Archive for March 2006
More Origami news
As follows any quantity of hype, there is then a period of disappointment. It will be an exercise in PR to watch Microsoft carefully handle these criticisms of the new Origami devices from the Korean manufacturers: 1. Processors not as fast as expectedThe haters are complaining that the devices need a faster processor. Perhaps I…
Read MoreConversations with vendors, part 725
Remember when I said honesty gets vendors a long way with me? Witness the conversation I just had.. Me: This is Shabbir, may I help you? (it doesn’t matter how important you think you are, if you’re in a service firm you should start every interaction with the idea of helping people) Guy: I don’t…
Read MoreMicrosoft Origami
As a fan of the Tablet PC, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t excited about Thursday’s launch of Microsoft Origami, the presumed paperback sized Windows computer. There are a couple of big if’s to it, and so I wanted to examine them in today’s post. 1. Is the form factor a plus…
Read MoreYahoo’s AJAX slider
Recently Yahoo! released a set of AJAX user interface components to allow people to make their applications look snazzy and be more useful. One of the most intriguing to me was the slider. Sliders are typically the property of desktop applications. They provide the ability for the users to filter and narrow without suffering the…
Read MoreForces Regain Control in Pakistan
Violence broke out along the border in Afghanistan, in the tribal area Sarah and I visited in December 2004 called the Northwest Frontier Province. Under pressure from the United States, the government has been trying since early 2002 to assert control over the tribal areas, whose forbidding mountainous terrain serves as refuge for Taliban and…
Read MoreMicrosoft Gets Mysterious With Origami Project
It’s a handheld computer, bigger than a Treo, smaller than a traditional tablet, much like the OQO you’ve seen me talk about before. It’ll be a killer because unlike the PSP, it runs Windows, which means it’s a platform, not a black box. However unlike the PSP, it’s not going to primarily be a game…
Read MorePlaying patient or flipping a coin
Matt Matros is one of the poker writers I enjoy reading the most. His recent analysis of why you should push in with a pair of Queens early on in the tournament against someone holding Ace-King is smart. Here’s the gist: You wade through all the railbirds and all the media and finally locate your…
Read MoreBattlestar Galactica; Dave Chappelle
I’m on the ‘damn early train’ from Washington to New York today. Although there is a train called the ‘Empire Builder’, that’s not the one I’m on. A shame really, as we’re in a period of tremendous growth at Mindshare. We’re all busting tail and growing the firm as fast as possible. Hence the fact…
Read MorePoker club raided in Philadelphia
Another card club was raided, this time in Philly: Operating in a dusty warehouse in Port Richmond, the Philadelphia Players Club officially went out of business Thursday night, when police raided the casino, arrested five employees and hauled off a truckload of poker tables and other gaming gear. Authorities anticipate arresting at least four more…
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