I complete agree with Steve Gillmor on this. Yes, GMail is a little creepy. Ads next to your e-mail can be off putting. But the technology and simplicity is revolutionary. There are a few other products I've heard of trying to do this. Zoe, X1, and Six Degrees all offer tools like this. I think…

I had heard about blogging a couple of years ago. Tried it out a year ago, and now I'm doing (obviously), a good amount of blogging and have an RSS/webfeed/ATOM feed for this blog. This series of articles is probably the best primer I've read on the whys, hows, and where nexts of RSS. What…

This is a great, simple explanation of what are the critical parts of both good collaborative teams and choosing a good application. I try lots of them. My current favorite is Shinkuro. Still in beta, but a nice, simple, multi-plaform application that is definately worth the download. Application Sharing Is Not Enough – Computerworld

Okay, I'll admit it. When I launched my website a year or so ago, I just put my address in a mailto link. Yep, I knew I was going to eventually get spam. But I liked the simplicity of a mailto link and didn't know about doing a Javascript-based hiding trick or this great site….

I really like this piece of commentary. I can't live without IM. I IM with my coworkers 40 nautical miles across the Straight of Georgia in Vancouver and my wife maybe 20 feet up in her office in the house. It's fast easy and can be simpler than a phone call or e-mail. But…some folks…

A very interesting comparison. Bottom line…if you research for a living the Internet is a powerful tool, but should be just one tool in your arsenal. Guardian Unlimited | Online | On your marks, get set, search …