by Jeffrey Mann | February 23, 2009 | 4 Comments
This was going to be a rant about one of my pet peeves: Why does every electronic device have to have its own power cord and data cable? I am not a great gadget person, but I have accumulated a fair share of doo-hickeys: mobile phones, PDAs, iPods, work computers, GPS navigators, personal computers, cameras, [...]
Category: devices RIM Tags: blackberry, cables, chargers, GSMA, mobile, Nokia
by Jeffrey Mann | February 18, 2009 | 7 Comments
NOTE: This is a work of fiction. When I first heard about Facebook trying to change their Terms of Service to give them perpetual rights to users’ content, even if they delete their data, I was not too fussed. I figured it was to avoid any possible legal complications rather than a sinister secret plan. [...]
Category: Facebook predictions social software Tags: Facebook, IP, patent trolls, privacy, social media, TOS
by Jeffrey Mann | February 14, 2009 | Submit a Comment
I came across this picture this week from a trip I took to Australia about a year ago. I was so struck by what a marvelous idea it was that I had to stop and take a picture. That black rectangle is a rubber mat, like you sometimes see on children’s playgrounds. This mat keeps [...]
Category: Personal Tags: Australia, bushfires, good ideas, Red Cross
by Jeffrey Mann | February 10, 2009 | 6 Comments
Dissing anything Apple is one of the most dangerous things a blogger can do, but I feel obliged and justified. Baiting Apple fans is second only to criticizing open source as a way to generate vituperative comments. I have always had a mixed marriage with my wife preferring Macs and me needing to use Windows [...]
Category: Apple consumerization Personal Tags: Apple, ease of use, myths, UI, Windows
by Jeffrey Mann | February 1, 2009 | 6 Comments
This New York Times article reflects an issue that has been lurking at the back of my mind ever since I started using social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Yammer, Linkedin and my infrequent private blog. While I’m not a really high volume poster, I like to share a fair amount of stuff on [...]
Category: blogging consumerization social software Twitter Tags: new york times, personas, security, social software, UI
