Highspeed internet access everywhere in Canada! [from Environmental Scan]
I was thinking about this while I was writing my previous post about broadband increasing with telecommuting. Another interesting note is that Anik-F2 is sup...
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Article Archive (2004–2016)
A collection of 270+ historical articles covering early tech, blogging, WordPress, and digital culture.
Is e-mail broken?
John Dvorak has written a very interesting opinion piece making the statement that e-mail is broken. I don't agree, since e-mail seems to work just fine, wit...
Online Dispute Resolution & Groove
Interesting post. I had heard about this earlier. Groove is an interesting choice for this. I think, really, any decent web-based collaboration tool, could'v...
Other ways to post to your blog: Offline editors
Sometimes you have an epiphany that you'd like to post to your blog, but maybe you're on the bus, or ferry, or some other place where you're not connected to...
Telecommuting to drive broadband in the US
From eMarketer: > July 20, 2004 > In-Stat/MDR says that about one-third of the US workforce will telecommute at least part-time in 2004, helping to drive bro...
Three Secrets of No-Pressure Blogging
It's amazing how sometimes a post comes at just the right time. Amy Gahran in replying to the Wired article has suscintly and clearly given the three secrets...
Business Blogging: Fad or the Future?<br>Larix Consulting Newsletter, July 2004
Blogging Renaissance Blogs are experiencing a renaissance lately. If you're not familiar with blogs here's the short explanation. Blogs (short for weblogs) w...
From Robin Good: Review of BlogCatalog
Robin Good has done a quick review of a new blog directory called BlogCatalog. The directory is in its early days, but I'll be submitting this blog as soon a...
Lookout update
On Thursday, while watching CSI, I wrote about MS buying Lookout Software and that I downloaded the application to try. Now to be honest I haven't had the ne...
Political blogs, the new grassroots tool?
Blogs have reached the pont where, like e-mail and websites before them, they are a powerful tool for moblizing people in grassroots campaigns. Is this becau...
Should you have a non-Western back up host?
Robin Good posted this interesting discussion on looking for a non-Western bloc hosting provider (therefore non-American, Canadian, or European, I gather). I...
Creator of the web turns knight
Creator of the web turns knight Sir Tim! If there is one man in this world who has changed it so much in so little time (only ten years!), Tim Berners-Lee is...
Feed Readers: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been
Feed Readers: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been Amy's article isn't compelling for her reviews of different feed readers, it's compelling because it talks...
Idea Analysis and the Parabolic Weenie Roaster
This is an odd sort of post for this blog, but it is a good read. Think about how you develop ideas. How do they get going? How many are all set on the drawi...
IM giants drop some barriers to peace
This is news! This is an amazing step for corporate users to be able to use one client to access all their friends and contacts. While this could be looked o...