Random Bits

First post on the new View from the Isle location!

I have certainly found this to be completely true. And it's not just Google, but all the search engines. Ironically my first big traffic boost and Google attention was about the iPod as well. Now has all this spidering helped my traffic, not really, but that's okay. In my mind, my stats are a proof…

David Hornik has a very interesting opinion piece on C|Net today that should come as almost no surprise to anyone who blogs. Even though I haven't been blogging long, I've already figured out that many blogs (and social networks) are about passion. People (myself included) are passionate about blogs and blogging and passionate people like…

Okay beyond the “Is it too late to apply for the fall semester” jokes, I think this is as important as computers, then laptops becoming deriguer on campus. I like the fact that Duke is giving them to the students, not requiring them to buy them. I was looking at Apple's site yesterday to read…

Update from today's Shared Spaces briefing… Today's highlights: Near-Time Flow 1.0.1; Macromedia Contribute 3 and the Web Publishing System; META Group on LCS 2005; Parlano and xtendx; Gordano GMS 10; Winfessor SoapBox Framework 1.9; BrokerTalk; Market readiness for collaborative workspaces; Near-Time is working towards the release of Version 1.0.1 of Near-Time Flow, its peer-to-peer collaborative…

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 supposed to be the largest satellite ever. I wonder if this service will be offered only to really rural areas, or also places like where I live. Many telcos haven't wired…

From eMarketer: July 20, 2004In-Stat/MDR says that about one-third of the US workforce will telecommute at least part-time in 2004, helping to drive broadband adoption. US companies are increasingly letting their employees work at home part-time and even full-time. Working from home, especially full-time, gives the employee the opportunity to stay closer to their family,…

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 to not getting burned out blogging: Post only when you have something significant to say. Accept no guilt trips. Set limits, especially on your own response reflex….

I guess I should log into my GMail account more often. GMail has added contact list import, signatures, and Safari support. I imported my contacts already (like 350ish), but haven't tried the signature yet. In truth, I don't use my GMail account often. But when I needed it on the road it sure came in…

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, with people you keep in contact with. What is broken is (or actually never really existed) is that e-mail wasn't designed to keep up or plan for changing e-mail…