Supporting WebMentions
Jeremy Cherfas, in response to a recent post of mine: Not exactly sure what Colin Devroe means when he says he's "just going to publish her on my blog". I guess that…
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Twan van Elk quits social media
Twan van Elk, in response to my recent post: This week I am deactivating several social media accounts and focusing more on my blogging. He followed through too. I loved this bit…
What I saw this week #42: May 19, 2017
Video: The Infinite Now – Armand Dijcks, whom I met in Hawaii many years ago, released these hauntingly beautiful animated cinemagraphs from photos by Ray Collins scored by André Heuvelman and Jeroen van Vliet. Photographs…
Google Assistant for iOS is a clunky mess
Karissa Bell for Mashable: For starters, Assistant's iOS app is a confusing, disjointed, mess. You'd think the Assistant would be able to easily link up with all your other Google services, but…
Google I/O 2017 wish list
I figured that since I wrote my Build 2017 wish list and the reviewed that list after the event, and that I plan on doing the same for WWDC this year, it…
My thoughts on Build 2017
I have a few thoughts on Build 2017. First, how did Build 2017 measure up against my very short wishlist? Windows Phone. Although a few presenters over the few days managed to…
Two blankets are better than one.
What I saw this week #41: May 12, 2017
Minecraft: Microsoft is continuing to make good on their acquisition of Minecraft. Most recently they've created their own currency in the platform and launched an educational version. /sessions: A bunch of videos…
Attending the 2017 Pennsylvania sUAS Expo
Acronyms are all the rage these days and so it can be tough to keep them all straight. Don't be ashamed if you have no idea what UAS stands for. I didn't…
Tech IPOs in 2017, so far
Tomasz Tunguz: The IPO market in 2017 seems to be very healthy and is on pace to be twice as active as last year. Only two VC-backed tech IPOs from this year…
Iron Horse movie bistro in downtown Scranton
On Sunday we went to the Iron Horse movie bistro in downtown Scranton. I was going to write a review but Joe Evans of NEPA Scene has already hit most points that…
Windows Central on Build
Speaking of Build, Zac Bowden at Windows Central has a list of things to expect on Wednesday. Including this Windows Phone long shot: I have in fact been hearing that internally Microsoft…
Amazon Prime on Apple TV
Peter Kafka at Recode: The tech giants, who are increasingly competing for customers’ time, eyeballs and money, are close to an agreement to bring an Amazon video app to Apple’s Apple TV…
Bashing Windows
Ben Brooks likes the look of the new Surface Book Laptop. But he says this about Windows: Still runs Windows though. I don't know if Ben has used the very latest Windows…
My Build wishlist
Microsoft's Build conference starts on Wednesday. I've been watching this conference closely for the last three years.* Each year Microsoft has shown that they are a completely different company since Satya Nadella has…
My old blog is back
You may have noticed a slight uptick in my publishing. That's because I am, once again, coming back to my blog as the central place that I publish. Except this time I…
Tim Bray on blogging in 2017
Tim Bray: On a blog, I can write about blogging and whimsically toss in self-indulgent pictures of May’s budding azaleas. OK, Tim. I see your azaleas and raise you these springtails. Tim's…
Pete Ventura on Scranton
Pete Ventura, friend and owner of Coney Island Lunch on Lackawanna Avenue in Scranton: All of the years I’ve been here, and I’m 62 years old, I can’t stand it when people…
What I saw this week #40: April 28, 2017
This has been a week full of client meetings so I did less reading on the web than usual. But, here are a few things that come to me as I sit…
How to support Mastodon
Don't know what Mastodon is? Read my Observations on Mastodon post first. I'm all in over on Mastodon for #woollyweek. I thought I'd take a moment to jot down all the ways…
Mastodon in April
April hasn't ended but Eugene Rochko wanted to share what has happened thus far with Mastodon during the month. It is an interesting post. Always neat to see explosions like this from…
What I saw this week #39: April 21, 2017
I missed last week. I have no excuse. Waxy.org – I already mentioned this but Andy Baio didn't just return to blogging – he blew in with Hurricane force winds. Kottke.org -…
Callicoon Brewing Company – April 2017
Callicoon Brewing Company – April 2017
How Microsoft is doing
Fred Wilson: Even more impressive in many ways, is what Satya Nadella has done at Microsoft. He slayed the Windows Everywhere albatross that was holding Microsoft back for most of the post…
I’m in for #woollyweek
Speaking of Mastodon, a few tooters have massed together to start #woollyweek. Sebastian Morr: In our experience, a hard cut works best for trying out new platforms like this. The idea is…
Observations on Mastodon
I've been fiddling with Mastodon (to the tune of over 500 toots as of this writing). I've also been reading up on the history of the service a lot over the last few…
Avoid being great at Twitter
Seth Godin: You can be good at Twitter in about five minutes a day. Spending ten minutes doesn't make you twice as good… in fact, there's probably little measurable improvement. To be…
Observations on the computer-mediated reality landscape
The future won't look this stupid. I promise. For the past several months I've been doing research on computer-mediated reality (CMR) – that is, when what's real is somehow changed, interrupted, distorted, or…
What I saw this week #38: April 7, 2017
Don't forget, you can see all posts in this series by skimming through the what-i-saw tag. Now, onto this week's links. Video: Puffer fish artist – Absolutely incredible stuff from such a small…
Jeff Mitchell hikes South Branch Trail
Jeff Mitchell, who has inspired me to hike in several locations due to his blog and books, somewhat recently hiked the South Branch trail of Lackawanna State Park. He writes: What a…