Month: November 2006

  • Logitech a good choice

    I bought a new microphone/headset combo at the weekend – a Logitech USB Headset 250. A good price at PC World with added bonuses: it’s Skype certified, and comes with 60 free SkypeOut minutes plus a month’s free voicemail. Nice…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #189: November 13, 2006

    Content summary: Shel’s in Toronto; Neville’s summary of last week’s PRWeek Forum and Delivering The New PR; moving to one edition of FIR per week and ideas for filling the blank; Microsoft’s Photosynth tech preview; Second Life is not over-hyped;…

  • Social media, Second Life – New thinking about PR

    One of the great things about conferences on social media (blogs, wikis, podcasting) is the wide variety of comment and opinion they tend to generate among everyone who participates. With more than 120 participants, Friday’s Delivering The New PR in…

  • Resisting the Blackberry

    One thing I’ve consistently resisted is getting a Blackberry or other such device for managing email when I’m on the road or generally out and about. The major part of my self-justification is that I really do not wish to…

  • Upgrade to WordPress 2.0.5

    If you run your blog on WordPress, now’s a good time to upgrade your installation to the latest version 2.0.5 that was released late last month. This version includes over 50 bug fixes and enhancements. Some of these are security…