Signpost to New Space

Just in time for March Madness. 

Get the complete 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket on your phone.  Track your favorite teams through the tourney and click thru to full game details.

http://sports.mobile.msn.com/en-us/ncaabk/final4.aspx

With msn's latest update, you're now able to follow live game details for your favorite NBA and NCAA basketball teams on you're mobile phone.

Big kudos to the sports feature team working closely with FOX Sports on being full game box score and leader stats details to mobile. 

To see it, just go to mobile.msn.com on your phone, then click FOX Sports, then NBA or NCAABK under Today's Scores. Click [details] on any game for live or post game details.

I can't wait to see what is coming next on our mobile FOX Sports site.

Mike Mace’s entry is definately worth a read.

Mobile applications, RIP

Summary: The business of making native apps for mobile devices is dying, crushed by a fragmented market and restrictive business practices. The problems are so bad that the mobile web, despite its many technical drawbacks, is now a better way to deliver new functionality to mobiles

I almost split a gut reading this article under Personal Tech on Washington Post tonight...

It's the year 2010. Microsoft owns Yahoo and has just changed the name of Flickr to Microsoft Flickr Live Photo-Sharing Service for Digital Camera Enthusiasts. The service is still free, but Windows Vista users will have to validate their copy of Vista as "genuine" first to use it. What has Microsoft wrought?   -- WashingtonPost

Google announces more applications for iPhone.  Adding Google adds Calendar, browse Gmail, and Reader.  Their reader application is one of the best RSS readers out there. 

Another interesting fact on the browser usage of iPhones from another article.

"Google's search site from iPhones surpassed the number of queries from people using market-leading Symbian-based phones for the first time."  - http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9849352-7.html

Our favorite local theater, Admiral Theaters, is restoring the auditorium seats and are accepting donation.  It is nice way to support West Seattle's only local theater.  

Donations for Seats and Free Tickets

They are also running a "dinner and movie" special for those that frequent the Mission and Blackbird Bistro just down the block.

For all West Seattle island dwellers...  The DOT has posted detailed road closure article with lane closure information.  Pretty helpful for folks heading North or trying to get off the West Seattle peninsula.  I plan on telecommuting several days during this closure (Aug 10 - Aug 29).

Full article link

Articles like Plugging In to the Future - WSJ give me hope that I'll be able to pick up a plug-in hybrid in the next two years from my local dealer.

I'm only 20 miles from my Redmond office, but it can take me over an hour on some days to make the one-way journey from West Seattle.  Come to think of it, I haven't driven more than 60 miles in one day in the past 6 months.  I'd love to be driving on electricity only for my commute.   

In the meantime, I've just ordered Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars That Will Recharge America. 

Great GTD seminar sponsored by Google with Merlin Mann from 43Folders discussing his method of keeping his email under control.  For anyone longing to staying above water with high volume inboxes and have a life outside of email, you should check this out.

• Inbox Zero

Another MVNO bites shuts down last week.  It is not a good sign for those that want to innovate on mobile services in US to see another high profile MVNO meet with the same demise as ESPN Mobile MVNO last year.

Amp'd Mobile has text messaged it's subscribers announcing that the service may end at midnight on Tuesday 7/24. 

Amp'd Mobile to shut down July 24 at 12:01am? - Engadget Mobile