Jack Baty - the archives

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Camera Phones Outselling Non-camera Phones

In yet another miss, some time ago I predicted (offline) that camera phones were a silly, unworkable toy that a few teenagers would buy and forget about. Seems I was off by just a tad. According to the WSJ, more phones are now sold (worldwide) with cameras than without.

Geek Eye for the Luddite Guys

Without a doubt more will follow, but here’s an early Queer Eye for the Straight Guy clone…. [Geek Eye for the Luddite Guys

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“The experiment: Let loose three tech experts in an average family’s home. The result: gizmo nirvana”

Homecoming

Some days the things making up your life just don’t add up. Yesterday was close, but today.. today was not one of those days. I love being reminded why I get up every morning, and seeing Jess all dressed up for her first homecoming dance did just that. Beautiful smile.

Me and Jessica

Mirror Me This

So I couldn’t resist putting something up at The Mirror Project. When people ask me about my photography, and they almost never do, I tell them that the most difficult part is travelling at 85 mph, driving with one hand and doing macro photography with the other. Bad idea, I imagine.

Raymond Camden’s Misplaced Rant

Ray Camden feels like everyone is whining too much about Macromedia’s treatment of Homesite. Maybe he’s right, but I stopped whining about it a couple years ago, when it was obvious MM was planning to let it rot while they force fed everyone on the more expensive Dreamweaver.

And for the Third Time…

It really happened again today. This time it was a nail. And yes, my head is becoming bald faster than the tires.

Tired

Bad Ads

Who says ads don’t get in the way of content? Sometimes they quite literally do, as on this page at Infoworld.com…