Tech Thoughts

We submitted iterasi as a Firefox add-on. A Mozilla editor checked us out and encouraged us to get more reviews. So far, 11 users have reviewed iterasi. That’s not a bad start. But we could use more! We’d love your review if you find iterasi useful. Thanks to the people who reviewed us already. My [...]

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One of the challenges we face in software startup-land is deciding what platform to develop to. This is not a small decision. What you develop on one platform is often a poor fit for others as each has its own capabilities and nuances that cause ports never to quite work as well as hoped. I [...]

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I’m reading a lot lately about offline browsers, the hybrid Web, etc. This ‘next big thing’ is going to make my life better, as apps will be portable and run the same whether connected or not, whether in a browser or not. So pardon me for questioning this exciting new world order. But why do [...]

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I surprised a Japanese camera man a few weeks ago with my Flip camera. Watch the video and you will see what I mean. The camera man from Hiroshima TV had a Sony HD that he carried on his shoulder. I had a Flip camera, which I carried in my pocket. I’m not sure what [...]

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From the question and answer session with Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer at D6: And next question … Max Levchin from Slide: Asks what the massive audiences Facebook and sites like it have built around Web-based entertainment means for Microsoft’s cloud-computing efforts. Gates notes that whoever succeeds in the cloud-computing office productivity arena must give [...]

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The votes are in… and the browser has won! Earlier in my start-up career I was convinced that the promise of Java + platform independent Web browsers represented the next step beyond PC dominance of the 90’s. Imagine a lightweight client that is massively connected and is just as home on a cell phone or [...]

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I had been a bit anxious about missing two days of work to attend Webvisions. Now I just wish more of the folks from the office had made it to this excellent event. Why? In terms of content, Webvisions stands up there with big time events like SXSW. That makes me very happy. We have [...]

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I stopped in to see CEO Pete Grillo this morning and started talking about the discussions about “noise,” that constant stream of media that pushes over you when you subscribe to services like FriendFeed and twitter. “Will you send me some of those links….please?” he said. Sure, sure. But I told him I would also [...]

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Lifestreaming is a word you hear coming up a lot these days in the world of social media. For the unfamiliar, lifestreaming is the concept of aggregating all your little bits of life into one online stream. (Hats off to Josh Caton of Read Write Web for the succinct definition.) For example, I primarily use [...]

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