Monthly Archives: September 2008

Is Anything Off the Record?

By Mark Evans | Published: September 30, 2008
A little while ago, I was quoted in a blog post following an e-mail exchange. At first, I was a little surprised because the exchange wasn’t an interview or a Q&A. But then I realized that I was talking to a blogger, and the rules of engagement are different. In the blogosphere, pretty much everything is [...]
Posted in Blogs, Media | 14 Comments

Tumbling off the Apple Cart?

By Mark Evans | Published: September 29, 2008
With the U.S. economy in “crisis” (Geoge Bush’s description, not mine), it comes as no surprise that everyone’s looking for victims. The freshest specimen seems to be Apple, which has been riding high for the past four years on the aura of Steve Jobs, robust sales of iPods and Macs and the mainstream embrace of Apple [...]
Posted in Apple/iPod | 1 Comment

So, What’s In it For Me?

By Mark Evans | Published: September 27, 2008
Update: The irrepressible Jason Calacanis has proclaimed that “50% to 80% of the venture-backed startups currently operating will shut down or go on life-support (i.e. 3-4 folks working on them) within the next 18 months”. Matthew Ingram boils down Calacanis’ key messages. Anyway, back to our original programming, which is focused on an important element that [...]
Posted in Web 2.0 | 5 Comments

Firefox 3.0.2 – Evil!

By Mark Evans | Published: September 26, 2008
It looks like the latest version of Firefox (3.0.2) may not be ready for prime time. Lots of complaints that extensions that aren’t compatible and disappearing bookmarks. You figure Firefox would be at its best behavior now that Chrome’s on the scene and looking for any chance possible to lure Firefox users over to the dark [...]
Posted in Browsers | 2 Comments

Are Political Lawn Signs an Anachronism?

By Mark Evans | Published: September 26, 2008
As some of your may know, there’s another election happening in North America other than Obama vs. McCain. In Canada, Stephen Harper is looking to turn a minority government into a majority so he can do all kinds of wonderful things to Canada (e.g. new, restricted copyright laws) with far less hassle. In any event, one [...]
Posted in Media | 6 Comments

Five Questions with….SoftShell

By Mark Evans | Published: September 26, 2008
My mother is a Luddite with a capital “L”. But the reality is she’s pretty typical of the 60+ demographic that find computers far from user-friendly. What’s interesting is that for all the hype about Web 2.0, meeting the computing and Web needs of a huge population hasn’t received nearly as much love or attention. London, Ont.-based [...]
Posted in Five Questions With..., Software, Venture Capital | 3 Comments
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