Author Archives: Mark

Cut off the Pirate’s Electricity

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Mark

So the Digital Economy Bill is looking like it’s going to sail through after some heavy duty lobbying. The government and the opposition seem to be in heated agreement that “something must be done!” But, I wonder if the Digital … Continue reading →

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Must start using this more….

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Mark

Thoughts swirling…

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Miami-Dade’s Democratic resurgence

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Mark

(Via Daily Kos.) Of 85,532 new registered voters in the south Florida county, 56,175 were Democrats, only 9,313 were Republican. That is, 66 percent of new registration were Democratic, only 11 percent were Republican (the rest were third party and … Continue reading →

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iPhone Password Prompt Fixed

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Mark

It looks like Apple has fixed my only real usability complaint with the iPhone. The password prompt was difficult to use because it was hard to tell if you’d pressed the correct key. In this screenshot from the WWDC 2008 … Continue reading →

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Greg Brown’s $1500 Shoes Would Fit Right In

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Mark

When Greg Brown was CEO of Micromuse, the stock was tanking, layoffs were a quarterly occurrence, and he once famously said that $1500 would barely cover the cost of his shoes. Even the other fat cats in the room thought … Continue reading →

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