Well, I finally made it to Austin for the South by Southwest Interactive Conference. I drove up this morning from Houston after dropping my puppy off at my Dad’s house for the weekend. So far everything has gone smooth, as I made good time and avoided those pesky Texas State Troopers. Once I arrived I [...]

Leo Laporte, Kevin Rose, Clayton Morris and John C. Dvorak just changed the online life for a new Twitter user; one Lisa Etheridge aka LisaTickledPink from Auckland, New Zealand. Moments ago in their live broadcast of the This Week in Tech video podcast the guys were discussing Conan O’brien’s choice for his first Twitter follower on his account and said “hey, we can do that!” So they [...]

Wow, now I really know I’m getting old… as the first album from my favorite rock band turns 20 this week. Nine Inch Nails burst on to the music scene in 1989 with the release of the masterpiece Pretty Hate Machine, and 20 years later the album is just as relevant as ever. I was [...]

“I’m 01100110 01100101 01100101 01101100 01101001 01101110 01100111 00100000 01101100 01110101 01100011 01101011 01111001 00001010″ That’s Google’s first ever Twitter update which translates from binary to F E E L I N G  L U C K Y. I mentioned Googling “wising up” because regardless of what certain friends of mine think Twitter is the [...]

PC Mag has an article today regarding 10 Tips for Twitter Beginners. I’m a huge advocate and user of Twitter and I’ve tried valiantly to get my friends involved with the Twitter craze. Throw in the integration with services like Facebook and MySpace and you have a winner in my opinion. Here’s a run-down of [...]