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Massport Doesn’t Want Me Taking Pictures of the Snow [UPDATED]

Posted on 27 January 2011 (4)

Today, I was asked to leave a public park by a Massport policeman for taking pictures of the snow. I was walking in the Bremen Street Park for about a half an hour this morning, taking some pictures of last night’s snowfall. As I was about to take a simple picture of the shadow of [...]

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My Mac20Q Interview

Posted on 25 January 2010 (2)

A couple of weeks ago, David Allen and I had a nice conversation on Skype that turned into this Mac 20 Questions podcast. Have a listen (if you want to hear me talk for an hour):

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Robo-Call Reminding Me to Vote TOMORROW

Posted on 03 November 2009 (2)

I received a voicemail at 2:23 PM today (November 3, 2009 — election day) encouraging me to vote for Tom Menino for mayor of Boston. Not unusual on election day, right? Right, except that it asked me to vote tomorrow, not today. I don’t know if this is a case of computer/operator error or a [...]

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Apple: Let Us Answer Our iPhones With Gloves On!

Posted on 16 October 2009 (1)

Apple, Please allow us to use the iPhone’s Home button to answer calls. I know it doesn’t get that cold in Cupertino, but it sure gets cold in many other parts of the world. In colder climates, the iPhone becomes almost completely unusable for its primary function — a phone — as soon as you [...]

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Google Voice and Gizmo5 Combine to Provide Free Home Phone Service

Posted on 26 July 2009 (1)

I’ve been using Google Voice (and GrandCentral before it) for years, and have always thought that it is an amazing service. It’s been my “work number” for my consulting business and has actually gotten me business in a number of ways (including the attention I got for my demo of the GV Mobile iPhone app). [...]

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Links for My Women in Business Talk

Posted on 13 May 2009 (1)

I’m giving a “Social Media and You” talk to a Women in Business group in Waltham, MA this evening, and to save paper and keep people focused, I don’t want to use a handout. Instead, I’ll provide a few links here (as well as providing a reason for them to visit my site — there’s [...]

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