Tax Time. # Is DSL upstream bandwidth limited by the technology, or by ISPs? # xkcd is a comic version of Jon Stewart. Funny, but damn informative when making a point. On radiation: http://t.co/H9s72FN # For years we've been hearing about how mobile is the next big thing. This time, it really is! # BlackBerry […]
There’s a big feature missing from Outlook 2011 for the Mac. Okay, a number of big features, including being able to edit server-side rules. But the one that’s been affecting me most is the inability to have Smart Folders that have OR clauses. I subscribe to a number of mailing lists, and what I wanted […]
iFixit posted a picture of the internals of the iPad 2. Check it out: Here’s the part that I find amazing: The “computer” part of the iPad 2 is miniscule.
The Flash Player’s job has always been to add features to browsers that the browsers don’t implement themselves, in a standard way across all browsers. Days gone by, if you wanted to play audio, play video, play animation, stream radio, or do all kinds of other things we take for granted in browsers now, you […]
The BlackBerry PlayBook is an indie developer’s dream. A brand new OS and a new platform, from a large company that’s got the momentum to sell a lot of devices. Free signup (unlike the days of game consoles and megabuck dev kits), an easy revenue model for apps, and to top it all off, the […]
I have little doubt that Apple is within the law in asking for a 30% cut of sales of anything that’s sold through apps in the app store. But that’s not really the point. Folks who create content or services that people subscribe to are putting a lot of work into it. They’re building businesses […]
There’s been some speculation lately about a mini-iPhone which would stream music from your home computer instead of having significant onboard storage. Whether that’s true or not, the idea of streaming music from your computer at home isn’t so far fetched. There are a few enabling technologies already in place that make this possible. MobileMe […]
Which programming language should I learn? I see this question all the time. In 2011, I think the answer is becoming easier than it used to. And that doesn’t mean there’s any one language that’s “winningâ€, or that’s the language to bet on for the future. No, in fact, the industry seems to be going […]
I remember an old episode of some TV news based sitcom, where the star was writing obituaries for people who weren’t dead yet. The idea stuck in my mind for some reason. I’ll bet newspapers still do that. There are all kinds of news stories you can write in advance. For example, you could write […]
I love the idea and technology of the Kinect .. it sounds like the perfect toy for playing some more physical types of games with my son. Kinectimals is cute and he likes to play it. But what spoils the whole thing is the awkward sign-in process in a lot of games. Microsoft apparently has […]