Ely Rosenstock's Blog

Google recently announced that they are offering offline access to Gmail via Google Gears. As a big fan of the offline functionality of Google Docs, I am looking forward to using similar functionality with Gmail. This announcement, as usual, has brought...

I had not traveled in the past few months and on my trip to Arizona last week  I was expecting the worst when it came to airline service. I've heard the stories about airlines charging for checked luggage, skimping on the free drinks and snacks, and the...

Remember all those skeptics who said that if we bail out the auto industry then all industries that suffered in this economy will come asking for money? Well....they were right. Larry Flynt and Joe Harris, seasoned pornographers, are asking Congress for...

One of my close friends lost his job today as a patent lawyer. His division specialized in printing presses and since being hired, my friend has become an expert in the intricacies of the printing press and its patentable components. He's a smart guy and,...

I apologize for the downtime Crastinate has experienced over the past few hours. We've had a few hiccups in our server move and it seems a few things still need some tweaking. Don't worry, we'll get back to Crastinating in no time.

Crastinate is moving off Wordpress.com onto it's own servers. This is the first step towards the improving Crastinate of 2009 that has been promised. It means, however, that we'll be down for a few hours as we move everything over. Don't worry, we'll be...

I've written previously about the so-called influence that is perceived based on how many followers one has on Twitter. I got some comments by "popular" Twitter users that a 1 to 1 ratio of followers to followed does not mean that they are not influential...