Another Internet Explorer flaw found

On Monday I posted my initial thoughts about the new IM product InterComm from Five Across. If you haven't downloaded it (and I recommend you do) here is a good screen shot of it (from the Five Across website): The first thing I noticed was the nice UI. It's pretty intuitive and graphically appealing. The…

I've used Skype only once I think. The concept is good, the problem is that Skype becomes yet another IM-like tool. I feel that I can keep only so many apps like this running on my machine at one time. I have three apps like this running right now :Convoq ASAP, Chatango, and Miranda (for…

Blogging must be picking up steam if companies have started buying each other. My only hope is that a “Blog Bubble” (maybe a “Blubble”?) doesn't form then there will be all the hype and such that fueled the Dot Com bubble. Six Apart Blogs in EuropeWeblog tools vendor Six Apart has announced the acquisition of…

And I thought I was the only one who jumped when the phone rang thinking “What is that strange sound? Oh, the phone!” I definitely prefer e-mail and IM to phone calls. My wife and I IM between my and her home offices. The phone is great and I often “resort” to it when the…

I think Seltzer really missed the boat on this one. Yes the problem is that users don't update, but the update process is no walk in the park. Computers and OSes need to be more self-healing and the updates need to be able to be delivered in small enough chunks that dial-up users (who are…

How do you build more when you don’t think there is a place for more? I was chatting with Marshall Kirkpatrick about apps and what we’re up to. I think Marshall is a deity, demigod at least, of taking tons of data sources and doing amazing things. He and I probably consumed the same number of…