Archive for the 'Personal' Category
Rage Against the Machine: Apple’s Fall From Grace
OK, I have to win some kind of award for most inflammatory (and misleading) post title for this one. Like many of you, I have been reading the numerous posts (see links below) following the anti-Flash position Steve Jobs presented at a recent Apple shareholder meeting. I had considered writing about it, [...]
Back from FITC Amsterdam 2008
Returned from FITC Amsterdam a few days ago and finally feel like I’ve recovered from the 9 hour time difference (among other things). Definitely had a good time and learned a few things I’ll likely apply in future projects. Specifically, the Papervision3D workshop, though a bit disorganized, was a nice precursor to P3D development. I [...]
Palm introduces Linux-powered Folēo
In case you missed the announcement earlier today… amidst the hubbub from Google (’Gears’) and Microsoft (’Surface’), Palm finally introduced the device so many have speculated about in recent months. As it turns out, this new device dubbed ‘Palm Folēo’ is a mobile companion not only for the Trēo smartphone, but other smartphones as well. [...]
What’s so interesting about that?
I read something today that I found very interesting and useful. And, the fact that I found it interesting at all, is actually why I think it is so useful. What do I mean by that? What is the correlation between ‘interesting’ and ‘useful’?
Well, ordinarily I would associate ‘interesting’ with… something interesting. For example, I [...]
WWGD? (What Would Google Do?)
I had an interesting/frustrating experience at my local ATM the other day that got me thinking. I had tried to withdraw some cash from my checking account and only after swiping my card, entering and submitting my PIN and selecting the option of withdrawing funds, did the system inform me that it did not have [...]

