Tim O'Reilly highlighted the Blackboard patent dispute yesterday, and has this comment: It's a great example of someone using clear and ordinary language to...
I'm just experimenting with Writely and have uploaded two recent speeches in OpenDocument format to it. You can take a look - there's Freedom to Leave , about...
I see Amazon US has launched Amazon Unbox Video , a video sale and rental system. I'd like to try it, but they don't want my business. Despite the fact I have...
[http://astore.amazon.com/claritysystems] Just to prove I don't completely hate Amazon, I've just set up a new online store page to try their AStore service....
I expect I am just behind the times, but I just discovered Lizz Wright and now have her album "Dreaming Wide Awake" [ Amazon US | iTunes US | Amazon UK ] on...
Some verminous low-life in Michigan used my domain as the from-address of a spamcast today. The result has been my server has been receiving continuous bounce...
Key West Sunset I'm not sure if it's really a milestone, but it feels rather like it on this sunny Sunday. My Key West sunset photo just got its 100th...
The BBC has it all: Only in China: Beijing's Penis Emporium Only in America: Genetically modified hypoallergenic kittens on sale Nothing else much important...
[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0807068969/claritysystems] I've actually had a book-full month of late. I just finished reading "Thirst" [ UK | US ] ,...
[http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump3?catId=400043&mediaId=26800663] This week I have been using a piece of magic, the Royal Mail postage printing service...
Radiance I missed out on visiting Mono Lake this year, but yesterday I made up for it with a bullet-speed tour of Zion and Bryce national parks and a great...
I got a free copy of Closer by Beady Belle from iTunes a long while back, and I've finally been coaxed by Last.FM to check out other stuff by this Norwegian...
My Pipex DSL service failed around midnight last night. Pipex are quoting me six days to get it resolved. Can anyone recommend a DSL servcie provider in the UK...
Funny ... I was reading a short in Strategy+Business yesterday on international competition (competition of national economies) talking about how connectivity...
Still on dial-up. Pipex has managed to move the ticket around internally but they seem no closer to actually getting someone at my local exchange to recycle...
Still down. Pipex may actually have taken a look at something today - James at the Pipex call-centre sees evidence of activity. But still no DSL service. Seems...
Pipex continues to fumble the ball, and it turns out they have not been honest with me. I just got off the phone with (the patient and helpful) Ben and then...
Is there any reason why a company with such blatant and shoddy (dis-)regard for its customers will still be financially viable in a fortnight? Or does a lack...
I'm delighted to say DSL service is now working again. I'd like to find out what Pipex did but their call centre closes early on Saturday. I'll try to find out...
Because they have great marketing, and great marketing is what wins in todays economy. Forget the product, its all about the glitz. FYI pipex are one of the...
Still no DSL. Pipex say that some engineers somewhere did some remote tests at 10 am today (yes, they didn't call me) - apparently someone did some on site...
Ah, can you spell Comcast? Their attitude and behavior here unfortunately mirrors Simon's report. At both companies it quick clear that "customer service" is...
I'm sorry to hear about your hassle but, just in case it makes you feel less lonely, this is pretty much a carbon copy of my experience with Southwestern Bell...
In the 6 years or so that I've had Time Warner cable, I've had very few problems. The longest I can recall being off-line was a couple of days when ice storms...
Tonight there is no moonlight - 'New Moon' means no moon. And you are far away. I don't know how we'd fill the night - there's only so much talk, only so many...
When I was in Half Moon Bay just before Christmas, I went to my favourite bookshop (Coastside Books, who as far as I can tell have no web site - they are a few...
[http://astore.amazon.com/claritysystems/] I set up an Amazon AStore in the Autumn just to see what was involved and thought nothing more of it. I linked to it...
[http://astore.amazon.com/webmink-20] I decided that my old book-list page on Webmink was looking a bit freyed around the edges, so I have been meaning to...
[http://www.avaaz.org/en/iraq_campaign_jan_2007/] I'm generally a supporter of MoveOn.org, so when they endorse something I listen. I also believe that...
I find Amazon something of a paradox. They have some very innovative thinking in their retail business, and I find the "associates" scheme very effective (I am...
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