Okay, now I’m pretty sure that APIs, combined with some mix of RSS/JSON + AJAX, really are emerging as the defining technology of the web. I’m still trying to piece it all together because it seems like a lot of this stuff is really intelligently heading toward some kind of unification. There’s no doubt anContinue reading “Application Programming Interface(s) leading us into the future”
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The goggles – they do nothing!
Or, "How to cook your thigh with the Transcend 2.5″ Solid State Drive?"I was very excited to have had the opportunity to test out a new 32 GB solid state drive. For those of you who don’t know, a solid state drive serves the function of a hard drive (hard disk drive) in your computer,Continue reading “The goggles – they do nothing!”
New iTunes DJ enables playlists of the people
Apple has released version 8.1 of its iTunes software with some patches, some upgrades and a couple new features. My favorite of these is the iTunes DJ. The iTunes DJ resembles what was previously called called “Party Shuffle.” Maybe Apple’s iTunes team was worried no one was using this feature, maybe they felt threatened byContinue reading “New iTunes DJ enables playlists of the people”
Reporter runs a spam campaign on air via botnet
This is amazing. I always knew that running a spam campaign would be easy – once you got in touch with the “rancher” but I’ve never actually seen an operator run one. The BBC television program Click has done an episode where a reporter shows – once you have everything in place – just howContinue reading “Reporter runs a spam campaign on air via botnet”
New iPod Shuffle & Mac Mini
Okay, I officially have what I will bizarrely title “Shuffle Envy.” The new iPod Shuffle looks like it’s the size and shape of the Apple remote used to navigate through Spotlight. Only it’s got no buttons on it. Oh, and with a clip. Weird. I like it, if only for it’s high ranking on theContinue reading “New iPod Shuffle & Mac Mini”
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