Friday, June 11, 2004

Does anybody understand iSync?. I've been spending a good part of the day, when I really should be doing more important things, banging my head against Apple's iSync, with increasing frustration and decreasing clarity. I updated some data in my Address Book on my iMac, and wanted to reflect those updates on my Nokia phone. Since I had originally populated the address book on... [Oren Sreebny's Weblog] 5:39:51 PM    comment []

A Web Directory that Helps You Do, Not Find. Gimpsy is a different kind of directory, listing only sites that provide online activity or help you accomplish a specific task. Gimpsy founder, Mordechai Chachamu explains why. [Search Engine Watch] 5:39:46 PM    comment []

RSS = Really Simple Shopping?. On Monday, before I visited the church, I had lunch at Bone Daddy's with Stuart Watson. Stuart has a very interesting idea. He believes there are people out there who want to subscribe to email mailing lists (er, advertising, and newsletters) from companies and other sources, but that they don't want to give the company their email address. So, he's subscribing for you, and translating that information into RSS 2.0. He has an interesting business model (he'll make money off of referrals, and advertising of his own). His site? RealSimpleShopping. Plus, he's looking to add value through search technology, and some other things. Imagine that you are going to buy a tent in the next few months, wouldn't you want to watch Eddie Bauer and REI's newsletters to see if there's a sale on a tent coming up? My wife is gonna be all over this thing. [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger] 5:36:46 PM    comment []

Sun Microsystems turns on employee blogs. I was just reading Kevin Burton's blog, and see that Sun Microsystems, tomorrow, will turn on employee blogs at blogs.sun.com. Cool. I'm subscribed! RSS feeds everywhere! (They are up already). Ahh, let the best blogger win! [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger] 5:36:25 PM    comment []

Microsoft Research Shows More Projects. Microsoft Research (MSR) increasingly is opening up and sharing information on its myriad research projects. This week, the MSR crew showed off to press and analysts some futuristic spam-thwarting techniques, new tools for summarizing news stories and next-gen mapping technologies. [Microsoft Watch from Mary Jo Foley] 5:36:18 PM    comment []