Archive for April, 2007

Who needs google

Who needs google
call me stupid if you want but I have been using del.icio.us for a while and never bothered to use the search function.
Today I was googling away trying to get a site for handling remote cron jobs, after trying a few different word combos I got my results. Now it dawned on […]

Best stuff from Web 2.0 Expo

Best stuff from Web 2.0 Expo
Rafe Needleman, Josh Lowensohn, and Erica Ogg rated their five most favorite things for CNET, from the Web 2.0 Expo.
I’d add to their lists “Zude” which will be out in early May. It’s a Web service, sort of like MySpace, but that goes way beyond. You can drag and drop […]

Web 2.0 Show - Lala - Episode 32

Web 2.0 Show - Lala - Episode 32
We finally have the long lost episode we have promised forever! Chris and I sat down to chat about a ton of differnt things, then I followed up with an interview of Bill Nguyen from Lala. Bill and I chatted about Lala, taking funding, and purchasing […]

Beta Testers Needed for LessAccounting.com

Beta Testers Needed for LessAccounting.com
LessAccounting is looking for beta testers for their new online accounting app. It’s a less software approach to accounting. If you’re looking for a simpler approach than Quickbooks or Peachtree, please go signup at their web site and help them out.

“User” Generated Content and YouTube
YouTube has been getting a lot of […]

Web 2.0 Show - Episode 29 - Zooomr

Web 2.0 Show - Episode 29 - Zooomr
Sorry about the delay, loyal listeners. I deliver to you a show recorded while at the Future of Web Apps Conference. Chris and I were able to sit down with a fascinating gentleman named Kristopher Tate. The podcast details some of the stuff he has […]

Web 2.0 Software Models Evolve as the Conference Season Begins in Earnest

Web 2.0 Software Models Evolve as the Conference Season Begins in Earnest

I'm here in New York City this morning at the start of the AjaxWorld Conference and Expo which I'm the technical chair for this year.  We expect it will be a exciting event that will bring the very latest developments in Rich User […]

I?m writing for Fast Company magazine

I?m writing for Fast Company magazine
I just learned that I’m a new columnist for Fast Company magazine where I’ll write a monthly piece, about 700 words. Still don’t know what the title will be, but we’re thinking “Naked Conversations.”
My first column will probably mirror my new speech I’m working on, titled “Living in a Google […]

Web 2.0 Show - Episode 28 - Ze Frank

Web 2.0 Show - Episode 28 - Ze Frank
Despite Apple’s best efforts to thwart getting this show out, Chris and I sat down with Ze Frank and chatted about his project The Show. Hilarity ensued. Show notes will follow once Chris gets off his lazy butt :).

Special note – We are attending the […]

Web 2.0 Show - Episode 31 - Chris Matthieu

Web 2.0 Show - Episode 31 - Chris Matthieu

The Drunken Chicken Dance Show
Chris Matthieu from Numly
Numly – “Next generation copyright company”
Fallacy of the poor man’s copyright
Poor_man’s_copyright
Wordpress plugin for numly
esbn
Copyrighting code, images, and instant messages
Formerly ESBN.org
Tracking digital file rights
Docly – Write, Publish, Share, and Sell your
documents online
Tagly – Tag real-world items for identification
purposes
Tably – Web […]

Seven Things Every Software Project Needs to Know About Ajax

Seven Things Every Software Project Needs to Know About Ajax

It's been approximately 18 months since Jesse James Garrett fatefully coined the term that would go on to nearly reinvent the face of Web development.  A lot has happened in the last year and a half, including the Web 2.0 phenomenon getting into high […]