Saw a few new iPhone apps on the news this morning, and some are actually interesting (as opposed to fun sound-bites with zero value). I have no experience with the following applications, just found the concepts interesting… Free Applications: bump allows exchange of contact info with another iphone with bump by bumping iphones/hands – business […]
Tagged iPhone applicationsI believe those are the words of George Washington, who recognized that our democracy would not survive on tolerance only, that we needed liberty. We cannot tolerate the intolerant, which appears on a shallow level to be an oxymoron, but on a deeper level is a fundamental and self-evident truth. Fear is a mind-killer. Fear […]
Tagged faith, freedom, Politics, ReligionWe had Merrifield Garden Center come put in new garden beds for fruits, vegetables, and some decorative plants along the back side of our garage. They did a fantastic job as you can see by these photos. MobileMe Gallery of new garden beds We plan to grow figs, tomatoes, corn, lettuce, broccoli, Thai bird chili […]
Tagged garden, home, SpringAs expected, Apple had their iPhone SDK event today where they announced version 3.0 for iPhone and iPod touches is coming this Summer (developers can get the beta SDK today). It will cost $9.95 for iPod touch owners, and it’s free for iPhone owners (probably subsidized by the subscription revenue from your phone plan). It […]
Tagged Apple, computer servers, iPhone, iPod, PDALast night we watched The Fifth Element again rather than waste time on the Oscars, and I do not regret that decision. The Fifth Element is stunning and spectacular, and I finally got to hear the Dolby Digital surround soundtrack as some recent EBay acquisitions all work together (our copy of the movie is on […]
Tagged advertising, Fifth Element, Oscars, televisionI am on a bit of a personal quest to reduce monthly bills where possible. I realized that between two mobile phones, Vonage, broadband internet via Comcast, and television via Comcast and DISH network we were spending a lot on communications. At first I went to reduce redundancy; but my partner and I each like […]
Tagged cable, costs, DISH, televisionStress bomb. Company I work for lost funding. Most friends/co-workers lost jobs last Friday. A few still have jobs, tentatively, to either shut company down, or to transition assets to new corporate owner if one buys bits of old company. trying to find positions for those with no jobs, hoping we few left get jobs […]
Tagged economy, employment, jobsAre any readers using Boxee on their Mac, Linux, or AppleTV hardware? If you are, do you like it? How stable is it for you? Does it make watching your favorite TV shows easier/cheaper? I tried it briefly tonight on my Intel based Mac laptop running Leopard (10.5.5) and it played “The Daily Show” and […]
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