One of the features when you log in to your WordPress blog dashboard is you can see past entries from the same day in years past. Well, I typically take a look at these to see if they inspire a new entry from me, and Firefox haters go to a whole new level , published one year ago today, led me to some interesting discoveries.
As a refresher, there was a man who had determiend the Firefox plugin Addblock Plus was just pure evil, so he had set up his websites to block Firefox users. Instead of just blocking folks, though, it redirected them to WhyFirefoxIsBlocked.com , which, at the time, explained his thought process behind this and how Mozilla allowing Adblock Plus to exist meant that Mozilla was endorsing it. I ended up covering this for TECH.BLORGE.com also, and at that time Danny Carlton, the owner of the blocked site, and I had a… well… less than friendly exchange of emails. Well, let me rephrase that in that I was friendly and he wasn’t. ...
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Gizmodo Gets Their PunishmentFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-01-12 09:31:17
In a continuation from yesterday’s story, Gizmodo has had one writer banned from all future the Consumer Electronics Show . Webware has the official announcement .
We have been informed of inappropriate behavior on the show floor by a credentialed media attendee from the Web site Gizmodo, owned by Gawker Media. Specifically, the Gizmodo staffer interfered with the exhibitor booth operations of numerous companies, including disrupting at least one press event. The Gizmodo staffer v...
more Professionlism in BloggingFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-01-11 00:13:38
If one is paid for blogging, this makes them a professional. Since blogging is a news source, this makes them, in theory, professional journalists. One would hope that bloggers would keep this in mind as they go about their jobs, and act accordingly.
The Consumer Electronics Show , for the very first time, gave press credentials to bloggers, and even gave them their own lounge. This was a major step for bloggers into the realm of acceptance, and one we should have treated with some re...
more Microsoft Natural Ergo Keyboard 4000From: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-01-10 14:16:37
I had to buy a new keyboard last week as my much beloved Microsoft Natural met with a cup of coffee. It had given me a lot of good years, but I was still sad to see it go. I did have a back-up, but they had changed the cursor keys to this insane design that I have no clue how anyone uses them comfortably. So, off I went on a hunt for a new keyboard and decided to go with the Microsoft Natural Ergo Keyboard 4000 .
Why do I keep going for Microsoft hardware? Well, I think their software...
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