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Personal Technologist on Lab with Leo
by James Sherrett | Feb 12, 2008 | News, Personal Technologist, Work
A few months ago I taped a segment with Leo Laporte for his show Lab with Leo. The show airs on various techy TV outlets in Canada, the US and Australia. Because of the delay from taping to airing and then encoding for the web, I hadn’t seen the segment until I...
My Basecamp feature request: view by person
by James Sherrett | Sep 12, 2006 | Internet Marketing Strategy, Personal Technologist, Work
To manage all the different Work Industries projects I use a web-based project management tool called Basecamp from design firm 37 Signals. 37 Signals are widely known as proponents of simple, clean software. In fact, they say as much on their front page: We believe...
Could David Pogue use a Personal Technologist?
by James Sherrett | Jul 15, 2006 | Personal Technologist, Work
More from the TED blog, a video of NYTimes tech columnist David Pogue on the inanity of software complexity that does a good job of ridiculing some of the accepted practices of software. Highlights include an impression of Steve Jobs singing ‘Don’t Cry for...
The Joy of Painting Video Game
by James Sherrett | Jun 3, 2006 | News, Personal Technologist, Work
Growing up one of the most memorable programs on PBS was Bob Ross’ The Joy of Painting. I watched the show between other channels or while bored. It featured a white man with a beard and an afro painting incredible landscapes in half an hour. Sounds dry, but the...
Nature versus Nurture in Music Recommendations
by James Sherrett | Mar 22, 2006 | Online Communities, Personal Technologist, Web Content, Work
Steve Krause writes a lengthy review / overview of two different approaches to music recommendations: Pandora and Last.fm. As he sees it, Pandora‘s algorithm-based approach is equal to the nature school of thought while Last.fm‘s behaviour-based approach...
Oxo Reinvents Kitchen Devices
by James Sherrett | Mar 21, 2006 | Internet Marketing Strategy, Online Communities, Personal Technologist, Work
My tongs, the tongs that I use almost every day, are Oxo tongs. They are wonderful tongs. I use them on the stove, when roasting in the over, on the barbecue grill. I also use them to serve guests. I use them for salad. When cooking and serving, my tongs act as an...
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