Tim Marman's Loosely Coupled

March 2007 - Posts

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  30

  2007

  Moving Day!

  If you're seeing this post, then you're on the new load-balanced hardware. If you see anything wrong, please drop me a line ! Posted Mar 30 2007, 03:48 PM by Tim with no comments Filed under: Slashstar, Site News

• Mar

  28

  2007

  Vista drivers for the Toshiba M200 Tablet

  Finally! Corey found m200 drivers for Vista that were released on 3/20/2007 on the Swiss support site. The page is not English, but as Corey said it's pretty easy to figure out. (The drivers themselves have english versions). That said, here are the direct links: Bluetooth Monitor Config Free Display... Posted Mar 28 2007, 02:38 PM by Tim with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Technology, Tablet PC, Vista, Microsoft

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  23

  2007

  Arctic Monkeys show at Hammerstein Ballroom

  I missed out on the presale. I got banned briefly because TicketMaster thought I was a bot after it gave me unreadable CAPTCHAs and took 10 tried to get it right. (Have I mentioned how much I hate Ticketmaster?). But I finally got in, and I got 2 tickets to the Hammerstein Ballroom show in May . Sweet... Posted Mar 23 2007, 12:11 PM by Tim with no comments Filed under: Music, Personal, Events, NYC

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  22

  2007

  I Don't Get Twitter

  I am really struggling to find value in Twitter, and I'm certainly not the only one staying out of the Twitter lovefest. It is mildly interesting from a technical perspective but doesn't really add much to what I can do today. (Not to mention it's been down and/or slow under the load lately... Posted Mar 22 2007, 12:01 PM by Tim with no comments Filed under: Technology, Rants, Things that amuse me, Web 2.0, Social Behavior, Facebook

• Mar

  22

  2007

  More on the Music Industry's Slow Death

  This letter from a former customer further illustrates how the music industry is alienating its customers. While I would like to say I responded with something witty, I must admit to being completely flummoxed. There I sat, a loyal music fan who has shelled out actual money to a business that is supposed... Posted Mar 22 2007, 07:48 AM by Tim with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Intellectual Property, Rants, Music, Copyright, Law, Audio, Social Behavior, DRM

• Mar

  14

  2007

  Music of Note: The View

  The View is an indie/punk band from Dundee, Scotland. Perhaps the most obvious comparison is to Arctic Monkeys. Their debut album, Hats off to the Buskers , is currently topping the UK charts. Standout tracks for me are Same Jeans , Grans for Tens , and Skag Trendy . I'm not quite ready to put this in... Posted Mar 14 2007, 12:08 PM by Tim with no comments Filed under: Music, Recommendations

• Mar

  09

  2007

  Friday Fun: Exam Frustration

  Sure, we've all been frustrated on exams - some of us just express it more... well, creatively... than others. And my personal favorite.... Ok, seriously... this person drew an elephant on the ramp ... and then answered the question correctly under the new set of facts. Isn't that worth some credit?... Posted Mar 09 2007, 04:29 AM by Tim with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Things that amuse me

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  07

  2007

  Wahne's World

  Please give a warm welcome to our newest blogger, Wahne . Wahne has some great insights into information architecture and UI design (her latest post is about design considerations when building AJAX applications ). I've been pestering her for years to start writing - I guess she was finally tired of... Posted Mar 07 2007, 01:43 PM by Tim with no comments Filed under: Blogging, Slashstar

• Mar

  06

  2007

  Choosing a corporate entity for your startup

  Generally speaking, tax and liability drive the choice of entity. Taxation From a tax perspective, all of the entities except for C-Corps are known as "pass-through" entities, where any income and losses show up on the owners' tax returns. With a C-Corp, taxes are paid by the corporation itself, independent... Posted Mar 06 2007, 06:22 AM by Tim with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Business, Law, Entrepreneurship, Startup, Venture Capital, NextNY

• Mar

  04

  2007

  Email Tips

  Some tips on how to write better e-mail. Not only is it polite to follow these guidelines, it also makes it more likely that you'll get a response in a timely manner. Write better subjects . If you want your e-mail to get answered, you should write a subject that is meaningful to the recipient, not the... Posted Mar 04 2007, 10:02 AM by Tim with no comments Filed under: Productivity, Outlook Tips