Monthly Archives: November 2006

Frist not running for President: Here is my suggestion for what he should do

Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist will not be running for President in 2008. Frist has a blog. He announced it there. No one is asking me, but as an observer, I see a great opportunity here. As a Nashvillian and … Continue reading →

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Winding down the 2006 tour

Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Looking back, I’ve had the great opportunity to speak at several conferences, classes and meetings this year and am looking forward to my two last official “gigs” next week. (Although I have some business travel planned before year’s end.) On … Continue reading →

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Question: Why did Google Answers fail?

Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 by Rex Hammock

According to the Official Google Blog, Google is pulling the plug on Google Answers. It will stop accepting questions later this week and stop accepting new answers by year’s end. The archive of questions and answers will remain. Why did … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-11-29

Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 by Rex Hammock

5 Apple Products We Never Saw | Apple Gazette Next time you hear a rumor about a new Apple product, click back to this page. (tags: apple mac) More is Less Just looking at this makes me queasy: A screen … Continue reading →

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Breaking the Nashville web-lingo

Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Yet another scary “Parents Guide to Net Lingo” in the local newspaper led to the The Dry Spot’s “Nashville Bloggers Guide to Cyberspeak”. My favorite, of course, is: WRDYM for “Which Rex do you mean?” Bonus link: A TV news … Continue reading →

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