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WordPress on a Stick
My first thought was why? Then I realized that there are a lot of things I could do with a WP install on little USB key.
Meet the Crawlers
Q and A with Ask, Google, Yahoo! and MSN search engineers from last week’s Search Engine Strategies conference. Interesting tidbit that Google isn’t parsing Flash […]

Cool Starbucks Advertising

As much as I loathe Starbucks, I was quite amused by their latest ‘branding campaign,’ or rather marketing stunt if you prefer.
“Today as I was crossing the Embarcadero I noticed that this gentleman had left his coffee on the roof of his car. Midway through the cross walk I turned and pointed at him and […]

Startup Mode

I have an idea. A new web application.
But I need some help from a couple people willing to pitch in sweat equity - this is a very barebones startup:
* Interface Designer (CSS & usability knowledge)
* Code Jockey (with strong database and XML knowledge)
I’m thinking this is destined for an AJAX implementation, but I’m open to […]

MS Office Is Going XML

A week or so ago, I mentioned a few items that I saw as part of the Future of Content Management. At the very least, I can say I was right on my expectations that XML usage would explode in the next couple of years. Microsoft announced today that XML will be standard in the […]

The End is Near for Fast Company

According to the New York Times, the end is near for Fast Company magazine.
WHEN the Meredith Corporation announced its purchase of Gruner & Jahr’s women’s magazines last Tuesday, Meredith said that Gruner’s business magazines, Fast Company and Inc., were not “material” to the sale. What that means is that two magazines that sold for more […]

SmallBusinessPoint.com - Redesigned

Mark Jensen, a friend of mine who I’d lost touch with until cleaning out my Bookmarks/Favorites file the other day, recently redesigned his SmallBusinessPoint.com site.
SmallBusinessPoint.com is essentially a guide to starting your own business with extreme focus on the business plan. Give it a look and tell him I sent ya’.