Category Archives: Digital Life

Perpetually late gift buying

Always a good last-minute stocking stuffer:

Susan never complains.

Sigh. NYC trip postponed

I found out yesterday - YESTERDAY! - that the training session I was to attend on Monday was changed to Jan. 14. I’ve been trying to contact Expedia to change my flight and hotel reservations and, wouldn’t you know it, they’re upgrading their system this weekend.
When I called last night, the woman on the phone [...]

Apple’s hiring…

… in Greensboro!
Go to Apple.com and check the job opportunities.
I make no bones about my Apple lust. Greensboro, you have arrived. Yeah!
This makes my trip to NYC this weekend all the more exciting as I pilgrimage to the the Fifth Avenue store (Sunday I hope) before I spend all day Monday in training.

Splogged

Ramblin’ Prose is being splogged.

My technological evolution

Culling two devices - the Moto Razr (left) and the Palm TX - into one: My new little friend, the BlackBerry® 8830 World Edition.
I have no plans to visit the Middle East any time soon. Or even Europe. But I can drop in a SIM card when I do someday.
The phone rocks, as I noted [...]

Google Checkout?

I usually don’t click on banner ads, even though it’s a big part of my current day job now, but I saw a big ad about Google Checkout on Cnet and it piqued my interest:
Google Checkout: Buyer Help Center - How does Google Checkout work?
How does Google Checkout work?
Google Checkout makes online shopping quick [...]

The Puppet Master

I, Cringely . The Pulpit . The Puppet Master | PBS
This week’s iPhone pricing story, in which Apple punished its most loyal users by dropping the price of an 8-gig iPhone from $599 to $399 less than three months after the product’s introduction, is classic Steve Jobs. It wasn’t an accident. It wasn’t a thoughtless [...]

Macman: Geeking out on Apple

Like a car wreck, you can’t look away.

His site’s a llittle weak on content, but you can get there from here: JeremyMehrle.com.

iPhone, the musical

That wacky David Pogue [NYT].

Doin’ da butt

Smart Mobs: Todays addition to the mobile lexicon: butt dialing
Whats the best term for the practice of accidentally dialing ones phone when the device is in a pocket? Butt dialing…
Susan’s advice: Stay away from spicy food and beans.

Apple’s now a blue-chipper

AppleInsider | Apple to join S&P 100
Standard & Poors on Wednesday announced that Apple Inc. will join its prestigious S&P 100 index of big blue-chip companies.
Apple TV will be able to snag YouTube videos.
And Steve and Bill share the love.

Some Community Tips for 2007

Some Community Tips for 2007 | fortuitous
Seven tips on how to run a successful community.