Month: May 2008

  • Plot your carbon footprint with Dopplr

    One handy web service I’ve been using for the past seven months or so is Dopplr. Dopplr lets you share your travel plans with others you know. The service then lets you know if any of your friends will be…

  • Happy birthday, WordPress!

    Five years ago today, WordPress was born. The popular blogging platform or content management system (take your pick of description) has come a very long way in this short time. I first started using WordPress in 2005, a time when…

  • Animoto: A compelling way to tell your story

    One of the communication technologies I like experimenting with is video. That’s why I play with new tools like Qik (live video streaming from a Nokia mobile phone) and seesmic (video conversations via your webcam). I discovered another one today…

  • Stranded on a geek island

    A couple of months ago, I met up with Neil Dixon to record an episode of the Desert Island Geek podcast. I love the idea of this podcast: Desert Island geek is a new podcast show all about you. Imagine…

  • Cut from FIR #348

    Overflow from today’s FIR #348: 1-Minute News New York Times’ social networking/open API Listen to this FIR Cut: [display_podcast] Download FIR Cut MP3 – NY Times (2:58) If you want to automatically receive FIR Cuts as they’re published, subscribe to…