Hiatus. on Fri Mar 5, 2010 7:50 AM PST I've been active on Newsvine since November of 2005, pretty much nonstop. As a result, I'm taking some time off, primarily in an effort to see if I can be more productive elsewhere and, frankly, because I'm curious to see how long I can last on a self-imposed Newsvine hiatus.
Hello, this is me speaking: Roger Ebert gets his voice back. Sorta. on Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:09 AM PSTAnyway, CereProc didn't need to hear me speaking a specific word in order for my "voice" to say it. They needed lots of words to determine the general idea of how I might say a word.
Citibank is So Not Fabulis: Blocks bank account of company based on "objectionable" blog content. on Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:37 AM PSTIn a bit of strange and disturbing news, fabulis discovered today that someone(s) at Citibank had decided arbitrarily to block fabulis' bank account due to what was described to us on the phone as "objectionable content" on our blog.
Microsoft is about to leapfrog Apple? on Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:44 PM PSTBut it's a brand-new decade, and Microsoft is about to leapfrog Apple — and every other player in the cell-phone world — with the launch of Windows Phone 7 (WP7).
Windows Phone 7 Series: Everything Is Different Now on Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:23 AM PSTMy favorite part of the article:
History is on Microsoft's side here—we know what happened the last time Apple had a massive head start. Microsoft is, if nothing else, incredibly patient.
Saints Super Bowl Ride Gives New Meaning to the Phrase "Fair Weather Fans" on Mon Feb 8, 2010 7:59 AM PSTFull disclosure: As an Indiana native, I was rooting for the Indianapolis Colts to win Super Bowl XLIV. No such luck. Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints for outplaying a tough team, and for a well-earned victory.
iPad multitasking challenge: Why is it--or is it--necessary? on Fri Feb 5, 2010 1:35 PM PSTI'm not Steve Jobs, I've never spoken with him and I don't have a tunnel behind my filing cabinet that leads into his brain.