About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
Current location: Bonn, GermanyTwitter
Archive for August, 2006
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Oakland to get Muni WiFi!
Posted on August 30, 2006 | 2 CommentsYay! Oakland is on its way to getting a citywide network! [via MuniWireless] -
How to follow me on Engadget?
Posted on August 28, 2006 | No CommentsWell, if you’re not a big enough geek to read the site on a regular basis, you can read everything that I write: here. -
Engadget, here I come.
Posted on August 27, 2006 | 6 CommentsWell, I have to say this about Engadget: they sure know how to hook a brother up. Got the dude a 15-inch MacBook Pro, and a 24-inch Dell monitor to go with it. It’s pretty freakin’ sweet. I’ve been getting a crash course in all... -
Welcome MacUser readers!
Posted on August 25, 2006 | 6 CommentsThanks for following me on my adventures, and for all of your support. I am now going to be the new Senior Associate Editor at Engadget. You can find my occasional personal ramblings here, and my more coherent daily stuff over there. -
On the name Cyrus
Posted on August 24, 2006 | 37 CommentsA new friend emailed me this morning, asking me about why I pronounce my name the way I do, and so I figured it was high time that I actually write up something to have for posterity. The name itself is Persian, but of Greek... -
My first post on Engadget!
Posted on August 23, 2006 | No CommentsGo read my first Engadget post, on how Britain is banning Segways on sidewalks. I was over at Ryan’s house tonight, getting my first crash course in all things Engadget. It’s going to be a lot of fun, I can already tell. (Those of you... -
The $10 bottle of wine
Posted on August 23, 2006 | No CommentsThe Los Angeles Times has a great article about the $10 sweet spot for a good bottle of wine: That’s because for most people who buy and drink wine, $10 somehow feels like the right amount to spend on a bottle most of the time.... -
Thanks, Dave!
Posted on August 22, 2006 | 1 CommentDave Winer has created something pretty damn sweet. A readable, portable version of The New York Times that I can read on my Treo. Normally I just stick to mobile.bbc.co.uk and mobile.latimes.com, because they’re the only news sites that I read regularly that have good... -
It’s Official : I’m leaving Macworld
Posted on August 22, 2006 | 17 CommentsDear Friends: It’s official. My last day at Macworld will be August 25, 2006. On August 28, I will begin a new phase in my career as Senior Associate Editor of Engadget. For those of you who might not be familiar with it, it’s the... -
I had a dream last night that I interviewed Fidel Castro
Posted on August 22, 2006 | No CommentsI dreamt that I had to go rescue a female journalist who was across the Cuban border. (Somehow my brain didn’t remember that Cuba is an island.) And in the dream, the border was on a rolling hill type environment (not unlike, say, Napa Valley)...
