Monday, February 21, 2005
Creative Zen Micro: I've Got One Now
This weekend has been spent playing with my new Zen Micro. For the most part loading my entire music collection onto it, but also rocking out. It has the best sound quality of any portable electronics device I've ever heard and a lot of extra bells and whistles. Best of all it my Honda Element has a 7 speaker 240 watt stereo with a sub-woofer and an MP3 player jack... so ROCK ON. Creative Zen Micro review
Sonos Digital Music System to stream digital music wirelessly from PC to any speakers in your home
This is very similar to the first commercial product my company Thinkmedia worked on in 1989, called the Audio Navigator. It's amazing that only now is this kind of a 'smart home' music device reaching larger audiences. Sonos Digital Music System to stream digital music wirelessly from PC to any speakers in your home
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Friday, February 18, 2005
Advertising: Interactive Viral Campaigns Ask Consumers to Spread the Word
This is a growing niche in the business/technology world and one that I used to focus on as a Product Manager, unfortunately the business model was a little too early to market. The New York Times > Business > Media & Advertising > Advertising: Interactive Viral Campaigns Ask Consumers to Spread the Word
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Don Park's Scary Proposal On Dealing With N. Korea
Don Park's Daily Habit: "# North Korea
North Korea announced that it has nuclear weapons. While this is hardly news, public announcement makes it important. As I mentioned in a Dave Winer's morning coffee podcast (can't find the link just now but, fyi, it was recorded during a NDA-covered event at Microsoft ;-p), I don't think North Korean regime has any intentions to give up it's nuclear weapons nor shutdown it's nuclear programs. I believe they see the six-nation talk only as a way to buy time and gain resources while the talk is going on.
Serious military and economic confrontations with China lie in the path to nuclear weapon free Korean peninsula. The biggest ball in those confrontations, economy, will also be the best card to play in a game of who has more to lose: China or US.
IMHO, the best strategy is for Bush to not only talk about possibility of direct military actions but also sharply escalate war talks, enough to make economic losses seem as real as the sunrise tommorrow. In simpler terms, Bush has to bluff seriously to force China to throw away the hand: North Korea. Then he has to blockade North Korea, with China's cooperation, until North Korea implodes. Lots of sacrifices will be needed, but I think this is the best although not the most wishful solution."
North Korea announced that it has nuclear weapons. While this is hardly news, public announcement makes it important. As I mentioned in a Dave Winer's morning coffee podcast (can't find the link just now but, fyi, it was recorded during a NDA-covered event at Microsoft ;-p), I don't think North Korean regime has any intentions to give up it's nuclear weapons nor shutdown it's nuclear programs. I believe they see the six-nation talk only as a way to buy time and gain resources while the talk is going on.
Serious military and economic confrontations with China lie in the path to nuclear weapon free Korean peninsula. The biggest ball in those confrontations, economy, will also be the best card to play in a game of who has more to lose: China or US.
IMHO, the best strategy is for Bush to not only talk about possibility of direct military actions but also sharply escalate war talks, enough to make economic losses seem as real as the sunrise tommorrow. In simpler terms, Bush has to bluff seriously to force China to throw away the hand: North Korea. Then he has to blockade North Korea, with China's cooperation, until North Korea implodes. Lots of sacrifices will be needed, but I think this is the best although not the most wishful solution."
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Don Park's Daily Habit - I think Don's perspective on Carly Fiorini is on the money.
Don Park's Daily Habit: "# Carly Fiorina
I am happy to see that HP board finally came to their senses and booted Carly. Every decisions she made seemed wrong to me, driving forward recklessly and leaving the company unprepared for what was to come. She wasn't happy driving a good old farm tractor so she smashed it against a rundown city bus and tried to drive what came of the mess like a K-mart sponsored race car."
I am happy to see that HP board finally came to their senses and booted Carly. Every decisions she made seemed wrong to me, driving forward recklessly and leaving the company unprepared for what was to come. She wasn't happy driving a good old farm tractor so she smashed it against a rundown city bus and tried to drive what came of the mess like a K-mart sponsored race car."
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Friday, February 04, 2005
Hubble Space Telescope image of Exploding Star
This is an incredible image. A recent addition to our view of the universe from the wonderful Hubble Space Telescope.
Thursday, February 03, 2005
When Bill Gate's Speaks People Listen... and this is worth hearing
John Robb's Weblog: "Bill Gates at Davos: 'I'm short the dollar.' 'The ol' dollar, it's gonna go down.'
Gates was more upbeat about the economic prospects of China, which he described as a 'change agent' for the next two years. 'It's phenomenal,' Gates said. 'It's a brand new form of capitalism.' Four months ago Gates' $27bn foundation received approval from China's foreign currency regulator to invest as much as $100m in the nation's yuan shares and bonds."
Gates is often late to the party on technology and I wonder if the same is true on global economics?
Gates was more upbeat about the economic prospects of China, which he described as a 'change agent' for the next two years. 'It's phenomenal,' Gates said. 'It's a brand new form of capitalism.' Four months ago Gates' $27bn foundation received approval from China's foreign currency regulator to invest as much as $100m in the nation's yuan shares and bonds."
Gates is often late to the party on technology and I wonder if the same is true on global economics?
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Software Only: The VC Outlook: "Hot or Not"
An interesting overview of the recent Churchill Club VC roundtable on what's hot and what's not in investments this year. Looks like an impressive panel. Software Only: The VC Outlook: "Hot or Not"
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