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  • MacBook update

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    Some thoughts after using my MacBook for a few weeks. What I like: Wake up and shut down work really well when you open/shut the lid. It’s fast and reliable. I’ve always wanted this on a laptop and it’s never really worked on any of my PCs. I loaded all my photos into iPhoto and…

  • Enterprise blogging

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    Hot on the heels of our announcement of offering professional support for WordPress, Forrester Research has released a market research report on enterprise blogging. They looked at lots of blogging platforms and analyzed their suitability for enterprise deployments. The great news: they named WordPress one of the leaders in the space, specifically they put WordPress…

  • Automattic Support Network

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    I'm excited to tell you that we are releasing the Automattic Support Network today. It's an enterprise support subscription service designed for companies who would like to deploy WordPress or WordPress MU and purchase professional support to back up their deployment. WordPress is already used to power blogs and sites by several well known large…

  • MySpace content ownership

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    Musicians are starting to pull content off of MySpace because MySpace's terms of use claim ownership of anything you put on their service: Musicians' rights: Lost in MySpace?

  • Dutch Tub

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    Check out this Dutch, wood fired hot tub, especially their gallery. Almost every picture in it has people enjoying beer or wine while hot tubbing. Looks like the tub has a built-in wine bottle holder! Try and imagine that from a US manufacturer.

  • User Generated Content -> People Media

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    Many people don’t like the term user generated content. It’s because it focuses on content, not people. And people are what matters most on the new web. I mentioned this to Tony Conrad a while back, and yesterday I noticed that he’s using the term People Media instead of user generated content. I asked him…

  • Yahoo home page

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    I like the new Yahoo home page and enjoyed Read/WriteWeb's podcast about it. But Ravi (ex-Yahoo) makes a good point I had not considered: "This homepage dropped the concept of website directory completely. I guess the transformation is complete. Yahoo! is now more about showing people in and around yahoo! network and not about showing…

  • MacBook

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    I've been looking to replace my trusty 4 year old Toshiba Portege and ended up getting a MacBook. What's good enough for Dave is certainly good enough for me! I like it so far. Just opening the box put a smile on my face – such nice product design.

  • Better blog search

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    In case you haven't already, you should check out Sphere. It's a great new blog search engine which I helped get started last year and which, more importantly, will help you discover great blogs.

  • Tango

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    I’m not a huge fan of electric cars, but you have to check this out: Link.

  • Biofuel update

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    Interesting article on Brazil’s rapid reduction of oil dependence thanks to ethanol: New York Times Great and thorough presentation on ethanol by Vinod Khosla (found on Infectious Greed): A couple of things I’m curious about and haven’t been able to find the answers for: How do ethanol and biodiesel stack up against each other (Khosla…

  • Automattic funding

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    We've been working towards raising a seed round of capital at Automattic and recently completed the final piece of it. Matt explains the thinking behind it here (and promptly celebrated the occasion with a new haircut). VCMike, one of our board members and investors, shares his thoughts here. And here's some background info: Who are…

  • Startup talk

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    If you'd like to hear what it's like to start companies like Oddpost and Automattic, drop by this Startup SIG event on April 17 in Palo Alto. I'll be giving an informal talk about startups and I've asked Iain from Oddpost and Matt from Automattic to join me to share their experiences.

  • Windows audio

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    Years ago I used to work on audio for PCs and video games. This post brought back a lot of memories (written by a hugely talented audio software engineer I used to work with). Check it out if you want to find out why the audio on your PC is so out of control complicated.

  • Citroen SM

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    Apropos nothing, I would like to show you this fabulous Citroen from the category of “I’d love to have one if it wasn’t completely impractical”: Fun facts: – Maserati engine – Self-leveling hydraulic suspension – Self-centering, speed dependent steering – Headlights connected to hydraulic suspension (to dampen bumps) About 13,000 Citroen SMs were made between…

  • Thinkpad X41 thoughts

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    I’ve been trying a Thinkpad X41 for a couple of weeks. I have to say this is one groovy tablet PC. It has a few shortcomings (battery life and extra bulk) but overall I’m tempted to get one. It’s just the right size with a 12″ screen and about 11″ square sized body. It works…