http://www.figby.com A weblog by Michael Moncur Fri, 09 May 2008 12:01:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en YouTube - Big Broccoli Ocarina - Now I can truly say I've seen everything, including "Angels We Have Heard On High" played on Broccoli. [more here] http://www.figby.com/archives/2008/05/09/big-broccoli-ocarina/ Eric's Archived Thoughts: The Really Perfect Ringtone - Best ringtone ever. http://www.figby.com/archives/2008/05/06/the-really-perfect-ringtone/ Microsoft pulls its Yahoo offer - via Scoble, who described it thus: "Yahoo is a bleeding animal. Left lying, gasping for its breath, after a larger animal (Microsoft) struck and then walked away after it proved too difficult to eat." http://www.figby.com/archives/2008/05/04/microsoft-pulls-its-yahoo-offer/ In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop - New York Times - Another valiant but ridiculous effort by mainstream media to make the Internet seem dramatic. http://www.figby.com/archives/2008/04/07/in-web-world-of-247-stress-writers-blog-till-they-drop-new-york-times/ AT&T Is Working on Its Own 3D Browser Pogo. - Attention AT&T: Adding some silly, usability-challenged 3D eye candy to Mozilla does not make for an improved web-browsing experience. http://www.figby.com/archives/2008/03/28/att-is-working-on-its-own-3d-browser-pogo/ The worlds 50 most powerful blogs - I'm continually amazed at how these lists seem to come from an entirely different universe than the one I live in. I've heard of 17 of the 50, and I regularly read a total of three of them. Either the blogosphere is far more ... http://www.figby.com/archives/2008/03/12/the-worlds-50-most-powerful-blogs-technology-the-observer/ Mail Keeps Rejecting Password (updated) - AndrewEscobar.com - For every problem, there's a solution buried somewhere in a mile-long list of comments on a weblog post. http://www.figby.com/archives/2008/02/23/mail-keeps-rejecting-password-updated-andrewescobarcom/ Paul Graham: Six Principles for Making New Things - "I like to find (a) simple solutions (b) to overlooked problems (c) that actually need to be solved, and (d) deliver them as informally as possible, (e) starting with a very crude version 1, then (f) iterating rapidly." Brilliant advice, although ... http://www.figby.com/archives/2008/02/20/six-principles-for-making-new-things/ Five whys - Joel on Software - Some good thoughts on dealing with network downtime. http://www.figby.com/archives/2008/01/27/five-whys-joel-on-software/ Palm OS II Devices on Track for Release in Early 2009 - Rumor has it they'll be using a time machine to introduce these devices in 1996 when someone still cares. http://www.figby.com/archives/2008/01/15/palm-os-ii-devices-on-track-for-release-in-early-2009/