So it’s all over the news already, Bill Gates is stepping down from his post at Microsoft in 2008.
Now last week, Robert Scoble left his position at Microsoft to go join, uh.. some podcasting company or something. Here’s a link to Scoble blogging about Gates leaving as well.
What if, and I’m just musing here, but what if Gates is joining Scoble??? I think it would look a little something like this…
Ahoy catz! I’m Emily. Not much to say, but I thought I’d put in a couple lines advertising my appearance as seems to be the trend. I’m not as tech-savvy as I’d like. My take on this stuff will be much more average consumer perspective. I’m not sure if any of my musings are tech-minded enough to appear here, but when they are, I’ll certainly share.
Actually, I just finished watching Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence. Roooooobots. Not sure I knew what was going on most of the time, but the CG was very polished. Obviously we’re quite a ways off from “gyroids” or “sexaroids” or even androids. Not up to cyborgs yet either, but there are some people doing interesting things with/to their bodies. Does anyone read Questionable Content? When can I have a Pintsize of my very own? *sigh*
… I thought I would introduce me. My name is Tim (as the byline vaguely suggests) and I’ll be posting on a regular basis. My tech obsessions have no known bounds so you’ll see stuff from every category from me. I particularly love talking about a cool new web service or things like what the world will be like when Google has everything ever written/recorded/discussed in its databases (this actually doesn’t scare me too much – feel free to tell me I’m nuts).
I pre-apologize for the wordy posts – I just like to get it all in there, you know? Cover my bases. My humor can be a little dry and nerdy too so poke fun at will!
And I too have a little web-based service that you may have never heard of, or may have forgotten about: Time Cave. Anyone remember this one? Here’s the gist of the free service:
The idea is simple: drop an email message into Time Cave and tell it when to come out. It’ll stay there for as long as you’d like, within reason. (We wouldn’t want stalactites to dissolve it.) So for days, weeks, months, or even years, Time Cave will hold onto your message. Once the message’s time comes, it’s speedily sent on its way back toward you (or whomever you addressed it to).
Use it as a free reminder service or just to send your future self a kind note. Want to make sure you don’t forget something, whether it’s an appointment or an ideal? Time Cave can help.
I dropped a message in about 3 or 4 years ago but have since changed my email countless times so I have no idea if they stuck to their promise. I just today scheduled an email to myself for June 15th, 2010. I figure this is a good long term test.
I’ll comment on this post when I get the message [hey, you never know] so be sure to bookmark this page if you don’t think you’ll remember to check back. Talk to you in 4 years…
… I’m a man of poverty and poor discernment.
…yyyyeah. It just doesn’t flow, does it?
Regardless, I’m Akela. You may remember me from such blogs as ‘Spirochete Spotlight’ and ‘Soy Sauce Roundup’. This may, however, be the first time you’ve met me, in which case, Hi! I’m happy to join the Live Digitally site, where I hope to entertain, annoy, and perhaps, if you’re very lucky… educate. ‘Cause, you know… there’s nothing that says ‘fun’ like education.
For my inaugural post, I’d like to point to a nifty web-based service that not all of you may know about: yousendit.com.
Yousendit.com is a site that allows you to send attachments of up to 1 gig in size to anyone with an email account. You pick the file, send it off, and your target receives a message in their inbox stating that they have a file waiting. They click on the provided link, the file downloads, and everybody’s happy. Registration for the site is free, and offers Standard and Secure options for delivery. Best of all, they don’t seem to care what you send, though prudence dictates that one be somewhat reserved in your file naming. Sign up now, before they decide to start charging!
Since you will probably be seeing a lot of me over the next little while, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Merv and I will be guiding you through my thoughts and opinions over a lot of things techie. My rambling posts will vary between the good old days of technology (well, for me the good old days mean the 80’s and 90’s), to the plethora of crap available now and, of course, my expectations for the future. Bare with me though as I try to get a hang of this thing.
Any questions, please feel free and I will answer them in the least sarcastic way that I can.
Merv