Move Over Angry Birds, It’s The Minecraft Coming Out Party

November 18, 2011

Angry Birds? That’s so 2010. The hot game you might not have heard of yet, but chances are your kids know, is Minecraft. And 5,000 Minecrafters have descended upon Las Vegas for MineCon, the first-ever event for Minecraft. During today’s keynote, Markus Persson — Notch — the creator of Minecraft officially took Minecraft out of beta status. [...]

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Outlook 2010 PC? It’s iCloud Or Google Calendar Sync, Not Both – And Outlook 2011 Mac Gets No Love

October 12, 2011

I live a complicated Calendar life. I keep my schedule in Outlook 2010 on my PC, which syncs to the cloud through Google Calendar but can’t talk to Outlook 2011 on my Mac, which I use for travel. Can Apple’s new iCloud save me? Let’s talk platforms. iCloud & Outlook 2010 For PC iCloud is [...]

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Crazy Carriers: Why It’s Cheaper To Cancel AT&T & Jump To Verizon For The iPhone 4S

October 7, 2011

Here’s irony. My contract with AT&T, despite the increased cancellation fee added last year, is doing little to keep me from jumping ship to Verizon. As it turns out, it’s cheaper to leave AT&T than stay. And AT&T doesn’t seem to care, which doesn’t bode well for their bottom line. No Upgrade Pricing For You! [...]

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iPhone 4S: Even Unlocked, You Won’t Be Network Swapping This Phone

October 6, 2011

The iPhone 4S decisions looms. But can I buy an unlocked iPhone and swap it as I like? Nope. In fact, buy an iPhone 4S on Verizon or Sprint, and you can’t easily use that later with AT&T, it seems. You might not be able to use it between Verizon and Sprint, either. Two key [...]

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Yes, Virginia, There Is An iPhone 5

October 4, 2011

Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say they heard on Twitter that there is no iPhone 5. Please tell me the truth; is there an iPhone 5? Virginia, your little Twitter friends are wrong. They have been affected by skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except what they can [...]

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Amazon Welcomes Back Its California Affiliates

October 3, 2011

Oh, so now you love me, Amazon? After dropping its affiliates as sacrificial pawns in its game with California over paying sales tax, Amazon won a one-year reprieve — and now it wants its pawns like me back. Welcome Back Here’s the email I just received: As you may have heard, California Governor Jerry Brown has [...]

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They Do Grow Up Fast

September 27, 2011

I heard the boys playing downstairs the other day, as I lay in bed, waking up on a Saturday morning. And it really came home to me more than ever. The times I’ll hear them both playing as kids, as they were, are becoming fewer and fewer. doing Parents I’ve known over the years, those [...]

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Why TechCrunch Won’t Just Go Poof, Though Eventually, It Might Decline

September 16, 2011

TechCrunch has lost its first writer, Paul Carr announcing his departure following Mike Arrington heading off. Let the echo chamber echo! The death of TechCrunch! No. Harmful to TechCrunch? Maybe. Publications don’t just go poof. Believe me. I know. I’ve resigned, restarted, been there & done that. Watching Mike struggle with the loss of his [...]

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Lessons & Thoughts On My Five Year Anniversary Of Starting A New Business

September 2, 2011

Five years ago, I found myself heading down an unexpected path, starting a new business to carry on the work I had been doing writing and speaking about search engines and search marketing. On this anniversary, a few thoughts on life along the way. My First Founder’s Story For those unfamiliar, I’ve been covering search [...]

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Deconstructing How The White House Blogged Nothing About The New Piracy Agreement

July 7, 2011

The White House decided a new voluntary agreement between ISPs and Hollywood on internet piracy was important enough to blog about. Unfortunately, the blog post pretty much said nothing. Since I already wasted time reading that White House post, I decided I should waste more time deconstructing what a waste of time it was. The [...]

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