Author: Paul

  • Mark Jen … after all that

    I’ve posted a fair amount about Mark Jen and most of my comments have been about how it would have been far more prudent for him to have kept his more negative thoughts about Google to himself.  I have revisited his blog and I agree with Scoble and Jeremy Zawodny that Jen seems to be…

  • Bloggers Jobless

    CNN Money has posted an article about bloggers who have lost their jobs over their blogs.  There isn’t much new there as far as the bloggers who have been axed is concerned.  The article does take a peek into First Amendment issues, specifically freedom of expression, in the context of the workplace.  There have been…

  • Connected To All Things

    I found this on Moleskinerie and wasn’t able to locate the original blog it came from.  The link to the blog at the bottom of the post doesn’t appear to be valid anymore.  I think it is a wonderful reminder to me of how to remember my connection to all things in this Universe: Should…

  • Immortality Soon!

    Ray Kurzweil, a brilliant inventor in Massachusetts, believes that in the next 20 years human beings will have the technology to allow them to become immortal.  IOL reported as follows: Massachusetts – As part of his daily routine, Ray Kurzweil ingests 250 supplements, eight to 10 glasses of alkaline water and 10 cups of green…

  • Apple PowerBook G4 Bliss

    I know this is old news already in Internet terms but Apple has a new PowerBook G4 range out and this range is even sexier than the last one, basically because it is new and has a couple sexy features.  Some of these new features include a trackpad with scrolling capability as well as Apple’s…

  • Business Blogging Basic Resources

    I was browsing Debbie Weil’s blog and came across this link to a page titled Business Blogging Basic Resources on "Duct Tape Marketing, a site aimed at small business.  This is a page work bookmarking.  It has a host of info on different blogging services, advertising options (AdSense and BlogAds to name two), search engines…

  • Tips for Consultants

    I came across this list of consulting tips on "the [non]billable hour" which lead me to the original post by a guy known as ‘Joe’ on Google Groups.  The original post made for really interesting reading and came at just the right time for me (as things often do) as I was considering handling some…

  • Mardi Gras

    I have been fascinated by Mardi Gras since I found out about the practice of flashing guys for beads.  It turns out that the Mardi Gras in New Orleans isn’t quite the most explicit one around.  Rather the Mardi Gras in Rio is the place to be if you are looking for bare chested women…