Monthly Archives: June 2007

Twittergram?

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Andy Rush

Why are conversations important? Because many times they force you to see things differently and think about things in new ways. Now, who you choose to listen to is important as well. For this post I have just listened, quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio & Video, New Media, twitter | 1 Comment

Lessig’s New Direction

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Andy Rush

Some interesting news was brought to my attention this morning, via Wes Fryer, that Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig will be shifting his focus from academic work, to what he calls the “corruption” of the political process. He states that … Continue reading →

Posted in Copyright, News & Commentary | 1 Comment

The Value of Waiting In Airports

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Andy Rush

Being a veteran flyer now, I have come to know that there is a wonderful game of hurry-up-and-wait played whilst waiting for a given flight. So we do things like load up our iPods with podcasts, music, etc. to while … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio & Video, Education | 4 Comments

Indianapolis Wants Me, But I Can’t Go Back There

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Andy Rush

And it’s kind of sad, ’cause I had a great time. Let me tell you, Indianapolis was a big surprise in a good way. Facilities were classy, and the city was cool in lots of ways. Oh and did I … Continue reading →

Posted in General, New Media | 5 Comments

From Hyperlinks to Hyperwords

Posted on June 8, 2007 by Andy Rush

Watch video then you’ll know what to do next.

Posted in Firefox, Technology | 3 Comments

Web Forgery

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Andy Rush

This is something I hadn’t seen before. I am a member of the Virginia Credit Union and in a email from “service@vacu.org” I got a notice of recent phishing scams. The email had some telltale signs of its lack of … Continue reading →

Posted in security, Technology | 9 Comments

Stick That in Your Funk & Wagnalls

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Andy Rush

I rode the Virginia MS 150 this weekend, and had the opportunity to ride through the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry. At the finish line, I was having a conversation about the first named storm of the year, which we … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, wikipedia | 2 Comments

Surface Computing (aka Multi-touch)

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Andy Rush

Thanks to David Pogue for pointing to this cool Popular Mechanics video. It features the famous Jefferson “Jeff” Han who talked about the “multi-touch” computer at the TED conference back in February 2006. I’d love one of these “coffee tables” … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio & Video, Technology | 3 Comments

It Was 40 Years Ago This Month

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Andy Rush

This snuck up on me, just like June itself, but it’s the 40th anniversary of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. I could give you my take on it, but this article does a fine job of describing the greatest … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | 11 Comments