Life as a working parent
Friday, April 28th, 2006BusinessWeek Online: "One of the hardest things about being a working parent is that, quite often, it feels as if there’s just no margin for error." Amen to that.
Archive for April, 2006
BusinessWeek Online: "One of the hardest things about being a working parent is that, quite often, it feels as if there’s just no margin for error." Amen to that.
May 18 Pre-Supernova party — Save the date!
Thursday, April 20th, 2006We had a pre-pre-Supernova party in February, and the week of Supernova in June is turning into one long party, so what should we do in between? Why, have a party! We’ll be hosting a pre-Supernova technology industry networking reception in San Francisco on Thursday, May 18. More details ...
A Weeklong Festival of Tech Goodness
Thursday, April 20th, 2006I'm psyched that a group of Bay Area technologists and entrepreneurs is organizing a BarCamp and Mashpit in conjunction with Supernova 2006 in June. Chris Messina just posted the announcement on his blog. As if the three days of Supernova weren't enough, the week of June 19 is ...
Connected Innovators Deadline Approaching!
Tuesday, April 18th, 2006A week from Friday is the deadline to submit companies for the Connected Innovators showcase at Supernova 2006, co-hosted by TechCrunch. We've received applications from some great startups, but we're still looking for more. We'll be selecting ten top innovators to present at Supernova 2006. Participation is only by ...
Wealth of Networks
Tuesday, April 18th, 2006Congratulations to my friend and former classmate, Yochai Benkler, on the publication of his important new book, The Wealth of Networks. Yochai is among the most brilliant thinkers in the world of technology and information policy; hopefully this book will gain him greater exposure outside of academia. As one might ...
Stella Pearl Werbach
Tuesday, April 18th, 2006Meet my new niece, who arrived in the world just over a week ago: And a belated Happy Passover and Happy Easter to everyone of the relevant faiths. I was away last week celebrating the holiday with my family, and I'm now busily catching up.
Supernova speakers
Friday, April 7th, 2006Over at the Supernova weblog, I've posted some thoughts on the initial list of Supernova 2006 speakers.
Down Hill from Here?
Wednesday, April 5th, 2006Phil Sim argues (with data!) that the tech blogosphere has peaked.
Get ready for mobile TV
Wednesday, April 5th, 2006Lots happening right now in the mobile video world. Don't be surprised when this sweeps the mainstream in the US.
More Mac Frustration
Tuesday, April 4th, 2006Just when I was confident my Macintosh problems were behind me, I installed Apple's OS X 10.4.6 update. And the computer promptly became un-usable. It's glacially slow (several minutes to open an application or do virtually anything else), the Dock no longer works, and so on. Once ...