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April 10, 2007

Pricing comparison of tax software packages

You have until the 17th this year - even so, get moving.

January 15, 2007

Create iTunes-like smart sets in flickr

November 27, 2006

Top 20 replies by Programmers to Testers when their programs don't work

I hear/say these all the time:

"That's weird..."
"It's never done that before."
"How is that possible?"
"There is something funky in your data."
"It works on my machine"

November 15, 2006

Google Desktop and widgets get a redesigned look

November 14, 2006

Flash Earth is pretty amazing

I really like the Ask.com aerial images at close proximity. I think they have some of the newest satellite images. Even though they look to be simply extrapolating in the closest views.

November 09, 2006

Top 10 lies of Web 2.0

October 19, 2006

Tetris weightlifting

This trips me out

September 15, 2006

MindTouch and Aaron Fulkerson getting some deserved local and national press

National News: TechCrunch, News.com, eBiz, and the Guardian UK to name just a few sources.

September 12, 2006

Get weather in your Google calendar

This morning I thought how great it would be if weather could be incorporated into my Google Calendar so I wouldn't have to go elsewhere for that info. A brief Google search turned up that The Weather Underground already has weather in iCal format and that Google has already added it to its public calendar offering. Just search the public calendars for "weather and your city or zip code" and you can add it as a calendar. Now all it needs is nice little icons.

August 24, 2006

List of IE7 CSS changes

Following up on an ealier post, here is a list of things that will change in the rendering of CSS in IE7.

August 23, 2006

Wann see a real firefox?

August 01, 2006

Advice: Build a crappy product.

Just a little cross-pollination of projects.

Greg Storey is right, the new Technorati design is either a good joke or a terrible decision

June 16, 2006

Brush allows you to digitally paint with real-world objects

Some interesting art applications...

May 08, 2006

A pretty comprehensive list of Web 2.0 apps

There is also this list of lists of Web 2.0 apps.

Yahoo releases Del.icio.us er MyWeb2.0

May 04, 2006

Napster free

Now you can listen to the entire Napster catalog (over 2 millions songs) for free (5 times each). You don't even need to download any software, just browse and listen at Napster.com

Microsoft to compete directly with Google AdWords with AdCenter

New service is aimed at taking on Google's online advertising dominance. Too bad it only works in IE!

EXTRA: Check out the Wall Street Journal site and try highlighting a word and right-clicking. Nice.

April 27, 2006

Decent recap of the state of "Web 2.0"

The only real flaw in this article is calling MySpace a Web 2.0 endeavor. MySpace is extremely popular but not really what web 2.0 is all about.

February 16, 2006

Cool multi-touch screen allows for "Minority Report" style functions

February 10, 2006

I really want this for PC

Picasa Hints

A neat little Picasa trick is to hold Ctrl + Alt when hovering over an image to get a full screen. Now if they would only add tagging to Picasa and a better way of uploading to Flickr (or whatever photo sharing service Google eventually builds/buys). I share some of the same sentiments as this guy.

February 06, 2006

Twin Cities Google Map traffic mashup

January 31, 2006

AllMyData has an interesting model of data storage

Allow 10mb on your hard drive to be used and you get 1mb online for backup and accessible storage or pay more and don't share.

Google & Linux developing new OS

January 28, 2006

It appears that Google and CBS have hired the 1995 me to create their new video store site.

God, that is very bad and only gets worse the more you look at it. Did they even care about the user experience on this project? Google has been making some interesting (read: bad) decision as of late, I wonder if all that money is clouding thier judgement. More on Google strange decisions in an upcoming post.

Generate PDF files from Java applications dynamically

January 23, 2006

Flash Earth

Map theme continues

Using Google searches such as, "Germans are known for *" and the like, this map was created to show the general impressions people have of various people around the world.

January 18, 2006

ExplorationAge

To continue the Google Maps mashup postings - this is a site that shows some promise.

January 17, 2006

BeenMapped

This goes a little ways towards what I want in a mapping app, but not much further. It is going to be exciting to see the important incremental steps all these mashups and Google itself make in the coming year.

Scavenger hunt with Google Maps

Use Google Maps to find places based on clues given.

White House roofs obfuscated in Google Maps

It looks like the roofs of the Whitehouse and other capital buildings have been altered for display via Google Maps. I wonder if Google did this or, more likely the satellite imagery has been modified.

January 04, 2006

See Digg posts in real-time

January 03, 2006

IGN's Best of 2005

Not only does IGN review games but also gadgets, movies, music and more.

December 20, 2005

TuneBite saves media streams "legally"?

Not sure how legal this is but when used in conjunction with Rhapsody or Napster's monthly subscription service can net you a ton of music on the cheap.

December 01, 2005

Simple extension fix for Firefox 1.5

Modify Firefox 1.5 to work with almost all old extensions.

Build with virtual LEGOs

Yet another reason to want a Mac. Bricksmith is a library of every LEGO piece and a program for building with them.

November 07, 2005

Yahoo Local/Maps uses Flash to approximate Google Maps

There are a few things it does better like the URL string in the address bar is a direct link to the map and zoom feature is nicer. But the best thing is the local data that is pulled in. It is far superior to the sparse data on restaurants and other local locations on Google. And the developers seem to have a sense of humor about their rivalry as well.