How I use Twitter
After reading Owen's post about Twitter Influence there was a brief discussion in the Habari IRC channel about who people follow and why. One part of the conversation was about celebrities. One person...
Tag: technology
First Thoughts on the iPhone 4
I received my iPhone 4 today, a day earlier than expected, and wanted to give my quick thoughts. There will be plenty of tech reviews surfacing over the next week, but here is a personal perspective f...
The Emotions of an Apple Ad
Apple is known for designing products that elicit strong emotions. They rebranded the personal computer and made it colorful and fun. Last night I began thinking about how they are playing towards you...
Radium - The De Facto Radio App for the Mac
A while back I switched to Google Chrome as my main browser on my Mac. With it came one problem: XM Radio Online would not work in Chrome on the Mac (works fine on Windows). Thus began my search for a...
A New TV
Yesterday I bought a new TV from Best Buy. It is a Samsung 46 inch LED LCD TV and it is completely awesome. The thing that wasn't awesome was the buying experience. I purchased the TV (with a Sony Bra...
Streaming from My iMac to the PS3
One of the first things I tried doing when I got my PS3 is turn it into a media center without modding the system. I've heard of several different ways people were doing this but also heard that the P...
A Few Weeks with My iMac
I've had my iMac for a few weeks now and wanted to give a quick update on my transition. I've not used Windows at all at home (besides transferring files from the PC to the Mac) since I've gotten my i...
My iMac
I know my sisters are going to get on me about this, saying I don't need another computer, but I purchased an iMac. My Windows Vista desktop has been giving me a lot of trouble over the last few weeks...
Goodbye XM
SiriusXM is doing everything they can to raise money and alienate customers. Since the merger there are several things I've noticed about their service, none of them good. When the merger took place I...
Thoughts on iPhone OS 3.0
Unless you were living under a rock the past couple days, you probably know that OS 3.0 for the iPhone and iPod touch came out yesterday. There are many new features including copy/cut/paste, MMS (unl...
Microsoft Just Doesn't Get It
John Gruber at Daring Fireball recently posted a quote from Steve Ballmer of Microsoft. “Apple gained about one point, but now I think the tide has really turned back the other direction. The economy...
What Bugs Me About Twitter
I am not an "expert on all things web 2.0." Nor am I a "social media expert." Heck, I'm not even a "social media enthusiast." I'm just a regular person who finds value in various things on the interne...
Charter Communications Still Sucks
In case you haven't noticed, I am not a fan of Charter Communications. They have horrible customer service and high prices. If you haven't gotten screwed by them yet, you're about to. Over the weekend...
Please Stop Using Internet Explorer
Dear Internet Users Across the World, Please stop using the horrible piece of software that came pre-installed on your PC known as Internet Explorer. Not only do you make the job of web designers a lo...
The Future of Television
It really is an interesting time for television. The traditional way we watch TV has changed over the years. We started out with over the air programming to cable and satellite programing, and now we...
Windows 7
Microsoft is releasing a beta version of Windows 7 for public download today, but this post isn't about that. This post is about what Microsoft needs to do when Windows 7 is officially launched. It is...
Outlook 2007
I use Microsoft Outlook 2007 at work for our work email. It's an exchange account so I had to use it over other mail clients. I've grown to like it over the past year, but I never used it for anything...
Customer Service
My MacBook developed a crack along the wrist rest due to the lid's impressions on the surface. It was a common problem with the model that I have and is covered under the AppleCare plan. The same thin...
iTunes Problem Leads to New Solution
Friday night I plugged my iPhone into my computer and let it sync. Next thing I know, all the apps on my iPhone were deleted and some of the songs and videos that were on the iPhone were removed as we...
More Reasons Why Charter Sucks
I've written before about my experiences with Charter. It hasn't gotten any better. Recently we were having problems with our Charter Cable. We called and were able to get an appointment for someone t...