by Rob Cottingham | Oct 17, 2005 | Communicating, Technology
We’re trying a new piece of software, BurnoutMenu 2.0, which we hope will be our long-sought-after way of giving iCal a half-decent to-do list. But this piece of copy on their web site gives me pause: BurnoutMenu 2 is a complete refit of the original idea. Built... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 14, 2005 | Technology
A few days ago, to much oohing and aaahing, Steve Jobs released the first-ever video-playing iPod. Or did he? It turns out the open-source community may have beaten him to it. The fine folks who are hard at work porting Linux to the iPod managed to run video on an... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 14, 2005 | Blogging, Technology
Damn. A commenter named Tory, responding to a 37signals blog post, has our number: I know exactly what web 2.0 is: pretentious oversized fonts pastel colors buzzwords featureless “user experiences†overly friendly and self-important copy acronyms Basically it’s... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 13, 2005 | Media Mix, Politics, Technology
From my performance on Friday night: “I’m so glad the lockout’s over. I can finally stop boycotting CBC Radio and go back to just not listening to it.” It was a joke — but there was more than a little truth in it. I love CBC Radio. I... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 12, 2005 | Technology
Yeah, there was a lot of sexy stuff in Apple’s announcement today: new thinner video iPods, iMacs with remote controls and built-in video cameras, new video features in iTunes. But the story that got buried was the fact that Apple also released a USB dial-up... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 11, 2005 | Blogging, Everything Else, Technology
You could be the newest member of Social Signal, a Vancouver web company that helps to create innovative online communities. We’re looking for a deputy geek and virtual office manager who can pitch in on a wide range of socially-oriented web projects and help...