One Stomp Forward, One Stomp Back

I predict that 2008 will be the year that the software patent situation finally goes critical and the nuclear meltdown in the reactor begins. Two things happened today that are

August 6, 2007 · 2 min · Brad Feld

When Your Umbrella Is Connected to the Internet

I’ve been a fan of Ambient Devices for a while – I’ve got an Ambient Orb on my desk that turns different colors based on the temperature outside. This morning

August 4, 2007 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Broadband Internet on Airplanes

I am so pleased that American Airlines and Lufthansa are launching broadband internet (via WiFi) on their airplanes starting in 2008. I’ve been so bummed to have to sit quietly on

August 1, 2007 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Obviousness is Obvious

In my never ending – often Don Quixote like – quest against absurd software patents, I must pause in the midst of my day and give a standing ovation to

July 31, 2007 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Facebook Email Sucks

I’m an email junkie going back as far as I can remember. It’s by far my favorite way to communicate. I’m utterly and completely baffled that Facebook email (ok – [&

July 26, 2007 · 1 min · Brad Feld

What Was Your First Computer?

Last Thursday when I was in New York I swung by Steve Rubel’s office and hung out with him for an hour. We caught up on a bunch of stuff but

July 23, 2007 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Google Apps Active Directory and LDAP Sync

We had a TechStars picnic at my house yesterday afternoon. Given that there were 30+ software nerds hanging around, a little teeny tiny bit of the conversation was about computer

July 23, 2007 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Patent Reform Progress – Baby Steps

I am anti-software patents. Lest you think I’m simply a reactionary, I’ve been thinking about this since 1987 when I started studying sources of innovation under Eric von Hippel at [

July 23, 2007 · 2 min · Brad Feld

The Dark Matter of the Blogosphere

I’ve been fascinated with blog comments since I started blogging. The “blogging is a conversion meme” is a long standing one and the notion of engaging a real community around

July 21, 2007 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Beware Religious Platform Battles

If you are obsessed with Facebook, you should be reading Read/WriteWeb this week (as they’ve declared it the week of Facebook.) The first post is Facebook Week: Analyzing The Facebook

July 16, 2007 · 1 min · Brad Feld