Posts from September 02, 2008

David Schatsky | September 02, 2008, 09:55 PM
What I Learned About Work in the Woods of Maine
I'm just back from a couple of weeks' vacation in rural Maine and New Hampshire with my family. One morning, my kids and I each went off in different directions to spend an hour in solitude in the woods. As I walked along a trail that paralleled a stream bed...( more )

Diane Clarkson | September 02, 2008, 06:22 PM
Starwood Preferred Guest Takes To the Skies
Starwood’s loyalty program, Starwood Preferred Guest, has allowed members to transfer SPG to airline loyalty programs, which has been useful if not occasionally cumbersome benefit. However, now the program has gotten even better – SPG points can be used to book flights directly on www.spg.com/flights. It gets better: there are...( more )

Barry Parr | September 02, 2008, 02:17 PM
Google Chrome: Paging Dr. McLuhan
It wasn't the feature set of Google's Chrome browser that got me excited, nor was it opening yet another strategic front in Google's cold war with Microsoft. Nor was it the comic book by Scott McCloud, although that's really cool. Lately, my mind has been on Javascript. For most of...( more )

John Lovett | September 02, 2008, 10:20 AM
Will Google Chrome Rock?
Google’s at it again, although this time someone ripped the covers off the beta a bit early. The Google Chrome Web browser hasn’t hit the public Web yet, but hopes are high that today will be the day. My first thought on the news brought to mind the Wilco song;...( more )

Mark Mulligan | September 02, 2008, 08:53 AM
Comes With Music Comes With Carphone Warehouse
Finally comes the news that Nokia’s Comes With Music is set for launch. It will launch first in the UK with Carphone Warehouse on October 2nd. Interestingly the service will launch on the mass market 5310 XpressMusic device. This is significant as it shows that Nokia is setting its sights...( more )