Flickr is holding a call for the best photos, as judged by a group of professional photographers on Flickr. It’s called the “Blink of an Eye” contest, and it’s giving me a hard time, because each user can only submit one image to the group.
Filed under: photography on June 29th, 2006 | No Comments »
The gadget community is abuzz with the news that the Opera web browser is coming to the Nintendo DS, but have we really thought about the implications yet? With this, Opera and Nintendo are making the DS much more than a simple gaming system.
Filed under: technology on June 25th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I think the 3D desktop concept is beginning to go too far. I was looking at this video today of the “BumpTop” 3D tablet PC type interface which mimics the way documents are “organized” in a real-world desktop. As pretty as the interface might be, it suffers from a fatal flaw: The cluttered real-life desktop [...]
Filed under: rants, technology on June 21st, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Everyone knows Microsoft as the purveyor of operating systems and video game consoles, but it’s interesting to hear something about Microsoft working behind the curtain. The company is apparently close to deploying a communications system designed to better connect parties by allowing them to choose precisely when and how they are contacted.
Filed under: business on June 21st, 2006 | No Comments »
I said recently that I thought 2007 could be the year of location-based services. But, after reading this WIRED article on O’Reilly Media’s Where 2.0 conference, I think it might just come even sooner.
It started with numerous “mashup” websites, mixing up Google Maps with other sites’ data feeds to provide new and novel functionality, such [...]
Filed under: technology, thoughts on June 19th, 2006 | No Comments »
The Apple-Nintendo rumor appears to be out there again, after news that Apple may be working on a gaming division. Sure, the new DS Lite has that iPod look and feel, and sure, Nintendo and Apple combat that “third player” position in their respective markets by offering more desirable gadgets than the competition. But, that’s [...]
Filed under: business, technology on June 17th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
People ask me, if I’m already living in Miami, why I’m moving to the backwoods city of Orlando, known for theme parks like Walt Disney World and essentially nothing else. My answer is, they obviously do not know Orlando.
Filed under: technology on June 17th, 2006 | No Comments »
With all the headlines file-sharing garners these days, I find it interesting that old-fashioned offline methods of sharing music have essentially gone unnoticed. Instead of risking a strong-arm lawsuit from the RIAA by searching peer-to-peer sites, you can find a wealth of free music at a place from some of the tech-minded public might have [...]
Filed under: music, technology on June 16th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
If you’ve ever found yourself in an unfamiliar locale wandering around looking for a gas station, a good place to eat, or something to do, then the notion of location-based services is great. Unfortunately, it’s an idea whose time hasn’t quite come. Or has it?
Filed under: reviews, technology on June 11th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Welcome, any readers from my Myspace blog….
I've been trapped in the seventh layer of Blogger Hell, a.k.a. Myspace for over a year now, and I decided it was time to escape the clutches of Rupert Murdoch and his team of right-wing lunatic henchmen.
Thanks to the wonderful people at Flock and Wordpress, this is going to [...]
Filed under: Incoming on June 9th, 2006 | 1 Comment »