Personal reverse auctions

One of the innovations I’m really looking forward to from a personal standpoint is the ability to do personal reverse auction on the Net. I think they’d really be handy when it comes to picking up bargains after deflation has ravaged the country for another few months.

Free Software Turns Me Off

I have a problem: I love Web 2.0 startups and software as a service, and I have been using them.

On the face of it, that doesn’t really sound like a problem, does it?

Predictions for 2009

Every year I enjoy writing a post with my predictions for the next year. It’s a nice way to empty the old thoughts from my brains so there’s room for new ones. Plus I leave a trail of blog posts so I can see how my thoughts change from year to year.

Next-Generation Content Tools

We bought my brother a vintage 1944 Underwood typewriter for Christmas. I hadn’t played with a typewriter in probably 15 years, and it was bizarre trying to write something on it. I never realized just how much the text I put down tends to change and rearrange itself as it…

Thought Channels

So I’m back in the land of Lincoln and Wild Rod’s Senate Seat Emporium
(“The lowest price for all your legislative needs”) this week and next for
Christmas Vacation. I’m really enjoying hanging out with friends and family
that I rarely get to see these days, relaxing in the exotic subzero
weather…