November 2009
3 posts
Lessons from Jamie Zawinski
I’ve loved stuff on the internet for quite a while. having had a variety of presence back for 14/15 years.When I started using Netscape I remember being able to do “about:jwz” and find all sorts of interesting things. I like clever people; I look bemused at the stuff Paul Downey (@psd) does - and loved The URI Is The Thing and The Web is Agreement. He has a bee in his bonnet...
I couldn't follow all that stuff; I can't even...
I was talking about Twitter and Facebook, to a group of friends who are mixed age, but all professional.
They were aghast when I said I read blogs, used Facebook and Twitter. None of them knew what RSS was, or how it could help you manage the stream of data.
One colleague said “Well, I don’t see how you manage *your* email. You must have hundreds of addresses.” [I run the...
removing your signature from Posterous
More and more people are using posterous, and I can see why. I use it as a sort of mini-blog/maxi-Twitter - as it’s so easy to get content into it.I’ve notice one or two people using Posterous and ending each entry with their email signature… Reading the FAQ http://posterous.com/faq , I learn”Remove your email signature End your post with ‘#end’ and...