Skype's Opportunity for IM Federation Leadership
It's been a busy week: — The previously announced (eight months ago) MSN/Yahoo IM federation became real. Yawn. — Phil Wolff and Alec Saunders have commented on the Skype code cracking by a Chinese...
flickrInspector 0.1.1.2
About flickrInspector — what is flickrInspector — flickrInspector is a non-commercial website, that displays publicly available data about single flickr users. flickr itself is probably the most a...
Being under the microscope
I've been at Google about four months, and it's been a hell of a great ride so far. I really need to write more about this later, but in a nutshell... my colleagues rock, the flexible and trusting en...
A Week in the Valley: GData
I spent the week before Where 2.0 visiting companies between San Francisco and San Jose. I've already written about my trips to Ning and Meebo. Next is an account of a meeting with Mark Lucovsky, wh...
Comment Moderation
A few people have asked about how comments are moderated so I thought I'd clarify. You can read our "Rules of Engagement" for more details. — Since launch, we've posted about 80% of comments and di...
Microsoft: "Enterprise Search Is Our Business" (It's Not) & Google Can't Have It (They Don't)
Microsoft to Google: Hands off enterprise search from News.com and a similar report from The Register both cite Microsoft Chief Operating Office Kevin Turner declaring "enterprise search is our busine...
Browse Sites to Target in Google AdWords
When you create a Google AdWords campaign, you can decide to advertise on specific domains only (if the domain owner allows this via their AdSense settings). Now, you can also browse sites by categor...
What's Hot, What's Not: IT Skills You'll Need in 2010
The IT worker of 2010 won't be a technology guru but rather a 'versatilist.' — July 17, 2006 (Computerworld) — The most sought-after corporate IT workers in 2010 may be those with no deep-seated tec...
Ten Mac tools for Getting Things Done
Tools to help Mac users with Getting Things Done (or "GTD"), David Allen's work-smart philosophy, fall into three camps: — Email clients, where most of the stuff that needs to get done arrives in t...
Microsoft shutters Windows private folders
Following an outcry from corporate customers, Microsoft is removing an add-on feature to Windows that allowed users to create password-protected folders. — The feature was introduced as a free downl...
e-Passports: Ready or not here they come
The State Department expresses confidence in "e-Passports" while technologists fret about their security risks. — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Imagine being overseas and your identity being available f...
Ultraportable Acer Ferrari 1000 reviewed
Acer's Ferrari 1000 is likely to be nominated for sexiest ultraportable, but even if not, this 12.1-inch widescreen machine looks pretty impressive; not too far back we announced that this thing was h...
Zooomr Being Courted
Rumors are circulating that controversial photo sharing site Zooomr, the creation of 18 year old Kristopher Tate, is in acquisition discussions with at least three possible acquirors, with discussions...