Month: January 2005

WOW — talk about a great tweak… ForeverGeek live up to their name with these easy instructions for speeding up the Firefox browser, but only (as explained in the comments) if you have a fast computer and a broadband connection. Thanks to David Terrell for the link. [Paul Boutin]

Ross wrote the other day: If you are reading this, you are probably an early adopter. So when the holidays come around you spend time with your family doing In-law IT. Yes, and yes. None of my immediate family owns a Mac (Ross’s suggestion to make life easier for us tech supporters was to get…

After being a big fan of Sharpreader (for reasons noted here), I’ve gone in search of a new aggregator to read my RSS feeds. Sharpreader’s performance had degraded recently, causing my computer to slow down while it processed my list of subscriptions. I tried contacting the author, but as Jack noted recently, development for Sharpreader seems…

Dennis Kennedy announces Jim Calloway’s new blog, definitely one worth watching: I learned today that Jim Calloway’s Law Practice Tips blog has made its official debut. What a great way to launch the year of 2005 in legal blogging. As you may know, Jim, among other things, is the chair of ABA TECHSHOW 2005, the…

Denise on the AT&T/Cingular merger: My AT&T/Cingular “Reception to Follow Immediately” “invitation“ was waiting in my office mail this morning. The Seattle PI Insider: “MAY THEY LIVE AND BE WELL, but better they should have spent the money on spectrum.” [Bag and Baggage] I shared my thoughts on this merger a few weeks ago; so…

Interesting take on branding: Craigslist has an unconventional approach to investing in its ‘brand’: it doesn’t do anything.  “We never even use that word internally,” Mr. Buckmaster [Craigslist’s CEO] said.  “We do zero advertising.  We don’t have a logo.  Now we’re told that we have the strongest brand ever for a company our size.” from…