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I was devastated when I learned “I Want Sandy” was going the way of the carrier pigeon. This now-defunct site was the first and only calendar service that worked the way I wanted it to. Rael Dornfest, CEO of Values of n, Inc., was apparently hired by Twitter, which acquired I Want Sandy and Stikkit, then shut them down. (Acquisition seems to be a…

Listening to the panel at Inside PR recall their most embarrassing experiences, one popped into my mind. It wasn’t a PR gaffe, nor was it particularly embarrassing (at least, not to me), but it fits in the mold of the stories Terry, David, and Martin were sharing.

This goes back to about 1992. Remember, graphical web browsers had not yet been introduced and…

Apropos of nothing in particular, this video is amazingly cool. I want this for my office. When will I be able to buy it at Fry’s?

Note: This post is about Microsoft’s marketing shortcomings, not whether a Mac is better than a PC. Please, please, please…no pro-Mac/anti-Windows screeds; they’re beside the point.

A discussion on a recent episode of “This Week in Tech” struck a chord with me; I’ve been wondering the same thing myself for some time. the TWiT guys didn’t couch it in these terms, but this sums it up:

Why is Microsoft…

The multimedia display at the corner of 42nd St. and 8th Avenue in New York has been displaying this Windows error for a couple days. Makes you wonder if Apple paid for it as an ad.

It may seem like I’m piling on Steve Rubel. I’m not, really. I like the guy, admire him, respect him and often agree with him. But re-reading his post on the Pollara survey that shows people trust friends and family more tha A-list bloggers, a line he tossed off grabbed my attention; I’d glossed over it before.

This comes as more of the action…