Sony Vaio + Vista – A $2800 Paperweight

Vista’s DRM plus the Sony paranoia over content piracy are a toxic combination – performance is terrible, files won’t open, peripherals won’t work and the hard drive crashes I’ve been struggling with my big (initially) beautiful Sony Vaio...

There Is No Such Thing As A “Tipping Point”?

Planning for viral marketing is like planning for a lightning strike – it’s totally random.  I guess that it was inevitable that someone would come along and try to piss all over The Tipping Point and all the reams of breathless boosterism (I admit...

Girls Ain’t Buying Mags No More

Each week, it seems, brings more news about how the New Media wave is sucking down more established media players in its undertow.  The most recent canary to keel over in the coal mine came today in AdAge, with a story titled “Where Have All The Girls...

Lily Pads

Lily Pads Originally uploaded by Wordyeti I kinda like this shot of Island Lake in Michigan. The colors are a little dark, but it really evokes that peaceful feeling…