Comments for geektastik http://geektastik.com technology, communication & random geekiness Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:04:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on A World Without Jobs by WestsideNYC http://geektastik.com/2009/11/26/a-world-without-jobs/#comment-642 WestsideNYC Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:04:37 +0000 http://geektastik.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-642 A World without Steve Jobs? Back in 1997, his presence would have still been irrelevant if Microsoft hadn't saved Apple's hide by agreeing to continue releasing the Mac version of MS Office and of providing Apple with that necessary extra funding. If that rumor regarding Gassee and BeOS was true, I am really sorry that he overplayed his hand. BeOS was an excellent operating system. Perhaps with Gassee at the helm of Apple, the Intel versions of the Mac would been released sooner and that certainly could have been a big hit. Still, there is no way of telling whether or not Apple would have been at the forefront of the digital music revolution. This is all speculation, anyway, any which way we go. A World without Steve Jobs? Back in 1997, his presence would have still been irrelevant if Microsoft hadn’t saved Apple’s hide by agreeing to continue releasing the Mac version of MS Office and of providing Apple with that necessary extra funding. If that rumor regarding Gassee and BeOS was true, I am really sorry that he overplayed his hand. BeOS was an excellent operating system. Perhaps with Gassee at the helm of Apple, the Intel versions of the Mac would been released sooner and that certainly could have been a big hit. Still, there is no way of telling whether or not Apple would have been at the forefront of the digital music revolution. This is all speculation, anyway, any which way we go.

]]> Comment on Share your Wi-Fi by humpty http://geektastik.com/2007/04/25/share-your-wi-fi/#comment-641 humpty Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:28:36 +0000 http://geektastik.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/share-your-wi-fi/#comment-641 The question is wether the viewing is 'private' or 'public'. And then how many people constitutes to being 'public' ? The question is wether the viewing is ‘private’ or ‘public’.
And then how many people constitutes to being ‘public’ ?

]]> Comment on UI Trumps Hardware by (i)^2 http://geektastik.com/2007/08/13/ui-trumps-hardware/#comment-535 (i)^2 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:51:44 +0000 http://geektastik.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/ui-trumps-hardware/#comment-535 Eureka ! Someone who "gets it". Having similar experiences ( and presently being stalled within Windows Mobile world ), I've someone express the utility behind UI Design and human factors grants users, who DON'T CARE about how it does what a smart device does, just that: A) It does in fact "just does it". B) It does "it" in a manner which the user either engaged interactively with the task they're trying to accomplish, or not impeded from pursuing said. And quite possibly BOTH. This is the first and foremost uber-feature of the iPhone. Even with the "Touch" HTC still hasn't "gotten it". Nokia appears to be "getting it" with the Nokia Ovi/"Media Experience" line of device. But, merely "copying" touch-stroke action/reactions already delivered on the iPhone is a just one component of the complex function called usability. I cheer Nokia for wanting and taking the bold step. But they'll have to step lively, Apple's products will be into their sophore (or later) iterations by the time Nokia delivers their freshman entry into the race. Eureka ! Someone who “gets it”. Having similar experiences ( and presently being stalled within Windows Mobile world ), I’ve someone express the utility behind UI Design and human factors grants users, who DON’T CARE about how it does what a smart device does, just that:

A) It does in fact “just does it”.

B) It does “it” in a manner which the user either engaged interactively with the task they’re trying to accomplish, or not impeded from pursuing said. And quite possibly BOTH.

This is the first and foremost uber-feature of the iPhone. Even with the “Touch” HTC still hasn’t “gotten it”. Nokia appears to be “getting it” with the Nokia Ovi/”Media Experience” line of device. But, merely “copying” touch-stroke action/reactions already delivered on the iPhone is a just one component of the complex function called usability. I cheer Nokia for wanting and taking the bold step. But they’ll have to step lively, Apple’s products will be into their sophore (or later) iterations by the time Nokia delivers their freshman entry into the race.

]]> Comment on Google Out-Innovates Microsoft, Fair & Square by Brian Breslin http://geektastik.com/2007/04/25/google-out-innovates-microsoft-fair-square/#comment-518 Brian Breslin Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:58:11 +0000 http://geektastik.wordpress.com/2007/04/25/google-out-innovates-microsoft-fair-square/#comment-518 ahhh, booyakasha. well put monica. how underutilized are the great words of mr. ali G.<br/><br/>keep up the renewed interest in blogging. ahhh, booyakasha. well put monica. how underutilized are the great words of mr. ali G.

keep up the renewed interest in blogging.

]]> Comment on I’m not dead! by Jason L. Baptiste http://geektastik.com/2007/04/17/im-not-dead/#comment-517 Jason L. Baptiste Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:47:38 +0000 http://geektastik.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/im-not-dead/#comment-517 The cat's out of the bag about the venture :-) It's going to be a great ride. Expect some very cool changes in the next couple of weeks.<br/><br/>-JLB The cat’s out of the bag about the venture :-) It’s going to be a great ride. Expect some very cool changes in the next couple of weeks.

-JLB

]]> Comment on I’m not dead! by Brian Breslin http://geektastik.com/2007/04/17/im-not-dead/#comment-516 Brian Breslin Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:47:38 +0000 http://geektastik.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/im-not-dead/#comment-516 wow, very cool Monica. Best of luck on the new venture. hopefully we'll see more of you at future Refresh meetings. :-) wow, very cool Monica. Best of luck on the new venture. hopefully we’ll see more of you at future Refresh meetings. :-)

]]> Comment on Barcamp Miami by geektastik http://geektastik.com/2007/02/13/barcamp-miami-2/#comment-514 geektastik Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:36:12 +0000 http://geektastik.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/barcamp-miami-2/#comment-514 Done. Sorry about that...I know better :-) Done. Sorry about that…I know better :-)

]]> Comment on Barcamp Miami by Alex http://geektastik.com/2007/02/13/barcamp-miami-2/#comment-513 Alex Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:28:27 +0000 http://geektastik.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/barcamp-miami-2/#comment-513 Thanks Monica!<br/><br/>By the way, would you mind publishing our emails a little bit differently, so that spam scrapers don't collect them? Maybe with a space around the @ sign or maybe with an [at] <br/><br/>See you at BarCamp! Thanks Monica!

By the way, would you mind publishing our emails a little bit differently, so that spam scrapers don’t collect them? Maybe with a space around the @ sign or maybe with an [at]

See you at BarCamp!

]]> Comment on From blogger to bloggist by Jason - GorillaSushi http://geektastik.com/2007/02/07/from-blogger-to-bloggist/#comment-512 Jason - GorillaSushi Sat, 10 Feb 2007 06:26:37 +0000 http://geektastik.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/from-blogger-to-bloggist/#comment-512 I agree with you (pre-update). "Blogger" is more than just a title. It can carry a stigma, suggesting vanity or conformity. Blogging has not been popular long enough to develop a cyclical pattern of favor. The connotations of both the word and the action will probably continue to evolve in the popular vocabulary.<br/> <br/>Perhaps one day we will be saying "blogger pride" in mixed company without cracking a blush. I agree with you (pre-update). “Blogger” is more than just a title. It can carry a stigma, suggesting vanity or conformity. Blogging has not been popular long enough to develop a cyclical pattern of favor. The connotations of both the word and the action will probably continue to evolve in the popular vocabulary.

Perhaps one day we will be saying “blogger pride” in mixed company without cracking a blush.

]]> Comment on PR 2.0: I’M MOCA by Brian Solis http://geektastik.com/2007/01/25/pr-20-im-moca/#comment-36 Brian Solis Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:07:59 +0000 http://geektastik.wordpress.com/2007/01/25/pr-20-im-moca/#comment-36 It's interesting to see how "PR 2.0" has spread through a natural and intelligent set of influencers, without yet sparking the trend of other PR professionals jumping on the bandwagon (a la Web 2.0, Media 2.0, and Publishing 2.0). <br/><br/>It's been an uphill battle, with an unbelievable sense of resistance, since I first started using the term in 1993 (that makes me sound old) as a way of describing how the Web was redefining how PR would be practiced over the next 20 years. It truly is PR Redux, and I'm glad to see that you are carrying the flag with a true working knowledge and honest conviction. We have to be careful about how much of what we're highlighting is social media vs. the art and practice of "social tools" used to converse with people. Seems that’s a hot topic when I meet with the likes of those defining the landscape through socialized applications. It’s interesting to see how “PR 2.0″ has spread through a natural and intelligent set of influencers, without yet sparking the trend of other PR professionals jumping on the bandwagon (a la Web 2.0, Media 2.0, and Publishing 2.0).

It’s been an uphill battle, with an unbelievable sense of resistance, since I first started using the term in 1993 (that makes me sound old) as a way of describing how the Web was redefining how PR would be practiced over the next 20 years. It truly is PR Redux, and I’m glad to see that you are carrying the flag with a true working knowledge and honest conviction. We have to be careful about how much of what we’re highlighting is social media vs. the art and practice of “social tools” used to converse with people. Seems that’s a hot topic when I meet with the likes of those defining the landscape through socialized applications.

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