Author: Rick Klau
-
Changes coming to the weblog
I’m making this list as much for my own benefit (as I start implementing all of this), but there are a number of changes coming to tins (what is tins? More on that in a minute): I’ll be folding my Howard Dean blog into this one. My original intent with the separate blog was to…
-
Movable Type 2.65
I’ve upgraded this site to Movable Type 2.65, which addresses a couple vulnerabilities discovered in Movable Type. If you’re running MT, this is a simple but necessary upgrade. Shouldn’t take you more than 5 minutes. If you notice anything funky, let me know!
-
The base vs. the middle
Eric Alterman announces he’s through with politicians, but goes on to highlight a key issue for 2004: whether the election will be won among the party faithful or in a battle for the middle. In a dinner last month with bloggers Jonas, Phil and Josh, I mentioned that the question of electability boiled down to…
-
Two year anniversary
Hard for me to believe, but this marks the two year anniversary of my first blog post. Starting a blog was a direct result of a phone conversation with John Robb, and in the past two years I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some remarkable people. To those who continue to read, comment and share,…
-
Howard Dean house party in Naperville
Just occurred to me that I haven’t announced here that my wife and I are hosting a house party for Howard Dean on December 30, in Naperville, Illinois. Details are here. We’re expecting 40 – 50 people, and have already exceeded our goal (a couple contributions haven’t registered online yet, but we’re over the $1311…
-
Test post from w.bloggar
I’m trying out w.bloggar as a posting interface to this blog. It seems to be quite effective. Anyone else have experience using it in lieu of posting directly through your blog’s interface? Any comments to share?
-
Did your parents support McGovern?
A political reporter for a major national publication is writing a story about the Dean/McGovern comparison, and is trying to find current Dean supporters whose parents were McGovern supporters in 1972. If you fit this description and would like to speak with the reporter, e-mail me privately. And be sure to read my take from…
-
Announcing www.dupagefordean.org
I’m very proud to announce DuPage for Dean, a new website for the Dean community in DuPage County, Illinois. This is a Deanspace site, which is a customized version of Drupal tweaked by dozens of Dean volunteers around the country specifically for Dean volunteer communities at the local, state and national levels. After just a…
-
Social networking targets the enterprise
InfoWorld: Social networking targets the enterprise: December 15, 2003: By Ephraim Schwartz: Applications Law firm Honigman, Miller, Schwartz, and Cohn used Interface Software’s InterAction suite to land lucrative accounts, according to Cynthia Reaves, partner at the firm. “We use InterAction to strategize about how to approach a client and develop teams of people to approach…
-
Slate says I’m cool
… Well, not exactly anyway. But according to this article, I have all the makings of a cool guy: I get my music on my iPod, I drive a Volkswagen, and I own a Dyson. Who knew? Don’t know what a Dyson is? Then you just aren’t cool enough. (Oh, OK: just go visit their…