanic Business reports that Verizon has announced a new pricing plan for their older 1xRTT service. The NationalAccess plan will now cost Verizon enterprise customers $59.99, a $20 rate decrease. I am glad to […] Read more »
Russell Beattie, one of my dear friends, has come to this conclusion that Microsoft and its DRM strategy are ultimately going to be winners and will leave Apple’s iPod and iTunes music store grappling at straws. Russell, when he writes about mobile phones and wireless technologies […] Read more »
I received an email from Charles Pazos this past weekend asking how to set up Mail to check your GMail account. Here you go, Charles. From Google’s help page : —– Open Apple Mail. Click ‘Mail,’ and select ‘Preferences…’ Open the ‘Accounts’ tab, and click the […] Read more »
I told you about Tritton’s portable speakers and now it’s time to point you to the Tritton SEE2 USB 2.0 Video Adapter. The SEE2 is an easy way to add a 2nd monitor to a PC or notebook using a USB 2.0 port. Not likely to […] Read more »
What’s better than a USB Bluetooth dongle? The BlueWiFly, of course, which adds a WiFi receiver to the small dongle. I can see the BlueWiFly as the perfect way to add the faster 802.11g WiFi to a computer or notebook that only has the slower integrated […] Read more »
Hundreds of live concerts available for download or streamed listening… interesting service. Check it out. via Read more »
“We and the venture guys are sort of like doctors, I treat old people. They’re pediatricians. There’s just a lot more older people.” David Roux of Silver Lake Partners in San Jose Mercury News. In other words, SV is looking a lot like Florida these days. […] Read more »
Sprint has started using Microsoft’s MapPoint Location Server. First customer to sign-up: 1-800-GOT-JUNK, North America’s largest junk removal service. Read more »
XM Satellite Radio has over 4 million subscribers and will hit its goal of 5.5 million subscribers by the end of the year. In comparison, the smaller Sirius Satellite Radio has 1.4 million subscribers and expects to have 2.7 million by end of 2005. AP Read more »
One thing is clear – broadband and the speed with which it is being adopted by consumers has large media companies scrambling for a broadband content strategy. Home & Garden TV, The Food Network, and CNN.com all have announced new initiatives, reports WSJ. CNN, is going […] Read more »
In my opinion, it’s not acceptable for consumers to have different terms of use for content playback on particular platforms (case in point: digital music and video services who implement proprietary Apple and Microsoft based DRM technologies). In other words, we need an updated version, and […] Read more »
is why Skype might actually turn out to be a winner: “In short, this company has a strategy. And not only that, they seem to be hiring the brains to execute it (see James and Jeff). So what’s missing? The cash? Looking at Vonage’s recent.” via Read more »
The success of virtual mobile operators like Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile makes me wonder if it is time for us to be contemplating a virtual broadband service provider model for consumers and professionals. The increasing number of alternative broadband offerings makes it quite feasible, at […] Read more »
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