Hope everyone had a terrific Thanksgiving. I had a great time playing with my new cousin, Rainey, and capturing her first Thanksgiving on my camera phone.

Napkins Are Fun!


As I've talked about many times, I love my phone. It's loaded and functional, unlike many razors, that look hot, but fizzle out. In fairness, I must admit I'm predisposed to UTStarcom, as it's former brand (Audiovox), was a client. They make quality products and I'll tell you that now, NOT on their payroll.

I've also filled many a post with my faith in the future of mobile technology as a critical lifestyle tool for the world. The cell phone is going to become more and more of a lifeline for all of us.

Today, I reconnected with an old business contact of mine who is now at Mango Mobile, a mobile content and messaging company. I am so excited. Their capabilities and technology are endless.

Wait until you see what I do with them.

It's all about mobile. I can't talk that enough.

I received a video today from Memo54, whom I don't know but has found me on Veoh.

I watched the video, and it *is* adorable, so I'll bite and play along. Here you are readers, Memo54's viral video. I don't know if this is the next lonelygirl15 or what.

But here it is:

One great thing about the mass availability of technology today and the global audience that users can reach is the empowerment it provides us as citizens and individuals.

Here's an example of video captured by a citizen during what appears to be an unjust and inhumane act of law enforcement, now on display for the world to see.

WARNING: Not for the faint of heart.

Now see this is a reason to watch the local news.

Thank you, Channel 10 for giving me a reason to come back TV news. More of this, please.

Here's a cool Mogwai Link that a friend just sent me. Being both a Mogwai and a Zidane fan, I'm loving these clips.

The thing about prog rock that a lot of people can't get into is the abstractness of the music. Some people prefer music that is literal, or more simply, lyrical. What I love about prog rock is that it leaves most of the interpretation open to each listener. It can be a song of many things to many people.

For those people who need the literal in their music (like Oops, she did it again !), they can listen and watch clips like this that bands and fans are creating with common laptop tools and absorb various interpretations of music with literal images.

In the case of Zidane, very hot images...Thanks Mogwai!

Ahhhh widgets. Soon to be in 2007, what the word "podcast" was in 2005. Ubiquitious? Not quite. Not "ipod." But up there. Definitely up there.

Here's a clever application.

Appealing only to non-Philly sports' fans, of course. Because a philly sports fan doesn't need a widget to count down to the second how long it's been since we won a championship. It's a mental soundtrack in our heads.

Like Phil Collins in repeat. Ugh.