Month: January 2008

  • I can’t resist programming in the large

    After over a year of consulting, I’ve taken on a new role with Active Endpoints which returns me to my roots in application development. For many years before I went into marketing, I developed applications using what was then considered leading-edge technology. What amazes me is that leading-edge developers today face the same problems as…

  • The death watch for GM is over: the ’08 Cadillac CTS is a used Buick

    There’s a very entertaining series on one of my favorites blogs, TTAC, entitled “General Motors death watch“. I am sure they are much hated at GM, but, frankly, I think the bloggers there have been evenhanded. GM has been a mess so long, I can now officially be excused for buying a new, manual three-speed…

  • Apple, take my $20 please, or someone is finally paying for Google Maps?

    Please forgive my non sequitur in the title of this post. But I think it’ll make sense as you read on. I’ve been raving lately about what a transformational device my new iPod touch is. And I’ve been struggling to put into words exactly what’s why that’s so. At first, I wasn’t convinced that it…

  • Alli: a “chocolate rain” you wish wouldn’t fall

    I am very late to the Chocolate Rain phenomenon. In case you are one of the remaining 50 people who don’t know about Tay Zonday’s famous (>13M views!) music video, I’ve embedded the YouTube video below. Be sure you also watch the related videos, including the Chad Vader spoof and Tay’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel…