The Business Section of the NY Times for Thursday, October 5, 2007, was notable for containing two articles that are of great interest to the open-source community.
I have written about the first, Larry Magid’s article The Next Leap for Linux in my recent posts Larry Magid: The Next Leap for Linux and Why Ubuntu? The [...]
Daily Archives: October 5th, 2007
David Pogue: Laptop With a Mission Widens Its Audience
October 5, 2007 – 23:33
Twit Dave Endorses Twitter
October 5, 2007 – 16:23
After only a few hours on twitter I recommend that you take it for a spin.
To wit, give it a go, fellow twits.
It’s fun, it’s a way to start and nourish relationships, and if you can throttle the twit messages to the appropriate volume, it’s a fun companion for those of us who work at [...]
TWWP Movin’ Out
October 5, 2007 – 11:04
Billy Joel, composer of Movin’ Out, ends his song with
It seems such a waste of time
If that’s what it’s all about
If that’s movin’ up then I’m movin’ out
You should never argue with a crazy mind
You oughta know by now [1]
You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime
Is that all you get for your money? [2]
It [...]
Financial Times Will Allow More Free Access to Web Site
October 5, 2007 – 09:33
Courtesy of the Gray Lady, I see that the Financial Times has come to the same conclusion as the NY Times: providing free access to web content can help grow your business.
The article says in part:
The shift, part of what Mr. Ridding described as a broad overhaul of FT.com that will be phased in [...]
Hacking Craig’s List And The New York Times
October 5, 2007 – 08:43
I picked up my copy of the NY Times for Friday, October 5, early this morning down at the bottom of my driveway. After I took it out of its blue plastic sleeve I noticed one headline that I realized merited a blog post, Guilty Plea Stands, but Craig Won’t Quit Senate.
The printed copy [...]
links for 2007-10-05
October 5, 2007 – 01:18
ABC News: Aye!-Tunes: File Sharer Must Pay $222,000 to Record Companies
One of the dumbest business models ever — sue the mother of two of your future customers, make sure Mom won’t be able to afford to send them to college.
What bedtime stories do you think those mommies will tell now — Mommie and the [...]
Philling Up In Philly With Philly Phood And Philly Phroth
October 5, 2007 – 00:02
[I should have titled this "Philling Up In Philly With Philly Phood And Philly Phroth While Phillies Phans And The Philly Phanatic Phrenetially Phoam At The Mouth," but rushed this post into print too frenetically.]
My wife and I recently visited Philadelphia to see out youngest daughter. We were there almost exactly twenty-four hours, arriving late [...]
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