November 14, 2004
A demolition contractor, hired by the University of Iowa as part of the renovation of Kinnick Stadium, is auctioning off the massive scoreboard and JumboTron on eBay. Bidding starts at $10,000 (no bids yet), controls are included, but the purchaser is responsible for dismantling the shipping....
November 11, 2004
The MX Europe site (http://mxeurope.org/) posted this message today: "Regretfully, due to unforeseen problems securing sponsorship, the MX Europe 2005 conference has been cancelled, and therefore postponed until further notice. We thank everyone who showed support for their efforts and hope to be...
November 11, 2004
I have long been a fan of cyScape's BrowserHawk, a simple and focused utility that does one thing and does it well, reporting browser capabilities (browser, version, operating system, version of Flash installed, cookies enabled or not, and more), over 100 properties in all. To see what BrowserHawk...
November 11, 2004
PC Magazine has a review of the new Motorola RAZR V3 at http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1712386,00.asp. The reviewer likes the device, but states "Software-wise, the RAZR is basically a Motorola V505, which is a pretty good thing". Pretty good thing? I beg to differ, and if it really is the...
November 10, 2004
Cingular has the new Motorola RAZR V3 for $500 (see http://www.cingular.com/razr/). I am not a Motorola cell phone fan, but this device may be worth a look at. It is quad-band, has Bluetooth support, and is incredibly sleek looking. I'm going to reserve final judgment until I see the software, I...
November 10, 2004
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November 9, 2004
I am about to head to the airport to fly home. MAX 2004 Greater China in Taipei was quite an experience, over 600 attendees, 5 tracks, dozens of sessions, press interviews, way too many photo shoots (both formal and spontaneous), and some of the most friendly people I have met anywhere. This was a...
November 8, 2004
I am in one of the session rooms at the Westin Taipei, on floor B3 (as in the 3rd level basement) and on my cell phone. The phone shows 5 bars, and the reception and call quality is better in this subterranean hall than just about anywhere in the US. I was even on a call that started in my room on...
November 7, 2004
I went to bed at about 1:00 am local time, slept on and off for a few hours, then got bored and got up at about 5:00 am. I'm going to need lots of caffeine today. I just finished my keynote segments in the opening session of MAX here in Taipei. Kenneth Lau, Greater China Country Manager, made...
November 7, 2004
I am sitting in my hotel room, and the building just started shaking, well, more like rocking to and fro. At first I thought that I was just tired and imagining it, but nope, this is real, it's an earthquake. Nothing on the news here yet, well, nothing that I can understand. A quake hit Japan (1000...