Automated E-Mail – Too Much?
I recently posted something on Pownce that basically went along the lines of me failing to receive too many e-mails from actual humans. I may receive 10 – 20 e-mails a day, and almost all (or all of them) are automated messages sent from a website, such as Digg, Pownce, or Facebook. I know a lot of people will disable these notifications, but I find them useful – mainly because I wouldn’t visit the site otherwise (with the exception of Digg, which is my home page). Kay, so maybe I’m not the most popular person in the world. I get my human-sent e-mail once and a while, and heck, I’ve even had a few e-mail conversations. (We all know how common those are). I’m just wondering what the heck my problem is. I don’t think I actually have a problem, I just love my notifications and newsletters. Right? …Right?
Overview MacBook Air
So, here it is — the rumoured MacBook Air. It’s super thin, super sexy, and super expensive. That being said, I don’t see the point of buying one considering its steep cost. It has performance similar to the MacBook Pro for a similar price, but the MacBook Air only has one USB port, no Firewire ports, and no internal disk drive. Bleh, I say!Although, the wireless CD reading stuff is an awesome idea. Too bad it’s far too reliant on other machines.So what’re your thoughts?
What’s in store for MacWorld?
(Photo: The Archetype by Tom Bihn)Man, I can’t tell you how excited I am for MacWorld. There’s been rumors of ultra slim MacBooks, touch screen-based Mac portables, new cinema displays, and updates to current products. With the Mac Pro’s recent update just days before MacWorld, we have to know Apple is setting aside the minor updates for some big stuff this year.So what are your thoughts? What do you want Apple to send out?
The Social Case
We all know that there are a crap-load of web 2.0 sites emerging from the intertubes. A lot of these websites emphasize the social aspect of the internet. One problem; there are so many to choose from, and a lot of them have different niches. For example, myspace and facebook are both very similar yet also very different. So how can we determine which ones we want to contribute to? Maybe you’ll even want to be a part of more than one site of the same niche. It all depends on the user, and their opinions of each website. It doesn’t take a genius to know that social website myspace has an awful reputation for presenting its users with poorly designed webpages. Myspace’s purpose is to let users share all sorts of contact while also communicating with the friends they make there. Facebook is similar to myspace, although Facebook locks its users into a single design. This is good because no one’s page can look ugly (although a lot of users add ridiculous amounts of applications), but bad because good designers can’t express themselves with this web app. Both very similar, yet very different. (more…)
A Rose by any other name is BANNED
In a recent discussion with several Diggers, great and small, we discussed some of the issues facing Digg today. The one that stood out as clearly a top priority is the rash of bannings without notice or explanation that have removed some valuable friends from our ranks.This is pretty serious stuff for diggers. Tons of top diggers who are really important to the community are getting banned left, right, and centre without an explanation. We have to do something.read more | digg story
Who doesn’t love Miley Cyrus?
Firstly, happy new year! Let’s hope 2008 rocks as much as 2007 did — maybe even more! Alright, so today I’m testing flickr blogging. I use digg blogging quite a bit, but since I love flickr too, why not give it a shot? Today’s photo is of the lovely Miley Cyrus performing “All I want for Christmas”. You can’t not love her. Seriously.
