symella (again) - buzz?

as posted a few weeks back, this (link) really is a cool app, notwithstanding potential drm issues. sure, the networks are still evolving and a 3mb file may take ~8 minutes to pull down, but for spur-of-the-moment demand (e.g. once or twice daily), that's more than fast enough. if the balance of embedded smartphones are symbian-based, you'd think this would be getting some consumer-, or at the very least, geek-buzz. and yet, other than the smattering of early notices, not so much as a random whisper of late - traditional or blogwise (at least not per the likes of technorati, icerocket, feedster, blogdigger, etc.). problem is, i'd hazard, your average consumer still doesn't know what a powerful little gadget he/she's got. hmmm. some work to be done there...

monday, must be copenhagen...

...in transit. summer is definitely over. helsinki this week, dallas next, ny the following three, dallas again after that and then, again, helsinki. frankly, i'm just not focusing after that but i think the trend continues. ah well, i s'pose there's always the christmas break... (a little cheese with your whine bill?).

'was watching the airport tube at dulles before takeoff last night. non-stop reporting on katrina's savage intent for new orleans and beyond. never know how much of it is hype these days, but looks like it's got the potential to be a tragic mess. saw a couple of different snippets from different outlets and seems to be some common focus - bolstered by this morning's news online - on the potential cost in terms of petroleum supply (not just the impact on the offshore rigs in the gulf, but the multiple refineries inland as well). a legit concern, yeah, but go figure that one of the more conservative news outlets had the gall to thinly veil a spin to further justify activities in that other gulf region that's had us occupied of late. um. yeah. sure. jeesh. i mean, c'mon...

got a flight to catch. later.

been quiet for a while, huh?...

...lot of travel comin' up - stay tuned for renewed musings.

beach week...

...is over. sigh. it was great. a week i live for on an annual basis. can't wait 'til next august. in the meantime, back to work...

nice shot of the kids.

megan and dolan dancin' @ beach...

classic. (from the phone)