Comments for Up and to the Right http://www.tomloverro.com The irreverent technology & entrepreneurship blog of Tom Loverro Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:11:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Blackberry, Motorola and Nokia to Offer Free Cases by Thomas Loverro http://www.tomloverro.com/2010/07/27/blackberry-motorola-and-nokia-to-offer-free-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Thomas Loverro Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:11:54 +0000 http://www.tomloverro.com/?p=867#comment-801 Thanks :-) Thanks :-)

]]> Comment on Blackberry, Motorola and Nokia to Offer Free Cases by Thomas Loverro http://www.tomloverro.com/2010/07/27/blackberry-motorola-and-nokia-to-offer-free-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Thomas Loverro Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:11:43 +0000 http://www.tomloverro.com/?p=867#comment-800 It's a fair point regarding touching vs. gripping, however, the effect is the same as the grips are common enough.<br><br>I agree regarding wifi reception on mobile devices--could get much better. I noticed a bug on my iPad--it always shows one bar of wifi even if I am 12" from an Airport Extreme. It's a fair point regarding touching vs. gripping, however, the effect is the same as the grips are common enough.

I agree regarding wifi reception on mobile devices–could get much better. I noticed a bug on my iPad–it always shows one bar of wifi even if I am 12″ from an Airport Extreme.

]]> Comment on Blackberry, Motorola and Nokia to Offer Free Cases by braker1nine http://www.tomloverro.com/2010/07/27/blackberry-motorola-and-nokia-to-offer-free-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-799 braker1nine Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:40:12 +0000 http://www.tomloverro.com/?p=867#comment-799 :) personally I don't think these guys have a problem, and I don't think Apple did either. It seems on all these phones there are rare conditions where if you hold it just the right way and you have crappy signal, then you lose some/all signal. It happens in wireless communications.<br><br>I'm much more concerned about the TERRIBLE WiFi signal I get on my iOS devices.<br><br>In other news, when I take my laptop to far from my router, my signal dies. Apple should make a chain that keeps me close to the router... :) personally I don't think these guys have a problem, and I don't think Apple did either. It seems on all these phones there are rare conditions where if you hold it just the right way and you have crappy signal, then you lose some/all signal. It happens in wireless communications.

I'm much more concerned about the TERRIBLE WiFi signal I get on my iOS devices.

In other news, when I take my laptop to far from my router, my signal dies. Apple should make a chain that keeps me close to the router…

]]> Comment on Blackberry, Motorola and Nokia to Offer Free Cases by briboy http://www.tomloverro.com/2010/07/27/blackberry-motorola-and-nokia-to-offer-free-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-798 briboy Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:59:43 +0000 http://www.tomloverro.com/?p=867#comment-798 Symbian 3^3*sqrt(11) -- that is some funny sh*t right there. Nice work Tom =) Symbian 3^3*sqrt(11) — that is some funny sh*t right there. Nice work Tom =)

]]> Comment on Startups Have Too Many Engineers by Craig http://www.tomloverro.com/2010/02/16/startups-have-too-many-engineers/comment-page-1/#comment-794 Craig Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:20:22 +0000 http://www.tomloverro.com/?p=469#comment-794 Greatest marketing effort Ive ever seen exists at <a href="http://craigslist.com" rel="nofollow">craigslist.com</a>. Greatest marketing effort Ive ever seen exists at craigslist.com.

]]> Comment on RIP RSS: RSS is a Failed Technology by Thomas Loverro http://www.tomloverro.com/2010/07/12/rip-rss-rss-is-a-failed-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-792 Thomas Loverro Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:58:23 +0000 http://www.tomloverro.com/?p=808#comment-792 Also see my follow up post: <a href="http://www.tomloverro.com/2010/07/13/corrections-amplifications-on-rss/" rel="nofollow">http://www.tomloverro.com/2010/07/13/correction...</a> Also see my follow up post: http://www.tomloverro.com/2010/07/13/correction...

]]> Comment on RIP RSS: RSS is a Failed Technology by Thomas Loverro http://www.tomloverro.com/2010/07/12/rip-rss-rss-is-a-failed-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-791 Thomas Loverro Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:55:03 +0000 http://www.tomloverro.com/?p=808#comment-791 My point is not that women as a whole don't know tech or RSS. I didn't mean for it to come off like that. I have made an edit accordingly. <br><br>My point is that my friends and I (men who work in technology startups) know RSS and use it, but we are the exception. RSS has not crossed the chasm. My point is not that women as a whole don't know tech or RSS. I didn't mean for it to come off like that. I have made an edit accordingly.

My point is that my friends and I (men who work in technology startups) know RSS and use it, but we are the exception. RSS has not crossed the chasm.

]]> Comment on RIP RSS: RSS is a Failed Technology by Anne Helmond http://www.tomloverro.com/2010/07/12/rip-rss-rss-is-a-failed-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-790 Anne Helmond Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:46:44 +0000 http://www.tomloverro.com/?p=808#comment-790 ow gawd, I am female and wrote a chapter on RSS for my dissertation which makes me feel even more awkward after this dreadful anti-RSS and women are ignorant technology users-rant. ow gawd, I am female and wrote a chapter on RSS for my dissertation which makes me feel even more awkward after this dreadful anti-RSS and women are ignorant technology users-rant.

]]> Comment on RIP RSS: RSS is a Failed Technology by Anne Helmond http://www.tomloverro.com/2010/07/12/rip-rss-rss-is-a-failed-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-789 Anne Helmond Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:45:41 +0000 http://www.tomloverro.com/?p=808#comment-789 ow gawd, I'm almost afraid to admit that I am female and wrote a chapter on RSS for my dissertation after this dreadful anti-RSS and women are ignorant technology users-rant. ow gawd, I'm almost afraid to admit that I am female and wrote a chapter on RSS for my dissertation after this dreadful anti-RSS and women are ignorant technology users-rant.

]]> Comment on RIP RSS: RSS is a Failed Technology by Thomas Loverro http://www.tomloverro.com/2010/07/12/rip-rss-rss-is-a-failed-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-788 Thomas Loverro Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:18:13 +0000 http://www.tomloverro.com/?p=808#comment-788 But were ECG or RNA meant to be consumer-facung, consumer used technologies??? That's the whole point. RSS is supposed to be and should be used by everyone, especially my friends and family who want me to email them when I update my blog, but it's not because they don't understand and aren't aware of RSS. This is a product and market failure. Maybe it's not RSS' fault per se, but something is wrong. There should at least be one RSS client that has capture the public's attention.<br><br>And yes, people would use a way of being notified of websites being updated...that need does exist...that's why my friends and family ask to be notified via email--a paradigm which makes sense to them. RSS has yet to make sense to them. Perhaps one day it will, but it has not yet. <br>Please also see my newest post on RSS. But were ECG or RNA meant to be consumer-facung, consumer used technologies??? That's the whole point. RSS is supposed to be and should be used by everyone, especially my friends and family who want me to email them when I update my blog, but it's not because they don't understand and aren't aware of RSS. This is a product and market failure. Maybe it's not RSS' fault per se, but something is wrong. There should at least be one RSS client that has capture the public's attention.

And yes, people would use a way of being notified of websites being updated…that need does exist…that's why my friends and family ask to be notified via email–a paradigm which makes sense to them. RSS has yet to make sense to them. Perhaps one day it will, but it has not yet.
Please also see my newest post on RSS.

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