Today (or yesterday depending on your timezone) Nortel launched our first external blog being written by John Roese our new CTO. The blog has all the expected features of a blog, RSS, trackbacks, comments (yes they are moderated) and is running WordPress. Great to see!
Author Archives: Michael Specht
Twitter down??
It seems to me either Twitter is down or they are having some serious technical issues. This morning Twitter has been very slow when looking at profiles and I have received no updates via IM or SMS. I have just gone to look at my profile and my browser just hangs. Maybe it is becauseContinue reading “Twitter down??”
Twitter update and bots
First up I am really enjoying Twitter, can’t really explain why maybe it is the “real” social interactions going on. However I enjoyed it far more when I received SMS updates of what my friends were doing, this seemed to have died over the weekend. I feel like I have been left out in theContinue reading “Twitter update and bots”
Ottawa DemoCamp
I wonder if anyone from Nortel will be going to the Ottawa DemoCamp, they should be if we are going to reinvent this once great company! I’d go but I am on the other side of the planet which sucks. (I used sucks in tow consecutive posts, cool!)
The windsurfer and user experience
This post is part rant and part non-rant about two topics that I feel passionate about. First up windsurfing (which becomes skiing during the winter months but that is another story), and the second user experience. First up, I was windsurfing again yesterday, 20 knots winds from the south to south west, a bit likeContinue reading “The windsurfer and user experience”
Digital Photography and Flickr
During the Christmas break we bought a new camera, a Canon PowerShot A710 a very nice piece of kit. Not the smallest camera on the market but in my mind one of the best, before you get into the SLR range. 6 x optical zoom Optical image stabiliser 7.1 Mega pixels Optional lens conversions LotsContinue reading “Digital Photography and Flickr”
Cisco Sues Apple Wow who would have guessed!
As I said yesterday the lawyers will be busy over the next few days. Obviously things weren’t all that sweet with the Apple/Cisco relationship, Cisco is now suing over the iPhone. The thing is forget the legal definitions most of the world sees Apple as already owning the iPhone brand given the iMac, iPod, iTVContinue reading “Cisco Sues Apple Wow who would have guessed!”
Cisco responds to the Apple iPhone
Overnight Steve Jobs announced the a mobile phone, not a huge surprise there. But I was surprised it was called the iPhone given the recent Linksys announcement. Based on this news release from Cisco is seems there has been a lot of discussions going on between the two companies and the Jobs keynote has basicallyContinue reading “Cisco responds to the Apple iPhone”
links for 2007-01-09
Twitter Twitter the “Seinfeld of the internet — a website about nothing.” (tags: Blogs Friends fun gadgets networking web2.0 TGGP) Sketch Swap A fun flash based drawing tool that allows you to swap your drawing with someone else (tags: AJAX communities game fun SocialSoftware TGGP)
Who is the best company in the US to work for?
Google. Well that’s according to Fortune’s latest listing of the Top 100 Companies to work for in the US. What are the perks of working for Google:- Free Food On-site car washes Company subsided hybrid car purchases On-site hair cuts On-site gym, massage, personal concierge Free on site laundry for geeks who don’t have timeContinue reading “Who is the best company in the US to work for?”
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