For those of us who have stuck with Microsoft through the initial pains of Vista to find a competent, but mediocre offering, or hung on to XP for dear life waiting for something new, a decision has arrived: whether to upgrade to Windows 7, which will come out later this year. The reviews have been Read More
The Buzz
with Josh O'Connell
Archive for June, 2009
Facebook’s usernames: No big deal.
My colleague, Jamie, posted the other day about Facebook’s 500,000 username sign-ups in around 15 minutes. While that’s an impressive number in its own right, that’s like the state of Connecticut saying it’s going to spend $500,000 on education next year. It’s a big number, until you realize it’s actually a small drop in a Read More
Testing Peapod.
I have always loathed going to the supermarket. There are exceptions to this rule; the biggest being the occasional 2 a.m. “out of boredom” trips. But recently I finally had enough of the hour-long treks to the store, winding through aisle by aisle. I tested out Peapod, Stop & Shop‘s online food ordering service. It’s Read More
