by Rob Cottingham | Jun 2, 2005 | Technology
I’ve been burned more than enough times by software “upgrades” that end up trashing hard drives, corrupting files, wrecking other programs or leaping from my computer and setting fire to my dog. So here’s what I’d like programs to do... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 2, 2005 | Lexicon for the New Millennium
buyerwall, n., BYE-uhr-wal: The barrier separating the non-paying web surfer from a site’s premium content. e.g. – “I’d link to that asinine editorial in the Vancouver Province, but it’s behind the buyerwall.” by Rob Cottingham | Jun 2, 2005 | Media Mix
Check it out: The Globe and Mail makes online content free for the day, refunds subscribers. Ah, but that wasn’t the headline on the front page. There, it read “Globe and Mail makes online content free, refunds subscribers.” Talk about yer dashed... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 2, 2005 | Politics
This deserves a lot more attention. Daniel Regelbrugge, a contributor to Matthew Good’s Mblog, warns of the horrific conditions facing millions of Russian children: Yesterday, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia, Rashid Nurgaliev stated that even the... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 1, 2005 | Communicating, Speechwriting
Active Voice has some excellent advice on accepting invitations to speak as a member of a panel. I’d add only that his tips are valuable outside the tech world as well. Panel speaking engagements are tricky – when they’re good and your spokesperson...