Chris Webb's Lifestream

“Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do…”

Jan 31st

So Google says to me: “I’m sorry, Dave. I can’t do that.” What do you think...

Jan 31st

Eerily prophetic video from 1981 about “electronic newspapers.” Of course they were 2...

Jan 30th

Just getting around to checking out these amazing photos of London - More great stuff from The Big...

Jan 30th

Just wrapped up my Q3 Summary.

Jan 30th

Enjoying the reader comments on the NYT’s post predicting the Kindle 2 on Feb 9:...

Jan 30th

Designers and web developers - are you following @smashingmag ?

Jan 29th

Just discovered @julieb who has a nice series on publishing myths: http://is.gd/hIpC Part 3 is...

Jan 29th

Looking for charitable organizations who use open source solutions for fundraising activities. Who...

Jan 29th

Almost missed this: NYT opens up Best Sellers API to developers . What would you build with this?...

Jan 29th

Just commented on a blog post from @elleinthecity on using social media at work. What do you think?...

Jan 29th

For those who requested the review copies of the iPhone SDK book, please DM me your mailing address...

Jan 28th

9-10 inches of snow in Indianapolis today. Office is closed.

Jan 28th

Just got out of a meeting where @ellinthecity gave an overview of SM to key sales colleagues.

Jan 27th

Actually, just got out of a meeting where @elleinthecity gave an overview of SM to key sales...

Jan 27th

RT @chrisgarrett I’m trying to raise money for the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund, please...

Jan 27th

Looking at a graph of the declining value of the British pound. We’re gonna need a bigger...

Jan 27th

Yes, yes explaining Twitter. My God woman - what’s for dessert!?

Jan 27th

Carpet cleaning night - 2 rooms down, 7 more and the stairs to go. Maybe I was a bit optimistic....

Jan 27th

Seeing tweets indicating the PW story on Amazon.com discontinuing Adobe & Microsoft ebooks may...

Jan 26th

Amazon.com consolidates e-book offerings. Bye bye Adobe and Microsoft reader: http://is.gd/hhP8

Jan 26th

Now just to prioritize, should I start with the “absolutely critical” project or the...

Jan 25th

Just got a work assignment due by 7:00 am tomorrow morning. Of course getting the assignment assumed...

Jan 25th

Working on draft 4 of document tomorrow. I gotta stop submitting this thing for committee...

Jan 25th

Letting the fire burn out in the fireplace & heading up to bed to read a book. Enjoying some...

Jan 24th

Just finished the season premier of LOST. Glad it’s back. It’s one of the few shows I...

Jan 24th

Is there any such thing as a GrandCentral Beta invite? Does anyone have one? Is the project still...

Jan 23rd

More great stuff from @HarperStudio http://is.gd/gZZb

Jan 23rd

“Don’t think of our current economic crisis as a recession. Instead, think of it as a...

Jan 23rd

Can Free Content Boost Your Sales? Yes, It Can - http://is.gd/gP3b

Jan 23rd

Great article from Kevin Kelly on the idea of never owning books, music, or movies. I personally do...

Jan 23rd

Excited new iPhone SDK book is shipping next week in UK. Ill send a copy to the first 10 iPhone devs...

Jan 23rd

When I first started booing regular flights to the UK, a round trip was about $1200. Today I am...

Jan 23rd

Thanks @gilliebee . Tweeted that yesterday ;) Interesting take from Lev Grossman.

Jan 23rd

Neglecting my blog.

Jan 23rd

Apparently, London is the Twitter capital of the world: http://is.gd/gSnN

Jan 22nd

This day in tech - Jan. 22, 1984: Dawn of the Mac http://is.gd/gRKH

Jan 22nd

Twitter use in the UK explodes by ten times says Hitwise: http://is.gd/gOS3

Jan 22nd

“…publishing isn’t dying. But it is evolving, and so radically that we may hardly...

Jan 22nd

This operation requires the merged cells to be identically sized. AAAAAUUUGGGHHH!!!!

Jan 22nd

How many of you purchased a commemorative newspaper today? How many of you just printed off cnn.com...

Jan 21st

Furnace is broken. Its cold in here. Repairman is on the way. Thinking of setting fire to the couch.

Jan 21st

Thinking the robots.txt file at whitehouse.gov = transparent government is a bit of a stretch.

Jan 21st

Looking for a developer with experience using Erlang.

Jan 21st

Looking for a UK Wordpress developer for a project.

Jan 20th

Looking for UK based CSS experts

Jan 20th

Any trainers for Age Concern, U3A or similar organizations on Twitter?

Jan 20th

Any UK followers have experience in providing IT or computing training to seniors - the older and...

Jan 20th

Catching a little of the pre-inauguration ceremonies and trying to remember if we had this much...

Jan 19th

I’ve adopted the Cardinals in lieu of the Colts for the remainder of the season.

Jan 19th

Hanging out in Aurora with my brother and his family. Just relaxing, playing with the kids and...

Jan 19th

Finally home from UK, and heading to Chicago to visit my brother and see our new niece. Hey,...

Jan 17th

In the car on the way to Heathrow. Homeward bound!

Jan 16th

via @base10 and @jkottke, flight data from US Air 1549 - looks like up to 3200 feet and back down in...

Jan 15th

FAA confirms all passengers and crew are safe from the US Airways accident.

Jan 15th

With the millions in Manhattan, and directly across the river in Jersey no one caught this crashing...

Jan 15th

Of course I am flying LHR to ORD tomorrow morning :)

Jan 15th

I am looking for a corporate contact at Maplin Electronics in the UK. Any help?

Jan 15th

Apologies to @mdash - @elleinthecity says Wiley has just started doing that with PDF catalogs now.

Jan 15th

RT @SterlingBooks Like books? The Guardian claims that they helped us evolve into better humans -...

Jan 15th

RT @mdash to make pdf catalogs even better publishers should embed order forms so bookstores can buy...

Jan 15th

I need an editor. I meant to ask “What are you reading?”

Jan 15th

RT @wordywoman 15,000 ebook downloads in one day for UK author after publisher says...

Jan 15th

What are your reading?

Jan 15th

A friendly hello to fellow UK publishers at @BloomsburyBooks

Jan 15th

Trying to travel with a local SIM on a Blackberry tied to a BES absolutely sucks. So many things...

Jan 15th

Wondering if I can convince my IT dept to let me have an Android phone instead of a Blackberry at...

Jan 15th

“Oh, did you need to know about that big return?” Yes, yes I did. Sigh.

Jan 15th

Waiting for lunch. And waiting. Waiting. Waiting…

Jan 15th

While in London had dinner with @serialseb @blowdart and @adean last night. Great group of guys.

Jan 15th

Interested in marketing, branding, books or publishing? Follow @jennylwebb, For Dummies marketer...

Jan 14th

Any architects on twitter, you might want to follow @kbourgoine, editor of Wiley’s...

Jan 14th

Actually anyone in the publishing industry or those interested in books might want to follow...

Jan 14th

iPhone users who happen to be developers - would you read a programming book on your iPhone?

Jan 14th

I will have some time between meetings in London today. What do you think should I do?

Jan 14th

Heading into a Symbian Press meeting.

Jan 13th

Finally got my boxee alpha invite - geek fun later!

Jan 13th

Had a great meeting with @jonno and @martinatherton today. Freeform Dynamics are doing really great...

Jan 13th

RT @kzimmerman A Dungy story you may not have heard: http://budurl.com/lq3r

Jan 13th

So far it looks like some sort of reality tv hunting show.

Jan 13th

Wow, there’s a BBC show called “Kill it, Cook it, Eat it”

Jan 13th

Bought a Skype phone from 3 Mobile. Combined with my Unlimited plan, I can make unlimited...

Jan 12th

Laughing at this parody publishing video from Macmillan: http://is.gd/fAUL

Jan 12th

And with my Skype In number, that equals a local call for my family to call me in the UK. Plus...

Jan 12th

Any help? I cant find a UK mobile carrier that provides what I need: Pay as you go Sim, w/ calls,...

Jan 12th

Perhaps its not available. Everyone gets hung up on the BBerry mail part. Must be more than just a...

Jan 12th

Working out of the UK offices this week. A cold winter? Bah! If this were Indianapolis, I’d...

Jan 12th

Now running Google Chrome 2.0.156.1 with Greasemonkey support.

Jan 9th

From Around the ‘Net on 01/08/09

Jan 9th

Chicago followers - heading through O’Hare on the way to London tomorrow. How’s the...

Jan 9th

Anyone else thinking the news from CES thus far is just “meh”?

Jan 9th

Although it might be interesting to see a light, table-style touchscreen netbook with great e-book...

Jan 9th

From Around the ‘Net on 01/08/09

Jan 9th

“…we’re giving users features they don’t even know they want yet.”

Jan 8th

According to Publishers Weekly, Bookscan says 2008 was flat http://is.gd/eMQO

Jan 7th

Really trying to like @TweekDeck.

Jan 7th

My Glamorous Publishing Life

Jan 6th

New at ckwebb.com: My Glamorous Publishing Life http://is.gd/eIIL

Jan 6th

Working on contracts for new books to send out later today.

Jan 6th

One dollar e-books from Orbit: http://www.onedollarorbit.com/

Jan 6th

Out for a glamorous publisher lunch - tire rotation and picking up ice melter. This is not the...

Jan 6th

Unlocking my Blackberry.

Jan 6th

Blackberry unlock was painless. Lets see if it works next week with a UK SIM.

Jan 6th

I am loving my new IPEVO handset for Skype. Anyone else using something other than a headset?

Jan 6th

I may have asked before, but I want to switch SIM cards in my BBerry when I go to UK. Need pay as...

Jan 5th

Our Honda needs brakes. Any Indianapolis followers have shop recommendations? Fishers/Castleton?

Jan 5th

New Leadership at Borders US http://is.gd/eCgN

Jan 5th

Running some end of the calendar year reports via Bookscan UK. Quick look at the TCM charts...

Jan 5th

Puttin’ Off the Ritz: The New Austerity in Publishing http://is.gd/eAMb/NYT Article

Jan 5th

TD Colts! WOOOOOOOOO!

Jan 4th

I see The Last Templar is to be an NBC movie later this month. I enjoyed the book.

Jan 4th

My heart….

Jan 4th

That was an absolutely crap spot. Very generous.

Jan 4th

The Charger’s punter is insane tonight.

Jan 4th

I hate NFL Postseason overtime rules. Due for an overhaul.

Jan 4th

Oh boy…

Jan 4th

Not so much that the Chargers win, but the Colts definitely lost this one.

Jan 4th

Just checking in- mostly offline while on holiday. Back in full force next week. So, how have you...

Jan 2nd