Be sure to check out Ben and Shawn’s new podcast. It’s great.
Category: General Tech
Memphis in Electric Vehicle Demonstration
It’s Official: Memphis is on the grid.
On Tuesday morning, representatives from San Francisco-based ECOtality North America hosted a partner forum at The Peabody to welcome the Bluff City into a five-state embrace of electric vehicles and charging stations called “The EV Project.”
“Electric vehicles are coming, and we want to make sure businesses in Tennessee are as EV-friendly as possible,” said ECOtality’s Stephanie Cox.
A huge win for the Bluff City.
Dave Caolo Wrote a Book
Writing this book has been an incredible challenge and the realization of a dream. I’m extremely proud of it, and feel certain that you’ll enjoy it, too. Aimed at small business owners and independent professionals interested using the iPad as a business tool, Using Your iPad as a Business Productivity Tool describes how to incorporate the iPad into your workflow and your business successfully.
Congrats, my friend. Can’t wait to read it.
Shawn Blanc, on Going Indie
This morning, he announced he’s writing full-time starting in April:
When I began shawnblanc.net in July of 2007 it was with the intention of enjoying and exploring that place where creativity and computers come together — I am fascinated by that blend of the artful and the technical. And for almost four years now I’ve been exploring that place while writing this site on the side, as I’ve been able.
But writing on the side, as I’m able, is no longer enough for me.
A Simple Explanation
Gruber, on Readability’s app rejection:
Maybe I’m missing something, but these guys claiming to be surprised and disappointed by Apple’s insistence on a 30 percent cut of subscriptions when their own business model is to take a 30 percent cut of subscriptions strikes me as rich. And how can they claim that Readability isn’t “serving up content”? That’s exactly what Readability does. What they’re pissed about is that Apple has the stronger hand. Readability needs Apple to publish an app in the App Store. Apple doesn’t need Readability.
On Readability and Subscriptions
Tablets and Pencils
Don’t get me wrong: I’ll always have a tablet in my life, just like I’ll always have pencils, pens, a laptop, a phone, a camera, etc. But until someone comes up with a tablet that can do something unique and special that nothing else in my life can do better — as opposed to a slightly truncated, more portable, or cheaper version of something I’m already doing with another tool — I’m probably over being truly excited about the new ones that come along.
On What is Free
Sebastiaan de With, on Twitter:
On the internet, if the price is “free”, the product that’s being sold is you.
This is exactly what is making me think of switching away from Gmail.
The Love of Text
There’s something to be said for the use of plain text files. Text is simple. Text files are easy to read on any computer running any operating system and don’t require any proprietary word processor to interpret. Even more important, text files can be read by humans. Keeping your writings in text makes them digitally immortal.
Moreover, text is internet friendly. The files are small and can jump among connected devices with poor connections like hopped up Disney faeries. It is really easy to work with your text files on any device from anywhere.
Podcast: Who Writes About Someone’s Health?
David Caolo of TUAW and 52 Tiger stopped by and chatted with me1 and Joshua about the Steve Jobs health thing, rumors and what separates bloggers from real journalists.
We also made jokes about how to impress girls. Check out the 40 minute podcast here.
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Please forgive me sounding like a smoker. Stupid sinus infection. ↩︎