As I write this I’m sitting in a hotel room in Bradford, West Yorkshire (UK) getting ready to give a talk tonight to a large IT user group about Windows 8. This isn’t the first Windows 8 talk I’ve given, though it is the first since the Consumer Preview version of the OS was released. About once a month I’m asked currently to travel somewhere in the UK and talk about Windows 8, the new UI, the new features and what it all actually means for them.In many ways...
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Thrilled to announce I’m prepping to shoot a new Q&A video series for Fast Company. Work Smart 2 will be a question and answer consultation with viewers and readers like you. If you’ve got a burning question to ask me about tech and productivity, this is your chance. Here’s how it works: 1. Email me at worksmart@fastcompany.com or leave a comment here on this post with your question. Topics might include things like email overload, mobile apps, cloud computing,...
Update: The signing offer’s over and done with–thanks for buying the book! What, you haven’t bought your copy of The Complete Guide to Google Wave yet? And you’ve been meaning to? My friend, today is your lucky day. Because I like you, and because I’d like to sell more books, I’m signing every single copy of The Complete Guide to Google Wave that gets ordered today, March 31st, between now and midnight Pacific time. Just head on over to the book’s...
Apparently the U.S. Navy is on the social media bandwagon, because this Friday they’re taking a gaggle of San Diego tech bloggers–myself included–out for a day trip on a Los Angeles class nuclear submarine. This thing is the length of a frakkin’ football field, descends between 650-950 feet under the sea, and comes equipped with a few Tomahawk cruise missiles. The nerd in me is very excited about seeing a sub in action, the claustrophobe in me is terrified, the...
I’m in wonderful New York City this week, getting ready to do a 15-minute keynote talk on Making Sense of Google Wave tomorrow, November 17th. It’ll be at 2:05pm Eastern time, and if you’re not at the conference, you can watch it live on the web, here. I’ve also started the first public Web 2.0 Expo wave; search for with:public tag:w2e to chime in or make your own. I’ll also have something good to announce about The Complete Guide to Google Wave. (It won’t...
Had a blast last night on Mitch Wagner’s Second Life interview series, Copper Robot, where TUAW’s Mike Rose, ArminasX Saiman, Mitch and I got to chat about Apple’s new iPhone and Snow Leopard announcements last week. Thanks to Mitch and my co-panelists for having me; if you missed the event in-world, you can watch and listen to the video here. I also posted a couple of screenshots from the event on Flickr. Continua a leggere – Original Link: iPhone and Mac Talk...