Amber Mac

First of all, thank you to the dozens of folks who showed up to the meet-up that Natali Del Conte and I co-hosted in NYC Friday night.  My mom, best friend, and her mom were also at our event, and they were overwhelmed (in a good way!) with the ever-so-friendly crowd of unfamiliar faces (big thanks to Jimmy for helping us to find a venue).  I took lots of pics, which I'll get up on my Flickr account soon enough (more photos here).  I was in NYC for four nights; and, unlike other trips, I really tried to unplug and spend some good quality time with my mom (i.e. if I owe you an email, it will come soon enough!).  Needless to say, our time away was wonderful (from watching Wicked on Broadway to scurrying around Central Park in the rain).

While I was away, commandN hit the web in record time (thx Chris, Will, and Jeff!). Check out Episode #150 below for all your weekly tech news. In other high-tech news, I just found out about RBC's Mobex and I am happy to see this mobile payment service come to Canada. Pay back your friends faster than ever ;).

In the spirit of John Hodgman, that is all.

September 29th, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (3)

Hello Web World.  I've been noticing quite a few "Internet Culture" videos to rise up the ranks on YouTube.  Here are my top five favourites of all time, including two that just launched this September.  I'm sure I'm forgetting many classics, so post your faves here.

You're No One If You're Not on Twitter

The Internet Overdose Song

The Facebook Song

The eBay Song

Emoticon Suicide

September 19th, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (6)

Hope that everyone is having a wonderful September weekend!  Fortunately, it's still nice 'n warm in T.dot (so no standing/shooting out in the snow, at least not yet).  Here is commandN #148, with all the tech news you need to know.  Enjoy!

September 14th, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (2)

Thanks to a net@night listener, I just go an email from UnplugYourFriends.com.  Send an intervention to someone you know who needs to let go of technology ;).  P.S.  Great viral marketing from MeetUp.com.

September 11th, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (2)

For all the links, visit commandN.tv.  Thx to everyone for your support over the past three years!

September 8th, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (5)