From the monthly archives:

July 2009

My Twitter Updates for 2009-07-31

July 31, 2009

Will Telcos Buy JoltID and Shut Down Skype? | I wonder if it really matters… It would be a minor disruption no.. http://bit.ly/OW7Tb # Tasked with setting up a blography today. Will integrate twitter too. Great to work on projects like these. Really learn from others. # @stoweboyd thanks for the pointer to Colony’s blog [...]

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My Twitter Updates for 2009-07-30

July 30, 2009

“Today, Facebook creates lots of voyeuristic pleasure, but much of the “work” is done by software and servers, a.. http://bit.ly/73LvU # At Stanford for girls H2Opolo games throughout the day. Finals on Sunday. http://twitpic.com/c4zy8 # GizmoVoice now just works on my ATA providing free calling to US numbers. Plus with iSip I can use it [...]

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links for 2009-07-30

July 30, 2009

"Today, Facebook creates lots of voyeuristic pleasure, but much of the “work” is done by software and servers, and the firm hasn’t transformed Palo Alto." An interesting read on the economy and interpretation there of. The human capital dividend of a P2P society (tags: P2P economy) Leveraging GoogleVoice via "The Gizmo-Asterisk Marriage" – Interesting use [...]

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My Twitter Updates for 2009-07-29

July 29, 2009

. @mrblog I’ve almost given up on Twitter ever getting smart about #fixreplies – I’ve made of . or point of it this time # GizmoVoice reduced calls to 3 min makes service irrelevant stunt. a fancy GoogleVoice dialer at the backend? GVoice should allow SIP in. #

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How a Nokia Mobile Data Gathering Tool Helps to Save Lives in Manaus Brazil

July 29, 2009

The topline story from my Brazilian visit can be told with two maps that show the impact Dengue had in 2008 vs the current year 2009. Simply, the map is all red in 2008. One year later, the incidence of Dengue per 100k of population has declined dramatically. This is a significant change and one [...]

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First Impressions – Manaus Brazil – The people were wonderful.

July 29, 2009

I can show you a set of pictures of Manaus Brazil that makes it look quite idealistic, a stunning getaway (if you can get there easily – don’t ask about my 36+hour trips) destination, with an interesting history where Rubber Baron’s were once economic kings. Today it’s a thriving economic zone and yet almost an [...]

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links for 2009-07-29

July 29, 2009

Voxilla came to the rescue providing a quick and easy configuration wizard – something Linksys failed to provide. When Linksys instructions suck and I mean really suck you know you just purchased something that's not a consumer product. By contrast Voxilla almost makes it that simple. This configuration wizard for the Pap2t got me up [...]

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My Twitter Updates for 2009-07-28

July 28, 2009

Been following the GizmoVoice updates. However have not been able to dial out through google voice account. Am using as PAP2T ATA . # Should education be reduced to 140 char? ” Students From Around The World Learn Through SMS” http://bit.ly/ynlmM # Thanks to edprentice for this pointer. “Nokia in Trouble? How Fast Can a [...]

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Recycling Manaus Brazil Style

July 28, 2009

Recycling Manaus Brazil Style, originally uploaded by Stuart Henshall. I’d never seen recycling quite like this. I also saw it using large drums around town. This is in front of Nokia in Manaus Brazil. It certainly makes a point and in general I found Manaus much much cleaner and tidier than expected. By contrast at [...]

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My Twitter Updates for 2009-07-27

July 27, 2009

Some days a smile works. Shifted from last row middle to emergency exit aisle. Thanks Michelle American airlines Miami SFO here we go # Still organizing pics from Manaus brazil. City at 1 time center of rubber trade Rubber cobbles around concerthall http://twitpic.com/btadfh # RT @dina: nice!! related to my last retweet – RT @manuscrypts: [...]

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My Twitter Updates for 2009-07-26

July 26, 2009

TAM now ranks as one of the worst airlines I have ever dealt with. This customer is not happy. Btw Manaus was great. More to come. # Left Manaus Brazil behind. Landed in Miami overnight then home! Did my trip notes on the plane. Photo from friday http://twitpic.com/brmvx #

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My Twitter Updates for 2009-07-26

July 26, 2009

TAM now ranks as one of the worst airlines I have ever dealt with. This customer is not happy. Btw Manaus was great. More to come. # Left Manaus Brazil behind. Landed in Miami overnight then home! Did my trip notes on the plane. Photo from friday http://twitpic.com/brmvx #

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My Twitter Updates for 2009-07-23

July 23, 2009

Early morning view from hotel in Manaus Brazil of Negro river bank. Nice warm temp here. http://twitpic.com/bbdi3 # Great day in Manaus. The concert hall is the landmark. Originally the cobbles around it were rubber! A silent st. http://twitpic.com/bdrgx #

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My Twitter Updates for 2009-07-22

July 22, 2009

4:09AM 50 people outside waiting for bus to airport for TAM flight. All hope no more delays. Forget a good nights sleep # TAM Caracas just provided the longest check-in ever. 2.5 hours of standing. Now I know why we had to leave hotel 5 hours before flight. # Getting updates on location activities in [...]

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My Twitter Updates for 2009-07-21

July 21, 2009

RT @asaunders: @AndrewHansen the amount of crap PC manufacturers pre-install is atrocious. | let it be a mobile lesson too! # Flight cancelled from Caracas to Manaus today. Only upside maybe another city. Not many options on routing. Add one day to travel time. #

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