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Keep the dog out of the spam!

June 25th, 2007 1 comment
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Well you might find this spam funny (if you weren't a dog!!!) Hello my friend! I am ready to kill myself and eat my dog, if medicine prices here (http://stopmatch.hk/) are bad. Look, the site and call me 1-800 if its wrong.. My dog and I are still alive :)

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Dell, Apple, & Coke: Buy the product, or buy the stock?

June 25th, 2007 2 comments
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Anil Dilawri posted an interesting analysis. His friend Brian bought an average Dell computer in the early 90s. He paid $3000. Had he bought 3K in Dell stock instead - he'd be sitting on a cool $2 million! I wondered about my poor little Powerbook duo I got in 1992. It also cost nearly $3000. ...

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Zip.ca plugs in WordPress

June 23rd, 2007 No comments
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I'm not sure if this is old news, but I just noticed that Zip.ca, the online DVD by mail rental site, has added a WordPress blog feature to their site. Of course, it's a stripped down and simplified WordPress blog. It's a pretty fluid integration of the feature. It's also nice ...

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It’s a hop and a SXIP to password freedom

June 22nd, 2007 1 comment
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Vancouver-based startup SXIP (pronounced Skip) filed a US patent application this week entitled Networked Identity Framework - In essence "a framework for networked identity management in a user-centric model by providing the ability for a user to delegate permissions to release identity information". In fact SXIP has been involved in the evolution ...

Ratings and Scores: The simplicity and the tyranny

June 21st, 2007 No comments
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People are addicted to scores. Sure - it takes the complexity of evaluation and boils it down to a single, easy to digest number. Bo Derek was a 10. I got an A+ in High School art class (and an F in Calculus!). The Jeep mileage is 13.5 litres per 100km, ...

VMware Fusion Slices Open Apple’s Mac OS X

June 21st, 2007 No comments
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VMware Fusion is currently in beta. It lets you run Linux, Solaris, or Windows on your Mac. I know, you're saying why would I ever want to run Windows? Well, I'm not sure, and haven't tried that yet, but I did try it out to run a WordPress JumpBox. A JumpBox is a virtual web server ...

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Bok’ing Right: Ottawa / NY startup shines at DemoCamp

June 20th, 2007 No comments
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This Monday's DemoCamp was inspiring - 6 demos = 6 outstanding performances. It was a perfect event to close the camp season for the summer. One of the demos was Bok. I know what you're thinking... "Bank of Oklahoma was at DemoCamp????" This is another Bok . It's a mobile app ...

Apple iPhone Flirts with Disruptive Innovation

June 20th, 2007 4 comments
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Disruptive technology or disruptive innovation are terms used when a technological innovation, product, or service eventually overturns the existing dominant technology. Examples include digital photography displacing film photography, DVDs replacing VHS tape and so on. Apple's iPhone should shake things up for not only mobile phones and PDAs, but also for the more common internet ...

Voice 2.0 Conference: 2007 edition

June 18th, 2007 No comments
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SM friend Ross McLeod has launched the 2007 edition of Voice 2.0 Beyond Telecom. Last year's event was an awesome success. I was thrilled to have been one of the keynote speakers on the "new user experience" alonside master guru, Bill Buxton. This year's themes promises that this is an event that shouldn't be missed: The ...