Work | Jason E. Shao

Ecto Test

Feb

4

2004

This post is a test of Ecto for the Mac. Ecto is the desktop blogging client formerly known as Kung-Log. It’s a fairly powerful program for entering and maintaining blog entries, though unfortunately it doesn’t have the MT bookmarklet’s ability to auto-discover trackbacks in webpages. I’ve encountered problems with 1.0.1 of the program with regards ...

Omniweb 5

Feb

4

2004

Omnigroup has released a beta of their new Omniweb 5 browser. My initial impression is that it’s slick and the new features, especially workspaces, and their implementation of tabs are outstanding, but the browser is to buggy to seriously use right now.

Apple’s Future

Feb

4

2004

Marketing: Where Does Apple Go from Here? – Macintosh market share continues to decline, but the iPod and iTunes are hit products. Where does Apple Computer’s future lie? An interview with HBS professor David Yoffie. [ “(extlink)HBS Working Knowledge”:http://workingknowledge.hbs.edu ] He seems to have a pretty solid grasp on the main problem: by having their ...

Disposable DVDs

Jan

29

2004

Disposable DVDs get thumbs-down from buyers – The disposable DVD concept has never been a popular one with most technology-oriented folk, who generally prefer the concept of ownership of their physical property over that of continuously renting it — for example, witness the reservations many have over the DRM restrictions in the iTunes Music Store. ...

Bad Spelling Costs $

Jan

28

2004

In Online Auctions, Misspelling in Ads Often Spells Cash – Such is the eBay underworld of misspellers, where the clueless and sometimes just careless sell labtop computers, throwing knifes, Art Deko vases, camras, comferters and saphires. [ “(extlink)NYTimes”:http://www.nytimes.com ] At last some ammunition for the strict spellers among us. Although, admittedly I don’t understand why ...