just an asterisk

I’d like to tell you about a cool way to organize events and send out invitations online. It’s like www.evite.com except much, much better.

To start, evite.com wasn’t meant to cater to the business market while www.eventbrite.com does. (At some point they will probably stop being free and offer a premium version of their service.) I don’t know about you but I’ve never been satisfied with Evite.com – they don’t have an overarching theme. They’re still sort of a playful idea (with ads) instead of a proper site. Read more »

I’ve been asked the difference between an email application like Outlook and a web-based service like Gmail. The answer is simple: Outlook is a thick client and Gmail is a thin client. Not enough information? It’s understandable. Despite our daily interactions with both types of clients, few people outside of the IT world or related industries have a complete understanding of the situation. As always, Just an Asterisk is here to provide some insight (through thick and thin – ha). Read more »