Time for a rant…
... about some really irritating developments in TV advertising.I apoplogise in advance, but I think some of these peeves have been simmering for a while now, and it would be healthier all round if I can permit myself a little vent. There are two adver...
Podcatchers for Smartphones
As you might guess, given that I'm Executive Producer of IT Conversations, I like listening to podcasts. I'm also an iPhone user. Not to put too fine a point on it: iTunes sucks rocks for listening to podcasts. The problem is mostly tha...
What I Expect From Customer Support
1. I expect you hear what I’m saying (or typing), and not ignore the essence of it. Example: If I say “I want to cancel my account”, you cannot respond: “I understand you are having trouble with your account.” That’s...
PingPossible
Marketing had a bit of fun at this year’s kick-off. I must say, I hate hearing myself, or seeing myself on camera. I’ve got more respect for actors.
The Fundamental Flaw in SOPA and PIPPA
After all the raging debate about SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act), the fundamental flaw in both is captured succinctly in this public letter to Senator Orrin Hatch from Phil Windley, Kynetx CTO and author of The … Continue reading →
The chicken came first
I’ve had an epiphany. Everything we’re told is wrong. The truth is most often the opposite of conventional wisdom.
* Conventional wisdom says the shortest distance between Point A & Point B is the short-cut. In business, the short cut is often the long way around.
* Conventional wisdom says the ends justify the means. This...
OpenID Connect in a Nutshell
Nat Sakimura has written a valuable post describing OpenID Connect in a nutshell. It shows by example how simple it is for relying parties to use basic OpenID Connect functionality. If you’re involved in OpenID Connect in any way, or are considering ...
Digital City Mechanics 2012-01-24 19:56:41
Here’s the pitch Marc Canter gave in Kansas City recently for the Gigabit Challenge. A Microsoft guy (writing for Silicon Prairie News) thought Marc was the best!
Digital City Mechanics, Gigabit Challenge Finale from Curt McMillan on Vimeo.
Surf’s up! Look north
According to this… … the Aurora is on. The Kp Index has hit 5, and a geomagnetic storm is on. Here’s today’s SpaceWeather on the matter. Follow the links there. Bear in mind that the aurora are curtains of light up to a thousand miles high. So if the auroral oval is pushed down over...
2025 in 2012
Marcel Bullinga is a Dutch futurist and author of Welcome to the Future Cloud. Today I got pointed on Twitter to a Q&A with Bullinga by Aaron Saenz at SingularityHub. Interesting stuff. An excerpt: SH: Welcome to the Future Cloud seems to be very supportive of intellectual property (IP) rights and digital rights managements (DRM). Are...
PR’s problems, 20 years later
I was near the end of my career as a PR guy when I wrote the essay below for the January 1992 issue of Upside. Since then Upside has been erased. Some bits of it still persist on the Internet Archive, but nothing before 1996. But I did save my own draft of the piece, and put it up...
