Musings of a Marketing Maven

Last winter I tried an early version of Acrobat Connect, and panned it. It was unreliable, so using it with clients was too risky.
Since then Adobe has overhauled the service, and it’s become quite useful when meeting with small groups for online demonstrations or collaboration. I particularly like the fact that no IT staff [...]

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Confession: after so many years of composing on a keyboard, I can no longer write or take notes quickly using a pen. Plus, my memory for details isn’t what it used to be.
My job requires me to interview key stakeholders or subject matter experts on topics that are important to my client, but often unfamiliar [...]

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A few weeks ago a colleague recommended I try Adobe’s new web conferencing service, Adobe Acrobat Connect. The pricing and value proposition looked pretty interesting for a consulting business like mine, so I thought I’d give it a try.

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Mobile Insider’s Steve Smith confessed today to his “Google seduction” — a whole new level of experience that Google delivers to iPhone users via Google’s mobile-optimized services.
First off, Google for iPhone excels at speed and efficiency, and the app shows how much this matters in pulling a user in.

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It’s taken longer to get here than expected, but I can now run either Windows Vista or Mac OS X Leopard from my MacBook Pro. What a treat — both operating systems on a single notebook that weighs less than 6 pounds. This will be a great convenience when traveling to work at a client’s [...]

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Bloggers who prefer WYSIWYG writing and editing tools will appreciate Windows Live Writer. It’s a desktop application that lets you compose new entries when offline, preview the post as it will look online, and then upload it to wherever your blog is being hosted.
Although no doubt optimized for Windows Live Spaces (Microsoft’s blog hosting world), [...]

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Sometimes I just want to get the best possible audio quality out of my iPhone, and that’s when I pull out some audiophile headphones.
Take a look at these daisy-chained adapters!

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Well, it took a couple of hours to backup the hard drive and then install Leopard on my MacBook Pro. So far, so good. It’s been fast and very reliable.
I haven’t done a thorough test, but so far, most of my applications are working just fine. The notebook recovers from sleep even more quickly than [...]

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It’s been only a couple of weeks since I decided to start this blog, and I’m amazed at all the things I’ve learned since then. And the decisions to be made. Blogging is not for the faint of heart.

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Our Leopard 5-pack arrived today, ready for installation on our Macs. The Mac geek discussion boards have been full of cautionary tales, so I’ve backed up my MacBook Pro and will test compatibility there before installing on any other Macs.
It will be interesting to learn how Leopard compares to Tiger (Mac OS X 10.5 versus [...]

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