Category Archives: Nerd Alert

My God, that’s so cool!

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 30-August-2009
“I’ve never seen more pride at Microsoft. You walk through the campus, and you see people’s laptops that have ‘I’m a PC’ stickers on them. I walk in the company store, and there are these huge banners that say, ‘I’m a PC’ and shirts and ties and mugs. I think I made a difference. My [...]
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Sony, Warner, Universal and EMI Put Finishing Touches On Selves

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 11-August-2009
One senior record label insider said: “Ours will be a file that you click on, it opens and it would have a totally brand-new look, with a launch page and all the different options. When you click on it you’re not just going to get the ten tracks, you’re going to get the artwork, the [...]
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Friends Without Benefits

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 26-May-2009
Lots has been said about the recent (“small“) changes to Twitter that take friends @replies out of your twitter stream unless you are already friends with your friends’ friends (clear as mud? see here. People still think this has something to do with your “mentions” stream). These @replies are not completely hidden from you. You [...]
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A Couple Halifax Events

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 15-October-2008
15-OCT-08: Third Wed – Halifax Social and New Media Meet Up 25-JAN-09: Halifax Podcamp
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To Be Revisited

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 2-May-2008
It just doesn’t matter anymore. There are now alternatives to the iPhone, which has been introduced everywhere else in the world. It’s no longer a novelty. — Eamon Hoey from Toronto-based management consulting firm Hoey and Associates Rogers inks iPhone deal with Apple | The Province
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Macevangelist

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 1-May-2008
Mac home users are constantly derided as some kind of “cult”, completely in thrall to Steve Jobs. But it’s Microsoft that has created an entire church, with priests, acolytes and altar boys (also known as “Access developers”). Are Macs a smart career move? | The Macalope
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Look Into My Monotize

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 25-March-2008
Starting a blog solely to make money is like learning ventriloquism to meet girls. — Merlin Mann
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In Defense of Oprah

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 25-March-2008
Ok, well not exactly. I have accidently caught a few episodes here and there, but I don’t think I will ever really be able to forgive her for The Secret. I just want to apply some credit-where-credit-is-due because quite a few blogs have jumped on The Flip’s success and I just think it becomes less [...]
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The Phoney Business

By Iain K. MacLeod | Published: 12-January-2007
“We’ve learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone. PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They’re not going to just walk in.” Palm chief executive Ed Colligan on November 16, 2006 “People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware.” computer [...]
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