. . . But Not at Writers' Expense
I am a writer. — For some time now — too much time, I suspect my editor believes — I have been working on a history of the Works Progress Administration. This has taken me to states from Maine to C...
Alive Chimpanzee by WowWee - Animatronic Life-Size Bust with Video!
I was looking through the cool new Sharper Image catalog today and came across the coolest and creepiest state-of-the-art, fully-animated, lifelike, robotic chimpanzee head ever! I absolutely must ge...
Xbox Live to close for 1 day on 24th October 2005.
Microsoft has announced a planned single day closure of its online console gaming service Xbox Live and the associated Xbox.com website, in order to make changes in preparation for the Xbox 360 launch...
Like a BloggerCon
In her writeup, Sylvia Paull compares Friday's BBQ to early BMUG meetings. If Woz were there, he might compare it to the Homebrew club that met at Stanford in the early days of the PC. We all have o...
AOL, and Other Online Keys
A Stake in the ISP, Paired With These Strengths, Could Create a Web Giant — The most ferocious battle on the Internet these days is between Microsoft Corp., the incumbent software giant, and Google ...
The Secret Behind Google's Success: The Instant Massage
Google's profits are indeed impressive, and if my local newspaper (no link available, I'm afraid) is right, it's clear clear why: the company is offering a service no right-minded person could refuse:
Motorola's ITunes Phone Gets Off to `Rough Start' (Update1)
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) — Motorola Inc.'s iTunes music phone, developed with Apple Computer Inc. and unveiled last month in front of an audience of more than 500, may have flopped. — As many as six time...
Revolution Controller: Japanese Creators Speak
The makers of F-Zero, Killer 7, Pac Man, Harvest Moon, Kirby, Pokemon, and Final Fantasy tell us what they think. — October 21, 2005 - Japan's gaming elite have spoken out on Nintendo's Revolution c...
ON PAYMENT FOR PEER PRODUCTION
A subject discussed at the Union Square Ventures' event (see earlier post) was the issue of who gets paid what and how for "peer production" in a web 2.0 world. It's a subject worth some exploration....
Web 2.0: It's ... like your brain on LSD!
But what is it really? — Friday Poll There's much fretting about what Web 2.0 really is. It's twice as cosmic, but what is it? — Conference co-organizer Tim O'Reilly's first attempt to explain it...
Yahoo boosts prices on music service
The company sent an e-mail message to subscribers late Thursday night saying …
Colleges Protest Call to Upgrade Online Systems
The federal government, vastly extending the reach of an 11-year-old law, is requiring hundreds of universities, online communications companies and cities to overhaul their Internet computer networks...
Thank You For Coming To Our Party
I believe we had as many as 200 people here last night for TechCrunch Meetup #3. The last of the guests left at 4 am. Thank you to everyone who came and everyone who tried to attend via festoon. — ...