Posts by neville:

A memory of 9/11

As the third anniversary of 9/11 approaches, there’s a rash of commentary appearing on various blogs, naturally in the US in particular. This one by Jeff Jarvis is heart-wrenching. If you were in the vicinity of the Twin Towers or watched some of the live TV coverage, you’ll know exactly what Jeff’s talking about. BuzzMachine […]

Music to soothe your dog

The ethos of Dutch cool, from Reuters: AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Help is at hand for pet owners and their neighbors troubled by barking dogs — soothing recordings of “new age”-style music blended with sounds of nature. “Piano music with twittering birds and murmuring water apparently has a soothing effect on dogs,” said a spokesman for […]

Apple’s mega security gap

I wonder if this will get as much media attention as happens every time a new security gap is known about Windows, leading to hotfixes, updates or patches. Apple has released a security update to fix more than a dozen flaws in the Jaguar and Panther versions of the Macintosh operating system, Internetnews.com reports. According […]

FAQ about blogging, PR and journalism

A link from Steve Rubel got me into a wonderfully tongue-in-cheek description of Everything you wanted to know about blogging but were afraid to ask by Simon World. Tongue in cheek or not, it’s a must-read. Got me thinking about other great ‘guides’ – PR and journalism easily spring to mind. So, courtesy of the […]

Get wicked at gapingvoid

If you haven’t yet discovered Hugh Mcleod’s gapingvoid blog, you’re missing the most wicked humour there is on the internet. Yes, even better than Dilbert. Hugh creates the most excellent cartoons, many of which you wouldn’t want to let your mother see, but all of which illustrate intelligent insight into what makes things tick these […]

How to create and promote your blog

Here’s a well-written and easy-to-follow guide to best practice in creating the content for your blog, and then promoting it. Written by Biz Stone of Blogger, the guide has the usual content you’d expect – setting up your blog, how to focus your post content (think of the audience), publish frequently, etc. The guide also […]

Star Wars trilogy DVD set to beat records

Less than ten days to go until the remastered DVDs of the original Star Wars trilogy hits the stores! It’s out in the UK the day before its release in the US and Canada. As a mega-fan of the epic story (I saw the original in 1977 at the Tottenham Court Road cinema in London) […]

HP guides to blogging

Two moves by Hewlett-Packard into the blogging area. Well, as least guidance about blogging: HP US just published a guide to blogging for small- and medium-size businesses – Hewlett-Packard US | Small & Medium Business: technology tips | 101 Series: Blogging This is a very concise but quite a good guide to business blogging. And […]

Blogging for love not money

Bloggers at this summer’s US political conventions brought heightened visibility to blogging, but the money, for most bloggers, is still missing, according to an eWeek.com report. eWeek | Pro Bloggers Find Workload High, Return Slim Proof of Rule #12 in Simon World’s Everything you wanted to know about blogging but were afraid to ask.

The EU wins on trust

Latest state of public opinion about the European Union, reported by Straight Banana: 80% of EU citizens support the proposed European constitution (see my post last month for more info about the constitution). On trust and distrust: Regarding the EU, 41% of citizens trust it, 41% distrust it. Regarding national parliaments, 32% trust their national […]

DW qo’: wa’maH ben chen ‘ach wej Doy’

German broadcaster Deutsche Welle has launched a Klingon-language website. “With its new 31st language, Klingon, DW has expanded its multi-medial offerings beyond our solar system,” the broadcaster says (with a perfectly straight face). The Klingon-language website includes an introduction to Germany – “Germany is a country located in sector 001 of the planet Earth…” – […]