Month: May 2004

This is more than a bit ironic, and just a tad embarassing. But it’s a good story, so I’ll share it. Last year, I posted about the ABCs of personal knowledge management, in which I linked to thought?horizon’s review of David Allen’s Getting Things Done. But here’s the thing: I completely forgot about this post.…

If you own a PC and are all excited about Gmail, here’s a little tip: Bloomba. Fast searching of all messages? Check. (I can search 20,000+ messages and all attachments in my datastore in less than one second.) Unlimited storage? Check. (Gmail only (!) gives you a gigabyte.) Searches attachments? Check. (Gmail doesn’t.) Clean UI?…

Be sure to read David Weinberger’s reports from Massachusetts. Of the legalization of gay marriage in his home state of Massachusetts, he writes: What other freedoms might we grant? What other ways might we find to accept love? [Joho the Blog] The whole post is worth reading. For me, it was listening to the NPR…

Remember how addicted to their Blackberries Congress became? Now it seems as if iPods may be the next “It” gadget on The Hill: Testifying at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the legislation he and Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., introduced last year, Doolittle gave a vigorous pitch for changes opposed by the two…

Here I was, thinking this story in this week’s The Onion was a parody. Turns out it was just prescient. Of course, it’s not the first time The Onion has predicted the future when it comes to politics. (Note: that link takes you to an actual article in the The Onion, authored the week of…

Well, I don’t really care about the massive licensing debate that’s raging in the blogosphere. This is sophisticated software, and it’s worth paying for. End of story. If you want free software, try Blogger. If you want low-cost blogging software, TypePad is fine. Movable Type is a robust content management system that rivals sophisticated CMS…

Just a quick test of Movable Type 3.0. If anything looks funky, let me know.

Zephyr Teachout (formerly of the Dean campaign) is running the Blog for Victory, part of “Americans Coming Together”, a massive voter registration effort. I liked this story, about a challenge to register more voters. Whatever it takes. Of course, getting people registered is only the first step. Getting them to the polls is the big…

Trip back on the City of New Orleans was just as pleasant as the trip down to New Orleans — really a fantastic way to travel. Cell coverage (especially GSM) and WiFi (is there such a thing as “war railing”?!) were non-existent, so the train ride really was a relaxing, disconnected adventure. Interestingly, just outside…

Just a quick update — the train trip was a blast. 19 hours door to door, and we even got some sleep! More news later…