Archive for July, 2008

5 Things I Love About Twitter

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

[Continued from 5 Things I Hate About Twitter] Keeps you consise Twitter limits you to 140 characters, like the old 8-bit SMS communications.  We tend to get very wordy and I've found that I can write the same post in fewer characters than I could have if I didn't have those limits.  ...

Wordpress for iPhone

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

I just loaded the Wordpress app onto my iPhone. It's incredible how this device has finally brought about the total connectivity to the online world that we've always been looking for. This free app alone can make the iPhone worth switching to if you live for online communication. ...

5 Things I Hate About Twitter

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Twitter is a web service that lets you microblog throughout the day, posting tidbits of information on events or just updates for people you know.  However it's got a few drawbacks that keep it from being as groundbreaking as it could be. [This article is followed up by 5 Things I ...

The Pradipta 416

Friday, July 18th, 2008

At 8pm PDT on July 17, 2008, a recruiter named Pradipta Archiputra emailed out to a list of 416 people using only the power of the CC line as Max Archie.  This single Internet event brought together a community of strangers in what can only be described as historic.  A ...

MonkeyChow RSS Reader updated for iPhone 3G

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Having grabbed an iPhone 3G on Friday, I spent some time over the past few days making tweaks and changes to what was already done to support the previous model iPhone. Below are the results. As you can see, the iPhone 2.0 firmware now seems to support the ...

A Flurry of Flags

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

CooperFlags.com has a great deal on 18 badges at $6.44 each including shipping. They have better deals if you order more badges, ideal for large club orders. My design finally came in and can be seen below. If you're a Mini owner and want to trade a ...

Happy 4th of July!

Friday, July 4th, 2008



Angel the Pug

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

We have Angel the Pug living with us for a couple of weeks. We adopted her from a coworker who could no longer have her in the house with their territorial chihuahua. We will be giving Angel to our niece in Pennsylvania in a couple of weeks, where ...