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iSuck: “I go a little berserk when I try to leave you.”
Fri, 07.2.10 4:39 AM – 4:39 | 0 Comments

So I was driving home from work late Wednesday night wondering why in the world all these teenage girls would be lined up three miles from the nearest Apple Store at 9 PM on a …

Hanging Out with the iPad
Mon, 05.10.10 11:04 AM – 11:04 | 0 Comments

Shortly after the introduction of the iPhone, Steve Jobs said that the iPhone provided the best web surfing experience of any smart phone. What he didn’t say is that experience still isn’t all that great. …

Youtube.com Fix: We’re sorry, this video is no longer available
Mon, 02.9.09 7:18 PM – 19:18 | 0 Comments
Youtube.com Fix: We’re sorry, this video is no longer available

For months now I’ve dealt with not being able to view videos from youtube.com. Every time I attempted to view a video, whether embedded in a neutral site or on youtube.com. In the past, at least for me, this would …

No one likes your dumb ginormous URLs; So shrink ’em!
Thu, 11.20.08 9:24 AM – 9:24 | 0 Comments
No one likes your dumb ginormous URLs; So shrink ’em!

Send or display an html link (via email, texting, twittering, etc.) and you can wind up taking a good amount of valuable visual space. They’re functional; they send your reader to the right place, but …

Washington D.C. shoots Goo over the bow of Microsoft
Wed, 10.15.08 4:00 PM – 16:00 | 0 Comments
Washington D.C. shoots Goo over the bow of Microsoft

Washington DC has recently decided to hang up the keys to the Microsoft Upgrade Closet and adopt Google Apps for its city employees. The choice Washington DC has made will help to cut their budget …

IE7 vs FireFox vs Chrome
Mon, 09.22.08 10:16 AM – 10:16 | 0 Comments
IE7 vs FireFox vs Chrome

Like you, I like getting the most bang for my buck. With browsers, since I do not use any browsers I have to pay for, I have to figure in the time I spend familiarizing …

RSS In Plain English
Wed, 08.6.08 10:17 PM – 22:17 | 0 Comments
RSS In Plain English

Ever noticed that keeping up with all your favorite news sites and blogs takes too much time? RSS is the solution.
Watch the video:

RSS In Plain English
Got it? Good. Now get thee a Google Reader account!

How to Fix Expired Security Certificate for smtp.gmail.com (Google’s Mail Server)
Tue, 07.29.08 11:47 AM – 11:47 | 0 Comments
How to Fix Expired Security Certificate for smtp.gmail.com (Google’s Mail Server)

File under: oops
Google accidentally let their mail sending server’s security certificate expire. When you go to send an email, you will see an alert message that reads “Unable to verify SSL server smtp.gmail.com”.
Hopefully Google will …

Syncing efforts positive with MobileMe / Google / Yahoo!
Tue, 07.22.08 5:37 PM – 17:37 | 0 Comments
Syncing efforts positive with MobileMe / Google / Yahoo!

I’ve blown away by syncing with iPhone, MobileMe, PowerBook, Google Calendars/Contacts, Yahoo! Contacts. I’ve spent the past 30 minutes syncing contacts and events all over and everything is being synced instantly.
My iPhone, PowerBook and three …

My First Week with the iPhone
Wed, 08.29.07 4:04 PM – 16:04 | 0 Comments
My First Week with the iPhone

You Tube. Anywhere.
That summarizes everything that’s great about the iPhone.
No downloadable Dashboard widgets to my brick.
That summarizes everything that’s bad about the iPhone.
Apple has done an incredible job creating a hand held internet appliance. Actually, …