Author: Neville Hobson

  • FUD surrounds Vista

    Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s postponement of the consumer launch of Windows Vista comes bad news about the actual code of the product, reported yesterday by Australian tech magazine Smarthouse: Up to 60% of the code in the new…

  • Understanding wikis and best practice

    Finding out about wikis isn’t terribly difficult – there are plenty of descriptions around to help you understand what they are, starting with this one on Wikipedia (itself a wiki). But if you want to find out who’s doing what…

  • More spreading the word

    As we’re about to head into the second quarter of 2006, I’m reviewing my schedule for conferences and workshops I’m involved with as a speaker/presenter. I invest a great deal in time and commitment to spreading the word about the…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #122: March 23, 2006

    Content summary: Sparklines; Mobitype scraping blog content; Shel’s road weary trek; South West Airlines tackles gaming of online check-in; the IAOC conference; Josh Hallett on FPRA Blog Week; Luke Armour’s intro music #2; David Phillips reports; listeners’ comments and trackbacks…

  • If this means no more Plaxo emails, great

    One of my (few) pet peeves is getting emails from people with the canned Plaxo message. I received another one just this morning: I’m updating my address book. Please take a moment to update me with your latest contact info.…