Via Scoble and Keith Pleas , I’ve come across the Aceh Aid Bucket Brigade . Susi Johnston has posted a request regarding urgent technology needs . I’ve tried to contact Susi regarding efforts to help meet these needs. If you want to help contribute in...

Can't Write I had wanted to post the follow-up article I’d promised in my last post. But, like Heather Leigh , I’m having difficulty even focusing on what I want to say. I do most of my writing in the morning after I wake up. It’s part of a morning routine...

Value Proposition(s) and Market Success Based on the comments to my last post, I need to apologize. Having worked at Microsoft as long as I have, I’ve acquired some verbal habits that have meaning inside these halls, yet fail to adequately convey the...

You Don’t Need Word Back in late August, my article on the Anatomy of a Software Bug got slashdotted . That prompted John Mitchell to post this missive over on artima.com. John and I had a brief exchange back then, but that was early September—right about...

Ode to Word One of my coworkers received this from a friend. The author is the friend’s daughter. I thought you’d all enjoy this, so I got permission to post it. Enjoy, Rick   Ode to Word By Rebecca Smith My word! It's Word! Wow, Look at that shiny blue...

Has it really been three months since I’ve posted? Well, it’s been three months since we went “on the clock” for the next version of Mac Office. There are two unfortunate consequences to this. One is that my workload tends to increase...