August 2009
3 posts
Nielsen finds that teens don’t tweet. →
Check out this study that our Nielsen Online business unit recently completed where they used the NetRatings panel of 250,000 Internet users to determine who is using Twitter. It ends up that the 25…
Google is now taking my calls… →
Like many others recently, I have just received my Google Voice telephone number. It’s great! I can now keep the same telephone number for the rest of my life. I know, Local Number Portability, is…
Upload, Process and Report…Made Simple →
I am currently hiring a new developer and since these opportunity are far and between nowadays, I want to make sure I pick the best one for our environment. I am already doing all of the basics:…
June 2009
10 posts
iPod Touch 3.0 Does NOT Support Bluetooth...
Can I just say that the iPod Touch has turned me into a fan of Apple. Since I purchased my Touch (which actually was my 5th or 6th Pod overall), I have purchased a second for my wife and then a 24” iMac, which I have been loving. This revelation about NO Bluetooth Headset support really makes me mad and will for sure effect the amount of praise and marketing of the product that I do for...
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Google Data Visualization Playground
I just started playing with Google’s Data Visualization API. I can’t believe how easy it is to get started.
Using my new MAMP setup, I had a demo setup in just a few quick code snippits.
Check this out: http://code.google.com/apis/visualization/
WordPress setup on MAMP in 5mins
Wow! I just setup WordPress on MAMP in 5 mins. It was so easy.
Check out this great screencast:
http://www.macminicolo.net/videos/ServerVideo9.mov
Palm Pre... Not so impressed
So, today was the day, June 6, Palm Pre launch day. Wow! What a total let down. No lines. No one knew what I was talking about when I asked if they had checked out the Palm Pre. How do you have an iPhone-killer that no one even knows about. Yes, I know that it [the pre] does have buzz, but I think that it may only be gadget industry self-made buzz. I can tell you, it definitely...
Wishing I was here...
Check this out:
I am really starting to get the itch to get a new bike and start some long distance adventure rides. This stuff is so great.
osx Tuning Tool OnyX →
OnyX is a multifunction utility for Mac OS X (PowerPC and Intel). It allows you to verify the Startup Disk and the structure of its System files, to run misc tasks of system maintenance, to configure the hidden parameters of the Finder, Dock and of some of Apple’s own applications, to delete caches, to remove a certain number of files and folders that may become cumbersome and more.
Playing with Boxee
Very cool application. I am using it on my mac.
Can’t wait for the Windows version to come out, so I can use it in the main room. It’s funny that Boxee is built on XBOX Media Center, which was a hack project on the original XBOX, but the first OSes that it supports is mac and Linux Ubuntu. Oh, well, more fun with the mac :)
The interface is very nice and it plays and connects to...
