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Social Networking Software Alternatives

By On May 8, 2010 · 2 Comments

I haven’t tried all this software yet. So I can’t endorse it exactly… But when I do give it a shot I’ll write a review. I hope to add more to this list as I find them.

OneSocialWeb The purpose of onesocialweb is to enable free, open, and decentralized social applications on the web. [...]

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Help me write a Story

By On November 7, 2007 · Leave a Comment

I found this neat Ruby on Rails web app called Invent a Story. So I started a story with the word(s) National Enquirer. Basically you are given a few words to choose from and asked to write a sentence with it. Then other people are invited to add to the “story”. Here is my [...]

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One Lesson from Startup Weekend Chapel Hill

By On November 6, 2007 · Leave a Comment

I had a good time at Startup Weekend Chapel Hill. It was exhausting but a worthwhile experience. Here’s one lesson that I learned.

Find Data then Write an Web Application For It

When we brainstorm ideas for creating web applications we think about what you can do to data. Like how to present it, [...]

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Five Aspects of Effective Networks

By On October 11, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Check out these Five Aspects of Effective Networks from Marty Kearns.

Social Ties Common Story Dense Communication Grid Shared Resources Clarity of Purpose

Marty fleshes out the 5 here.

How do I learn about this stuff? Fortunately I’m married to one of the foremost experts in this field, Ruby Sinreich. She’s [...]

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Social Network Software for Enterprise

By On October 11, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Ed Cone has a great article on CIO Insight called Social Networks at Work Promise Bottom-Line Results. Its really got me thinking about the adoption of social network software by companies of all sizes.

Interesting synergy that I found this. I’m consulting companies about social software right now plus I’m checking out

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Plaxo Online Identity Consolidator

By On August 29, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Plaxo is releasing software behind its Pulse service. Basically, by using Microformats XFN info Pulse will aggregate your various online contacts. So if you have accounts at gmail, msn, yahoo, flickr, twitter, facebook, etc. you can consolidate it to understand how they connect with each other and create new connections. [...]

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I got a MacBookPro with two OSes

By On March 29, 2007 · 1 Comment

I just purchased my dream machine. A MacBook Pro, 15.4″ wide matte LCD, 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB Ram, 150GB HD. Plus I got a Microsoft bluetooth mouse that works on the mac very well. My old ibook is still around but happily resting.

One of the best parts is running Windows and [...]

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Barrier to try Linux Lowered Significantly

By On January 29, 2007 · 2 Comments

Ubuntu and Debian Linux both have EXE files you can download to your Windows computer to install Linux quickly and easily. It appears that this install creates an image file and doesn’t attempt to repartition your hard drive. It also allows you to dual boot your operating system. VERY good news for beginners. [...]

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Ubuntu Studio

By On January 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Ubuntu Studio aims to be a multimedia editing flavor of Ubuntu for the Linux audio, video, and graphic enthusiast or professional who is already familiar with the Ubuntu-Gnome environment.

Free multimedia tools that are hight end is a big deal. Hat tip to Ryan Irelan.

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Gregarius vs Google Reader

By On November 3, 2006 · 1 Comment

ARRRRGH! I’m conflicted. Gregarius, the open source web based RSS feed reader you install on your own blog, has served me well. But I’m at the point were its just too slow. Plus it doesn’t act well on a PC using Firefox. For example: Some feeds I try to mark as read and they [...]

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