I installed WordPress for Android on my new Samsung Epic and thought I would do a test post. The keyboard is adequate. The WordPress app is free and supports keyword tags and categories.  Too bad I can’t take a picture in the app.

Filed under : Hard on the Pocket Book

One of the things I find most annoying is focus group reports.  "9 out of 10 of our test group gave us 5 stars".  You ever ask a stranger what they think of your out fit?  You could be wearing a clown suit and flip flops and 90% of people would tell you, you look [...]

Filed under : Industry News

When it comes to selling, buying, renting, or trading stuff, you just can’t beat craigslist.org for online classifieds.  But it takes some work to get the perfect posting.  Using symbols in Craigslist postings can help make your post stand out, and look more professional. Of course you should use relevant symbols, putting musical notes in [...]

Filed under : Computers, PCs, and Macs

MTV and Harmonix announced the set list for Rock Band 3 which features Keyboard Support, So I’m buying it for sure, but I have never heard of most the songs.  Likely after releasing every good song of the last 30 years in either American Idol, Guitar Hero, Band Hero, or Rock Band, or Karaoke Revolution, [...]

Filed under : Gaming

You can get early access to Halo Reach on Xbox Live Arcade for a mere 99,999 Gamer Points.  Skip College you were going to fail out anyway, blow your retirement fund you didn’t really want to live anywhere nice when you got old anyways.  For roughly $120k you can get early access to Halo Reach.  [...]

Filed under : Gaming

"This is Going to be BIG" has a piece about pay walls which pretty accurately describes what News sites want to believe.  That if you make great content people will pay for it.  That’s true.  If you make great content.  Wired has an AMAZING iPad app for its content. It costs more money than the [...]

Filed under : Rants and Tangents

I have been a loyal Windows Mobile user for years, and I briefly thought I would hold out for Windows Phone 7, but I’m not.  I pre-ordered the Samsung Epic 4G.  I’m planning to turn off my MiFi device and use the wifi on the phone in place of my Mobile Broadband "card". This is [...]

Filed under : Industry News

Infoaxe just raised $3M to create a tool that is already a feature in Google.  Don’t get me wrong I get it, Infoaxe is looking to build a service that helps you find the things you already found.   Think of all the times you wanted to show somebody you saw 3 weeks ago, but don’t [...]

Filed under : Industry News

I am coming up on having to make a decision about if I should stay in my apartment, or move to a new apartment.  I’m also considering staying at Extended Stay America.  I lived in Extended Stay America for a month with my cat when I first moved to California, and it was a pretty [...]

Filed under : Riches and Lifestyles

I have a good friend who I may have to un-friend because he is going in to the Pay Day Loan business.  He tries to tell me this is an important business that fills the need for low income people with bad credit.  In my eyes that is why it is such an evil business.  [...]

Filed under : Hard on the Pocket Book

Looking through the list of Games that will launch with Windows 7 Phone as "Xbox Live" titles, it’s pretty easy to tell that most of these aren’t games that are actually Xbox Live Titles.   These seem to just be games for phones, not Xbox games on your Phone. • 3D Brick Breaker Revolution (Digital Chocolate) [...]

Filed under : Industry News

Let’s face it Twitter and Facebook, and Foursquare suck.  They have a lousy interface, you can’t do half the things you want, or should be able to, and they just suck your time. Tweetdeck on the other hand rocks, and Farmville may be a waste of time, but it’s fun.  While Facebook may be too [...]

Filed under : Industry News

If you are shopping for a display you may notice that some use ANSI Lumens, some use NITs and some use CDM.  So which is better?  Well NIT and CDM are the same thing, so that makes that part of the equation easy.  They are both a measure of Candelas Per Square Meter.  Get the [...]

Filed under : Rants and Tangents

If you have ever used AdWords from Google you know that the results can be hit or miss based on how great the creative you upload is. (unless you have me do it then it will rock)  If you are one of the "lucky" few to be part of iAds you have a very different [...]

Filed under : Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

I joined Hulu Plus! ( www.hulu.com/plus )  Applied for an account, waited the weeks to get an invite, paid my money, then fired up my Samsung Blu-ray player and used my remote to do a search for "Chuno" my new favorite Hulu show. (Korean Soap Opera’s are my new thing, I  blame Diz).  Hulu Plus [...]

Filed under : Industry News

Circus World is recalling baby monitors that don’t quite burst in to flames, but they do get hot enough to smoke.  Sold under the name "Levana" these baby monitors stop working just before smoking, failing to warn you of the danger they themselves created.   So they are being recalled. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, [...]

Filed under : Product Reviews

I have to say I agree with Cringely… Google and Verizon were talking, this week, and while we don’t know for certain what about, I have my suspicions. That Google and Verizon are working on a deal to make Youtube, and other Google properties faster on the Verizon network. Net Neutrality is supposed to be [...]

Filed under : Industry News

Colin Fitz Lives! Having received one of the best reviews Robert Ebert ever gave a comedy, you’d have expected this film that one multiple Sundance awards would have taken it’s place along side "Clerks" and other Indie comedy hits.   That never happened because the film ran out of money.   Colin Fitz Lives! is about a [...]

Filed under : Reviews

If you are reading this article you are getting the Google AppEngine Experience.  While my back end is powered by WordPress, AppEngine is being used as a reverse caching proxy to accelerate the delivery, and lower the load on my physical server. This model works really well for me.  I get the ease of WordPress, [...]

Filed under : Reviews

I recently ordered a replacement prop for my boat from Overtons.  Overtons was very patient and helpful in making sure I got the right thing, but if you are ordering from somewhere else you may want a little help making your choice. Selecting a propeller is an important part of maximizing your boat’s performance. By [...]

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