Monthly Archives: March 2003

This modem bug appears to have hit my TiBook with the installation of OS 10.2.4, but the alleged workaround doesn’t work for me. I called AppleCare this morning to see if there was anything else I could do. The guy … Continue reading →

The prospect of the phone and cable companies owning broadband to our homes is pretty depressing, given their anticompetitive histories. That’s why wireless looks like the last, best hope for real competition and choice. Last week I visited a Motorola … Continue reading →

Joho the Blog author David Weinberger is holding forth in a semi-keynote at SXSW, and (as he told me earlier today) he’s put some new material in his always entertaining riff. Key thought: The analog world is messy and imprecise. … Continue reading →

Zoe Lofgren, who represents the heart of Silicon Valley in Congress, has introduced legislation designed to restore some balance in the copyright arena. Good luck. She’ll need it. Naturally, the entertainment cartel hates this. Less naturally, but more depressingly, the … Continue reading →

Los Angeles Times: Gary Hart Moves Closer to Making Presidential Bid. Hart spent much of the (last) decade out of the public eye before reemerging as the co-chairman, with former Republican Sen. Warren B. Rudman of New Hampshire, of a … Continue reading →

I’m heading down to Austin later today for the SXSW gathering. It’s my first time there, amazingly, given the widespread praise the event gets every year from people I trust. I’m on Sunday panel about weblogs and journalism. I’m confident … Continue reading →

The Mercury News has volumnious coverage today of the latest charges to hit notorious investment banker Frank Quattrone. I particularly urge you to read this story by Deborah Lohse, who obtained some of the most detailed information yet about the … Continue reading →

Mercury News: Ex-CSFB banker charged with `spinning’ violations. The key evidence of this allegation revolves around the timing of a December 2000 e-mail message Quattrone sent to employees endorsing a colleague’s suggestion to purge company files. Quattrone’s e-mail was sent … Continue reading →

John Gilmore sends along a link to the Boycott Delta site. Why boycott Delta Airlines? “Starting later this month, Delta passengers will be asked a lot more than

Heading to Chicago today (actually Evanston), for a two-day visit at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, one of the premier institutions of its kind. I’ll be visiting several classes and speaking on a panel. The topic, as regular readers … Continue reading →