Posted July 09, 2010, in Drawings, Erik's Favorites, Patent Law by @ErikJHeels (permalink: http://erikjheels.com/?p=2222)
It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing
On 06/28/10, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Bilski v. Kappos, a case about what subject matter (including software and business method patents) is eligible for patent protection under US law.
Unfortunately, the Supremes blew it. Here’s why. Bear with me, this will take… [click here to read more]
An article for Mother’s Day.
Today is Mother’s Day. I won’t be able to make it to Maine today to visit my parents. And I’m pretty sure my folks don’t need any more knick-knacks. So I wrote this as my gift instead. I have lots of nice things to say about my parents, and I think it’s important for me to say them -… [click here to read more]
Posted April 20, 2010, in About, Erik's Favorites, Random, Startups by @ErikJHeels (permalink: http://erikjheels.com/?p=2182)
There is no spoon.
Everybody seems to be waiting for things to “get back to normal” in one way or another:
- My life will get back to normal after my divorce is finalized.
- Life in Haiti will get back to normal after they recover from the recent earthquake.
Patent Law Is Broken
Attention People of Earth:
Patent law is currently broken. Especially software patent law. A pending Supreme Court case (Google Bilski for more info) may fix it or make further break it. In short, you can expect to pay more for, wait longer for, and get less from your patents than… [click here to read more]
Think visually before launching technology products.
“Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.”
- Napoleon Bonaparte
On 02/09/10, Google launched Google Buzz, http://www.google.com/buzz, its new social networking service. Shortly after launch, users revolted over privacy concerns.
I am publishing this blog piece on Sunday night over a holiday weekend because I believe that this issue is really… [click here to read more]
Email is social networking glue.
It is difficult to sync your contacts. Email, social networking, mobile devices. Each has its own set of contacts. One may or may not be able to sync with the other. I drew this drawing to keep track of where my data is, where I want it to be, and how to connect it all together.
Don’t sweat the small stuff.
In 2009, my social networking fun was interrupted by Big Stuff: my wife and I decided to amicably divorce. We sold our big house in Acton, moved into two separate places, and are spending 2010 starting over.
Why do I blog about this? Three reasons.
First… [click here to read more]
Technology, Law, Baseball, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Etc.
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Doing Our Part To Fight The Recession: Clock Tower Law Group’s $45K Stimulus Program
We added 30… [click here to read more]
Posted October 16, 2009, in About, Erik's Favorites, How To, Videos by @ErikJHeels (permalink: http://erikjheels.com/?p=1980)
Build one with your kids.
In the summer of 2003 and 2004, the perfect treehouse took shape in a four-stem maple in the back yard of a house in Acton, MA.
http://web.mac.com/erikjheels/web.mac.com/2004-The-Perfect-Treehouse.html
The treehouse was built by @ErikJHeels and his kids. This is a video tour of the treehouse.
Part 1 – Red House, Red Cat House… [click here to read more]
My #FollowAugust experiment explained.
When my son turned 13, he got a Twitter account. When he asked me who I follow, I said, “Everybody who follows me and then some.” But when I looked more closely at my Twitter profile, I realized that my follower list was not appropriate for a 13-year-old’s eyes. By virtue of following back those who followed me… [click here to read more]
