I’m not a huge fan of defining process for writing because I believe that once you start defining a writing process, you create unnecessary barriers for your writing. For example, I’m certain that I am incapable of writing well when I’m drunk. Why is this? Well, back in college, I got hammered on a case… more
I used the word “bitsifter” in a recent article. It’s a term the Dad coined in the middle of the 90’s to describe the process by which we were handling the flood of bits that were increasingly heading in our direction. I liked the name so much that I registered the domain name back in… more
In this article, I start tackling the idea of replacing status reports with some mutant combination of emerging social software tools. My two requirements for this next version of a Status Report were: Makes it easy/attractive for larger organizations to share their information Provides a facility to publish scheduled structured reports to executive-types These requirements… more
At a start-up, there are two organizational inflection points which drastically change communication within the organization. The first change occurs around fifty or so people — this is the moment when, if you’re an early employee, that you first see someone in he hallway that you do not recognize. This is troubling to you because,… more
The rapid evolution and adoption of the MTBlacklist plug-in is a surprise to no one. Comments have been sitting there with scads of exploit potential the moment the first decent looking woman (who could type AND owned a digital camera) discovered the wonders of LiveJournal. The MTBlacklist plug-in strikes me as a very good solution… more
There are certain hazards in running a weblog. There’s the GOSH I DIDN’T KNOW MY MOM WAS READING moment. There’s the JESUS YOU MEAN I HAVE TO TEST MY LAYOUT ON MULTIPLE BROWSERS weekend. Then, there’s the I AM TURNING COMMENTS FOREVER AND EVER realization. In order, my advice for each situation is as follows:… more
… to the new server and domain. I moved here a little earlier than expected, so some links and whatNot are broken. In particular, the archiving system has been completely rearchitected for OPTIMAL FUTURE LINKABILITY. Unfortunately, this means old links may be broken. PROGRESS HURTS. HOLLER IF YOU SEE THIS. If you had not already… more
There will be some inane debate regarding the Typepad Feature List and what FEATURE X is in PLUS PACKGE while FEATURE Y is in PRO PACKAGE. Fact of the matter is, there are, at least, two features in all of the packages which make the Typepad service superior to anything I’ve tried. Speed. I’ve got… more
My current favorite for the Democratic nomination, Governor Howard Dean, is guest weblogging over at Lawrence Lessig’s weblog for the week. Go over and read Dean’s first entry if you have a moment. Dean’s comments are interesting and relevant in the context of Lessig’s weblog, they are also further proof that weblogs are net_people. Read… more
I’ve been apt to rip on bookmarks because, well, they suck. Browser makers, for some odd reason, have decided to mostly ignore bookmarks as a means of organizing information. Thankfully, bookmarks are quickly becoming irrelevant because bookmarks are being replaced… by people. (Note: If you’ve no idea what NetNewsWire or RSS Readers are, please read… more
