Google still has the ability to surprise me even given my high expectations of them. http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/09/google-automated-cars/ # Hot water heater died today. Called for service and it was fixed in 2 hours (on a holiday weekend). Good service, Reliance Home Comfort. # I'm on a horse. Cow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkd5dJIVjgM # When I get a new follower […]
Killer #adobemax session: accessing data services from HTML5 / JavaScript, native Android, iOS, Java and .NET http://tinyurl.com/36fbffx # #netflixca might not have the movie you are looking for but they will have movies you want to watch. # @travelmop I'm really liking my cloud-based battery charger. I don't have any batteries here, but wherever they […]
Took back the Snowball and ordered a Yeti. http://www.bluemic.com/yeti/ # Illustrator HTML5 pack now available – http://bit.ly/bNxTEO # http://hotwire.ca works for good hotel rates. # Who woulda figured an image file format would get its own film festival. #tiff #
Working in Flex is so much more fun than working in Java. A big part of it is it feels like me and the framework are on the same side. # I keep Visual Studio around for keyboard macro recording and playback, a feature they nailed about 10 years ago. # The RAID volume is […]
i7-930 tjmax is 98 degrees. Ouch. My cooler is keeping it at ~70 under load, which is plenty of headroom but still seems hot. # Good Oracle vs Google analysis: http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2010/08/14/oracle-v-google # I'm surprised nobody's released a tablet to compete with the iPad yet. # @derekcunningham Thanks Derek – doesn't look like they support Java […]
Building a new PC from scratch. First time in a few years. CPU coolers have gotten a little silly haven't they? # Bell 3G. 1 bar signal. 6mbps down, 400kbps up. This level of service deserves more than 1 bar. # @travelmop Not an overclocker, but I want quiet. A bigger cooler with a large […]
Woke up with a killer sore back today. # Looking to buy a monitor. U2410 looks good, but Dell seems to play Sears-style pricing games. Gotta buy it on the right day. # Is the Apple 27" Cinema Display really the only LED-backlit IPS display 24 or higher inches? It's the only one I've found […]
@DonMacAskill try a different browser in reply to DonMacAskill # Tim Hortons on Garden Ave in Brantford has a Cold Stone Creamery counter. That's a bizarre mashup. # Looking up restaurants featured on Kitchen Nightmares shows a lot of them go on to fail anyway, despite the happy ending. #
Windows is "Applying update operation of 786 of 33610". I guess I have time to grab a coffee. # @gruber I love how you can see the shadow of the prop slowly sweeping over them while they're in the chopper. in reply to gruber # I love editing a "how to" document and taking steps […]
eFuse protection is OK with me as long as Motorola keeps the OS current. Once the phone is unsupported, eFuse should be removed. #