March 2008

Learning with Gillmor

March 27, 2008 General

One of the great things about the Internet is it provides me with access to some genuinely interesting people. One of those is Steve Gillmor, someone who has been around technology for more years than most people care to remember, has a memory like an elephant, has a wicked sense of humour and is sharper [...]

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EXCLUSIVE: Ernst & Young sort out their act in Canada

March 27, 2008 General

Sources close to events (as they say) tell me that Ernst & Young Canada has taken fright at the attitude being displayed by the judges in the KPMG case. In response, they have decided to pay their non-CA employees/trainees for overtime, including back pay. My sources also tell me that in true modern fashion, EY [...]

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My del.icio.us bookmarks for March 22nd through March 24th

March 24, 2008 Asides

These are my del.icio.us bookmarks for March 22nd through March 24th: Money As Debt – An interesting and timely take on the debt issue RSS blog – From Understanding to Using RSS – Pretty much everything you could possibly want to know about RSS and then some Rick Falkvinge: Why the US is collapsing – [...]

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On dumping email

March 22, 2008 General

My IBM sparring partner Luis Suarez is trying valiantly to give up email. He’s created a spreadsheet to record how far he has got in his efforts to divest himself.  This week was not good but he explains why: …here is the main reason why the number of e-mails has gone rather high this week, [...]

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My del.icio.us bookmarks for March 19th through March 20th

March 20, 2008 Asides

These are my del.icio.us bookmarks for March 19th through March 20th: The Secret Diary of Steve Ballmer: Great MacBook HotAir Commercial! – Although a tad facetious, it captures well the ephemeral nature of what pleases Mac heads Taxable Talk Fake Children Are Hard to Prove – Idiotic claims mean this person is looking at a [...]

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The cat's out the bag: Big 4 are Big 4x

March 20, 2008 General

Richard Murphy has long argued that the Big 4 are not a single entity in the way they market themselves but a loose association of affiliate firms. This, as any practitioner will tell you, is not the same thing at all. This is a question Francine McKenna has raised arguing that: But how “actual ” [...]

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KPMG back in the dock

March 20, 2008 General

Barely a week goes by without some salacious news about our friends at KPMG. This week it is the turn of ex-KPMG partner Robert Pfaff’s turn to spend time in the dock. The court documents are well worth the reading because apart from detailing the extent of Pfaff’s alleged fraud, they also show how stupid [...]

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Loic and I goofing around

March 20, 2008 Asides

It was great to see my old sparring partner Loic LeMeur at the Seesmic HQ last week. This is us goofing around which just goes to prove that professionals can have fun. Note the chinposin thing going on. Bonus points as I reveal something unusual about my name. The movie runs about 2 minutes Technorati [...]

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My desktop

March 19, 2008 General

Frequent readers will know I’m a Mac Bigot and only work using a laptop, i.e. I’m your typical road warrior. But given all the stuff I need to see and organize how do I cope with only 15.4 inches of screen real estate? The short answer is that I don’t. But… Upgrading to the Leopard [...]

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