January 2010
91 posts
All about EPUB, the ebook standard for Apple's... →
NPR.org » For Toyota Drivers, Confusion And... →
And I was considering a Toyota for my next vehicle purchase in December 2010. Having second thoughts now because it would’ve meant getting an automatic transmision. I like driving manual, and this just re-enforces that.
Tesla Files For $100 Million IPO →
This will be an emotional buy. I want Tesla to succeed. I think their under $50k Model S sedan will be a big seller.
Facebook Worm Spreading: Ex-Girlfriend →
If you see a friend has posted something about their Ex-girlfriend and revenge, don’t click on it. Apparently, it’s a Facebook worm. Here’s the text: “My Ex-Girlfriend Cheated on me… Here is my revenge!” Stay away!
The Case against the iPad « Bottom-up →
I can’t wait for the Android platform to mature.
Scan Cafe Update
Just received an email from @ScanCafe, they received my slides. Online review of scans should be available on March 2nd.
Daring Fireball: The iPad Big Picture →
Queue cheerleaders.
Initial thoughts on the iPad
I’m not a professional blogger, so I’ll keep this brief. I like the iPad (not the name though), but not enough to buy one. Here’s why: Where’s my multi-tasking? I hope someone builds a Twitter client / Facebook client / web browser all-in-one app. I want to see all of those things at the same time! I want to be able to tile their windows with my email window as well. I want...
Is Facebook "Lock-In" a Sure Thing? →
Facebook reminds me of Apple. They’re both companies who manage to make me both love and hate them. I wish someone would build a better Facebook, with a minimalist layout.
Think Tank Rain Cover →
This looks like a great rain cover. I want one!
Derek Powazek - What I Hope Apple Unleashes... →
Sounds good to me.
PlayStation 3 exploit released, hackers rejoice -... →
This is bad! I hope Sony fixes this ASAP.
The T-shirts of The Big Bang Theory (TV Series) →
My birthday can’t come fast enough! Great site.
Google Voice Does An End Run Around Apple And... →
Oh, hell yes!!!
How Bands You've Never Heard Of Are Making Tons Of... →
Apple’s Cook Says AT&T Will Improve Wireless... →
They’ve had three years to improve their network for the iPhone, it’s too late.
AppleInsider: Notes of interest from Apple's Q1... →
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Publishers talk about Apple's tablet | 9 to 5 Mac →
I hope that last part is true, that the cost is nowhere near $1000.
MBP Graphics Card Issues
Well, the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor is going on our MacBook Pro. A little Google searching revealed that Apple will replace the graphics card for free, for upto three years. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2377 Good, this shouldn’t jeapordize our Apple Tablet purchase. ; )
Online Privacy
In Bruce Schneier’s latest opinion piece for CNN.com, “U.S. enables Chinese hacking of Google”, he says the American government allowed the Chinese attack on Google. It is a must read: http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/01/23/schneier.google.hacking/ “*This problem isn’t going away. Every year brings more Internet censorship and control, not just in countries like China...
How to disrupt Wall Street – chris dixon's blog →
Scan Cafe
Thx @ScottBourne for the recommendation & discount code for @ScanCafe. I mailed 155 slides off this morning (I didn’t shoot film for very long).
Facebook Snatches User’s Vanity URL And Sells It... →
Hopefully your FB vanity URL isn’t the name of a company. Geez, FB doesn’t care about privacy or honesty. I’m starting to wish there were more competition in this space (and no, MySpace doesn’t count).
Google Voice Extension For Chrome Adds Click To... →
Don't let Twitter, Facebook, Google be the only... →
Official Google Blog: Understanding the web to... →
Mozilla Delivers Firefox 3.6 to Millions of Users... →
NPR: High Court Rolls Back Campaign Spending...
America, the screwed. If businesses want to donate money to political campaigns, why not have them all donate to one fund that gets split evenly among candidates? Without spending limits, our next President will be the person who was willing to sell the most favors. While they’re at it, maybe the Supreme Court should remove any restrictions on lobbyists.>
Fact check please
I wish everyone with my email address would do a little fact checking before sending political email: http://www.snopes.com/rumors/north.asp
Why Tumblr is kicking Posterous’s ass « PEG on... →
As you may have noticed, I’ve been trying Posterous for the past couple of weeks, using it to post to my Tumblog, Twitter, and Facebook. And, while I like that Posterous includes all of the text from my posts on my Tumblog, it provides only the title and a link to my Posterous page on my Facebook and Twitter accounts. I finally decided to test Tumblr’s ability to post to Facebook and...
Google talks Chrome OS, HTML5, and the future of... →
Google + Ars Technica = Must Read
California CIO: Open source officially welcome... →
It’s about time. If it’s deemed safe for the DoD, then why not the rest of the government? As more governments use open source solutions, maybe we’ll see better vendor support (drivers, etc.), making open source more viable for consumer use. Just a thought.
YouTube Blog: Introducing YouTube HTML5 Supported...
http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/01/introducing-youtube-html5-supported.html Posted via email from Yokimbo’s posterous | Comment »
Engadget: Lockheed Martin introduces 'PC on a...
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/19/lockheed-martin-introduces-pc-on-a-stick-flash-drive-yes-l/Very interesting concept. I’d love to see exactly what they’re doing. Posted via email from Yokimbo’s posterous | Comment »
Boy Genius Report with details on iPhone OS 4 and...
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/01/19/apple-iphone-os-4-0-features-detailed-also-apple-calling-tablet-the-itablet/ Posted via email from Yokimbo’s posterous | Comment »
Apple’s Share of Mobile App Sales -...
I read the Gartner piece on Apple’s share of mobile app sales, then Gruber’s brief analysis of it, which made sense. Regardless of the real numbers, Apple has an enormous chunk of the mobile app market. It amazes me that despite their huge head start, none of the mobile providers or mobile manufacturers were able to do anything close to what Apple did. Actually, that doesn’t...
Publisher in Talks With Apple Over Tablet -...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704541004575011092145509872.html There the WSJ goes again with their &1000 price point. Eeks! Posted via email from Yokimbo’s posterous | Comment »
HFPA - Nominations and Winners
http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/ Nice to the results listed in a mobile browser friendly format. Posted via email from Yokimbo’s posterous | Comment »
Op-Ed Contributors - A Helping Hand for Haiti -...
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/opinion/17clinton.html?hp Posted via email from Yokimbo’s posterous | Comment »
Mashable: Vodafone Sells 50,000 iPhones in First...
http://mashable.com/2010/01/16/vodafone-iphone-sales/
The carrier matters indeed. Verizon, I hope you’re ready for a ton more customers (from AT&T). Posted via email from Yokimbo’s posterous | Comment »
Games from Within | Making A Living (Barely) On...
http://gamesfromwithin.com/making-a-living-barely-on-the-iphone-app-store Enlightening. I’d heard that making a free version helped sales, but I didn’t realize that In-App-Purchases (IAPs) could make that big an impact! Then again, I did purchase the expansion maps in Fieldrunners. I bet Tap-Tap Revenge makes good IAP numbers. Posted via email from Yokimbo’s...
German government issues official warning. Do NOT...
http://thenextweb.com/europe/2010/01/15/germany-giving-internet-explorer-boot-due-security-flaws/ I issued my “official warning” years ago. Use Chrome! Posted via email from Yokimbo’s posterous | Comment »
MediaShift . Best Online Resources for Following...
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/01/best-online-resources-for-following-haiti-news-taking-action014.html Posted via email from Yokimbo’s posterous | Comment »
Google Plans To Buy Its Way Into Real Estate
http://searchengineland.com/google-plans-to-buy-its-way-into-real-estate-33652 Posted via email from Yokimbo’s posterous | Comment »
Justice Dept completes inquiry of text messaging...
http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/01/14/government.will.not.take.action/ Ah, the ripping off of the American consumer. Justice? Ha! Posted via email from Yokimbo’s posterous | Comment »
Ars: Why is the news media comfortable with lying...
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/01/why-is-the-news-media-comfortable-with-lying-about-science.ars Appalling. It almost makes me sick that some news organizations could be so irresponsible. In some cases, peoples’ lives are at stake. Ars is right, the media should be held responsible for their actions, particularly when they make stuff up! Posted via email from...
Dealing With 'Envy, Puzzlement And Poverty' In...
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2010/01/dealing_with_envy_puzzlement_a.html?sc=nl&cc=pmb-20100114 Posted via email from Yokimbo’s posterous | Comment »
WSJ: Google Gets On the Right Side of History
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704362004575000442815795122.html Posted via email from Yokimbo’s posterous | Comment »
Modern Warfare 2 video game surpasses $1B in sales...
http://games.venturebeat.com/2010/01/13/modern-warfare-2-video-game-surpasses-1b-in-sales/ Posted via email from Yokimbo’s posterous | Comment »
Official Google Blog: A new approach to China
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html Posted via email from Yokimbo’s posterous | Comment »