Archive for July, 2008
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008One of the most puzzling aspects of Bell Canada’s announcement earlier this week it was slashing 2,500 management jobs was that some analysts seemed surprised.
In the wake of a leveraged buy-out that has left with more than $30-billion of debt, the company needs to be aggressive to boost cash flow. A key part will [...]
First Impressions; Tough Critics
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008For anyone involved in an online startup, the launch of Cuil earlier this week offered some good insight about the ins and outs of officially unveiling a new service.
While lots of media and blog coverage is the ultimate goal to gain attention and users, a far more important issue is making a good first impression [...]
Tangible vs. Digital
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Even though Cottage Country is going digital with the sad but staedy penetration of high-speed Internet access and satellite TV, it is still pretty much an analog world.
If you look around many cottages, you’ll see tangible, non-digital things such as books, magazines, newspapers, a TV that, if you’re lucky pulls in the CBC, and a [...]
Everyone Loves a Google-Killer
Monday, July 28th, 2008Cuil may not be cool - or that stable - but it has certainly caught the attention of the blogosphere.
Who knows if Cuil will become a viable and popular alternative to Google but there’s no doubt people are fascinated with a well-financed search player looking to take on Google. If it’s not Cuil getting people [...]
Let’s Share a Little
Friday, July 25th, 2008While I’ve been able to find Wi-Fi in Bayfield, Ont. (mystery solved!), a comment that resonated was whether there’s a way to share a little bit of your Internet access with people who want to check e-mail and check out a few sites.
Everyone is seemingly terrified about leaving their Wi-Fi networks wide open amid concerns [...]
A Personalized/Customized Browser
Thursday, July 24th, 2008For whatever reason, I’m fascinated with Flock.
Perhaps it has to do with the tremendous amount of hype Flock received before launching a couple of years ago. Its unveiling was a disaster with an alpha that should probably never have seen the light of day. For all intents and purposes, Flock should have been dead in [...]
Life on the Other Side of the Digital Coin
Thursday, July 24th, 2008So, my hunt for Wi-Fi in Bayfield, Ont. was finally successful as the public library offers free access.
What’s interesting is the library seems to be the place in town where most people go to get online. With a large retirement community that only needs occasional access to the Web, the library’s computer and its Linksys [...]
Let’s Focus, People
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008There was a story in the Toronto Star earlier this week about how 100 drivers a day fail to stop behind the open doors of a streetcar, putting them at risk of hitting a disembarking passenger.
So what’s one the big reasons for the failure to stop?
Cell phones. Yup, drivers are so busy yacking away that [...]
The Death of Free Wi-Fi
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008It used to be that jumping on a free Wi-Fi network to check e-mail or do some casual Web browsing was easy. Most people didn’t lock down their networks because they were happy to share and/or they didn’t know how to do lock down their networks. Few people abused the privilege, and it was [...]
New Facebook: Does it Matter?
Monday, July 21st, 2008Hey look, Facebook has a new look - sort of like adding a new coat of paint after seeing what the neighbours (aka Friendster) are doing.
There’s nothing wrong with spiffing up the place but is it going to make much of a difference? I mean, Facebook is now what it is - an interesting service [...]