Adventures with the 3G iPhone

July 15, 2008

I stood in the line for five hours. I signed a two-year contract. And I traded a perfectly useful (and almost new, because Apple had just replaced it) iPhone for the new iPhone 2.0 just to be a geek.  Or maybe a jerk. I’m not unhappy with the 3G iPhone. But I wasn’t unhappy with […]

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Have You Bought Gold?

July 13, 2008

Barack Obama has finally said "there is little doubt the United States is in a recession." After Phil Gramm told us we were in a "mental recession," and John McCain allowed as how specific people might be in a recession. Jesus Christ, as my father would have yelled, what does it take for a politician […]

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3G Iphone: Such a joke

July 12, 2008

These were the people ahead of me in the Apple Store line in Burlingame this morning–a Saturday. I got there at 9 and left at 2 PM with my 3G iPhone, sore feet, and fatigue. What was I doing there? Why did I bother? I still can’t answer those questions after chilling at home for […]

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It's the Network, Stupid

July 11, 2008

So much fun to be an early adopter:-(  I tried to upgrade to the iPhone 2.0 firmware yesterday, but couldn’t get the file to download properly to my computer from the link a rumors blog gave me. And then Apple made the blog remove the link, so I didn’t get it done until this morning, […]

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Social Media Club Announces Interim Board

July 9, 2008

The Social Media Club announced today its newly formed interim Board of Directors. The board boasts a roster of highly-regarded industry leaders; a truly amazing group of people that I am honored to be a part of. As connected as we all are, it’s sometimes a challenge to get organized amidst all of the clutter. […]

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3G iPhone Won't Be Easy to Activate

July 8, 2008

I rarely get into the mix with the A-listers who chase the news, but I happened to be in the Burlingame Apple store this morning, and a nice guy who sold me my new Airport Time Capsule also took the time to tell me what was happening with the release of the long-awaited 3G iPhone. […]

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Recursive

July 7, 2008

20080705_5031 Originally uploaded by Keturah & J.J. People taking photos of people taking photos. That’s me and Ryan Kuder with the cameras. And Steve Gillmor working on his laptop.

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Coastside Tweetup

July 7, 2008

20080705_5030 Originally uploaded by Keturah & J.J. What a great photo JJ Toothman took of the gang, including his own beautiful family.

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Hey Twitter what kind of flower is this?

July 6, 2008

Hey Twitter what kind of flower is this? Originally uploaded by hardaway I was having lunch with five friends in Half Moon Bay on the outdoor patio at ChezShea (good organic world menu). Someone looked at the vine near our table and pointed out this beautiful flower. No one knew what it was. After we […]

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Enterprise FriendFeed

July 6, 2008

Was walking the dogs and thinking about Twitter and Friendfeed this morning, wondering whether they are really social applications, or work applications. Skip to the end if you wish: the answer is both. Like many other people, I had a house full of guests this weekend, and spent less time on both services than usual. […]

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