Brand Spankin’ New WordPress

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Wordpress released version 3.0 of the popular publishing platform today. I've already upgraded this blog to that version. You probably can't tell by looking at it, but it just feels better... Doesn't it? I've already benefitted from the bulk update option. That will be a real time-saver in the long-run. For a complete list of 3.0 features, visit the Wordpress Codex. … [Read more...]

What’s your social footprint?

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At my day job, we've been looking at mobilizing our people to get the most benefit from our social channels.  We've encouraged people to begin blogging internally and we promote particularly salient posts to the outside world.  Blogging started slowly, but it's picking up speed now as people begin to see the value in it and start to see that it's not just firm leadership … [Read more...]

Gray Powell = Red Herring?

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Is it just me, or has the rumor mill surrounding Monday's WWDC keynote by Mr. Jobs been strangely quiet? Perhaps I've just grown accustomed to expectations being frapped to a foam in the days and weeks preceding the distortion of the reality field. But, this time it seems quiet... Too quiet. When the Gizmodo story broke, I thought it was odd that a top-secret piece of … [Read more...]

Apple HTML5 Showcase

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Apple has added a showcase of HTML5 functionality on their site. It's a pretty impressive display. However, you're limited to Safari for viewing options. As HTML5 continues to get rolled out as a standard, creating rich web experiences will get a whole lot easier. I just hope that the uncomfortable period where you need to maintain two approaches (HTML5 and Old School) … [Read more...]

Back to the Apps

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A friend of mine is co-owner of an iPad. That's right, he shares it with a friend. While he doesn't have primary custody, he got naming rights and calls it "Paddington." Even though I called him a 12 year old girl, he offered to lend the iPad to me for a few days (after clearing it with Paddington's mom). As he handed it over to me, he said, "Without the internet, this … [Read more...]

Prediction: Facebook will sell you back your privacy

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Facebook today altered their privacy settings to tame what they called "something of a Frankenstein monster" of a privacy control panel. Facebook's claim is that the way new features had been added caused the number of privacy setting checkboxes to grow like weeds. That may be true. However, Facebook also leaned on a phenomenon regarding opt-in and opt-out behavior (first … [Read more...]