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Mark Pilgrim has written a very cogent, readable essay on Microsoft’s consistently lame music offerings: Microsoft named this developer platform “PlaysForSure”, and they (and their partners) ran many, many ads decrying the fact that music purchased from Apple’s iTunes Music Store would “only” play in iTunes and on iPods.

Mark Pilgrim explains what is going to happen on August 31, 2008. In the process he skewers Digital Rights Management: “Microsoft named this developer platform “PlaysForSure”, and they (and their partners) ran many, many ads decrying the fact that music purchased from Apple’s iTunes Music Store would “only” play in iTunes and on iPods.

Beach Landing, 5" x 7", Oil on Panel, 2008 Just when I thought spring had sprung, mother nature decided that what we really needed today was more snow. So to spite her, I painted this image from last summer of some friends out for a sail on Cape Cod Bay in Truro.

To Lady Kenmure - While Exiled at Aberdeen My Very Honorable and Dear Lady, Grace, mercy, and peace be to you. I cannot forget your Ladyship, and that sweet child. I desire to hear what the Lord is doing to you and him. To write to me were charity.

The Unbeliever He sleeps on the top of a mast. - Bunyan He sleeps on the top of a mast with his eyes fast closed. The sails fall away below him like the sheets of his bed, leaving out in the air of the night the sleeper’s head.

I’m heading out to Microsoft on Wednesday to provide an internal presentation on the topic of online reputation management. While it’s a brief trip–I return Friday morning–I will have Wednesday evening free to meet-up with any Seattle MP readers. I’m staying in Bellevue and should be at the hotel by 7pm.

I’m excited to announce that we’re rolling out free Trackur buzz-tracking widgets. The widgets are designed to allow anyone to monitor the discussion surrounding a popular topic, company, or person. As part of the roll-out we’re starting with widgets that are the most requested: Presidential candidates.

“Uganda is a Christian country, so why go there as missionaries?” Tricky question. For starters - can a country be “Christian”? And the word “missionary”. It is so burdened by history as to be best left in history. Yet the basic question remains.

As with each of the other petitions of the Lord’s Prayer (or rather the disciples’ prayer), this third petition addresses themes that are much, much broader and deeper than I can address here. So as I’ve been doing, I want to highlight only a couple key things going on in this petition, especially as it relates to what is going on with similar language elsewhere in Matthew.

16 Great Ways To Approach Social Media Marketing - A Beginner’s Guide - Marketing Pilgrim 16 Great Ways To Approach Social Media Marketing - A Beginner’s Guide Marketing Pilgrim, NC - 14 minutes ago Social media expansion is important because this provides foundations for broader / faster mindshare,