My New MacBook Air

I’m supposed to have my new MacBook Air tomorrow.  It’ll be running Vista.  If you care, Ross tells you how to set Vista up on the MacBook Air (and when

February 22, 2008 · 1 min · Brad Feld

The Momentum Behind Software Patent Reform Is Building

I’m an abolitionist.  I believe software patents should be abolished.  I’ve started pounding the drum about this and am delighted to hear as many positive responses to my plea as

February 19, 2008 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Innovation, Consolidation, Then Litigation

Philip Greenspun has an excellent essay up on the web titled Internet Software Patents.  He sets the tone by suggesting that "the natural progression of an industry is innovation, consolidat

February 15, 2008 · 1 min · Brad Feld

The MacBook Air Is Made of Adamantium

Ross loves it.  I saw it yesterday and Vista looks great on it.  I’m getting one.

February 15, 2008 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Intense Debate Integrates Twitter

As I wander around in my own little virtual universe, I lovingly look for all the ways the various content I create gets wired together.  I have a twitter account,

February 12, 2008 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Free WiFi At Starbucks

Starbucks announced that today that you can hang out, drink coffee, eat high calorie baked goods, and surf the web for "free" for two hours (assuming you are drinking coffee

February 11, 2008 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Consumer Internet Innovation In The Enterprise

I’ve been wandering around telling people that 2008 is the year that all of the consumer Internet innovations we’ve been blessed with exposed to will be finding their way into

February 11, 2008 · 1 min · Brad Feld

The Software Company Patent Machinery

I got the following note from a friend at a big software company that was founded in the mid-1990’s. Having worked at the big companies it has always amazed me

February 1, 2008 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Hi – I am a Stupid Patent

A day doesn’t go by without yet another stupid software patent appearing.  At least people are writing about them.  Amazon (via A9.com) just received a patent for Error processing meth

January 30, 2008 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Barking at SEO

If you don’t know what SERP is, don’t bother reading on.  But – if you care about where your site shows up in the search engines, take a look at

January 30, 2008 · 1 min · Brad Feld