VanishingPoint

The point at which all imaginary lines of perspective converge.

Entries from January 2009

Google Shutting Down Some Apps… including Google Notebook :(

January 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Well, it has been an interesting week.  We got back from a three-day weekend, President Obama took office, and Google actually began stepping back from  providing applications… I learned about this from an eWeek article, but then confirmed the information released on January 14, 2009 at the Google Notebook Blog as well.
While I have not [...]

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Tags: Digital Notebooks · Google · convergence · disruption · zoho

A Message from the “Lost Generation”

January 21st, 2009 · 3 Comments

OK, This following video video won 2nd place in a film contest titled “U @ 50″ I recommend that EVERYONE take a minute to watch this video… the message is:

Stunning! 
What a great find, I compliment my wife for making me aware of it.  It is a great message especially coming on the heels of President [...]

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Tags: aarp · convergence · obama · youtube

New Theme Coming…

January 21st, 2009 · No Comments

All, I am going to be messing with my theme for the next few hours trying to get something straightened out. I find myself blogging about three things right now… technology, gadgets, etc., now my iPhone, and then education… I am going to try to move to a theme that will represent all of those [...]

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Tags: disruption · web 2.0

A New Beginning for America

January 20th, 2009 · No Comments

I just wanted to take a minute and post an embed with President Barak Obama’s Inaugural Address.  This feed comes curtsey of CNN.  I am looking for his swearing in as well.
Embedded video from CNN Video

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Tags: convergence · disruption · obama

Photogene for the iPhone

January 20th, 2009 · No Comments

For those of you who read here occasionally, or that know me, know that I am NEVER without my phone.  That said, I rarely being my 7.1MP camera along… I often wish I did, however, well… I don’t. That said, I ALWAYS have my phone and my recent acquisition of the iPhone 3G has not [...]

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Tags: convergence · disruption · flickr · iPhone

Dare I say it… I LOVE my iPhone!

January 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Ok, I have been trying to decide if I had given in to the “popular pressure,” or perhaps I couldn’t stand firm with my choice to use a windows mobile smartphone… Maybe I needed a new “man” toy… Some might even critize that I couldn’t “see the light” or refused to use a “real consumer [...]

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Tags: iPhone