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Truth in 140 characters.

Twitter is the new e-mail.  I don’t mean that it’s the new “killer app” or that it will replace more established modes of communication like talking or writing or texting, as I see it as a hybrid of email and IM.
No, Twitter is the new e-mail because of what it does to my psyche.  When [...]

Vox redux.

It looks like I have two more invitations to Vox, the new blog-thingy by Six Apart, the people who run the software that hosts something like 130 percent of all blogs that are never updated. Vox is currently in “preview,” which means there are a limited number of invites out there. Sort of [...]

Vox.

Since Andrew was so kind as to pass one along, I thought I’d share the karma.
I have two invitations to Vox, the new, but hopelessly redundant, blog/community by Six Apart, the folks who own LiveJournal and TypePad.
Email me if you want one. (Hint, my email addy is on the rationale page).
Mon propre page Vox.
Update (July [...]

A very real DRM issue.

I know, I know, on my little mission statement I indicated I would limit the amount of tech posts on this site. But I just had a frustrating time buying some music in such a way that I could actually listen to it that I had to post a rant.
I love iTunes. I [...]

Web 2.0.1 miscellaney (unlinked, cranky old man edition)

Has anyone managed to get Songbird to work?
Is anyone actually using Gather, which has been called Friendster for windy old people and also myspace for the over 30 set?
How many social bookmarking sites does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Answer: lightbulb joke screw
Am I the only one who is pissed off that [...]