This is the fourth of seven parts of the story of how I killed my answering machine. How complicated can it be to replace a simple little device with something a little more geeky? About 17 months, $500 and countless hours – that’s how complicated. Part IV: Modem Misery With Lingo working, there was only …
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This is the third of seven parts of the story of how I killed my answering machine. How complicated can it be to replace a simple little device with something a little more geeky? About 17 months, $500 and countless hours – that’s how complicated. Part III: Lingo Plan D: Lingo I lived with my …
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This is the second of seven parts of the story of how I killed my answering machine. How complicated can it be to replace a simple little device with something a little more geeky? About 17 months, $500 and countless hours – that’s how complicated. Part II: More Modems and Windows On December 16, 2003 …
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This is the story of how I killed my answering machine. How complicated can it be to replace a simple little device with something a little more geeky? About 17 months, $500 and countless hours – that’s how complicated. This story is ridiculously long, technical and includes lots of geeky terminology, so if you’re not …
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From Phonescoop: LG Extends “Push-To” Concept with PTB April 1, 2005 source: LG Electronics Following closely on the heels of the PTV (Push-To-View) technology it demonstrated at 3GSM in February – as well as other recent “push-to” technologies such as Push-To-Talk (PTT) and Push-To-Share – LG today announced a new “Push-To” technology designed to bring …
Marc Glazer has written a preview of the new Yahoo! News for Online Journalism Review. This is a project I’ve been working on personally for many months and it will be exciting to see it get out to the public. He goes into detail about the product, the business and the process. I was in …
Have you ever ordered something cool online and just couldn’t wait to get it? Do you agonize over when it will be in your clammy little hands and obsessively check delivery tracking websites? Of course I certainly wouldn’t do such a thing, but just in case someone else has this “problem” I created an email …
As a engineering manager in a quickly growing company, I spend a lot of time trying to hire people. I spend hours poring over resumes, talking to candidiates and trying to convince them why Yahoo! is a great place to work – especially if you aren’t spending all your time hiring. 😉 But apparently not …
“It’s unbelievable,” he said of Fenway, “and I still have the best shower in the league. I don’t want them to take that away.” — Terry Francona, Manager of the Boston Red Sox on the recent decision to stay at Fenway
I don’t surf the web anymore. When the web was young, people would spend hours just visiting random sites on the web and seeing what’s out there. For some reason that’s become boring, or maybe the sites have just become less novel and boring. In any case, the only time I visit sites is when …