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The future of computing? In MY house? More likely than you think
Growing up in my house as a tech enthusiast wasn’t easy. I was lucky when we had dial up Internet and I was the only person in the house who really cared much about tech. My dad was very much a jaded Luddite when it came to technology (due in part to seeing how pathetic…
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A simple budget fix idea
Politics wouldn’t be politics if it weren’t for the endless pissing match that is the budget decision making process. Â The number of governments in the US whose budget is in the black is in quite a small minority now, and Americans want the budget balanced. The budget balancing process has traditionally been having Congress trim…
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Everything Happens For a Reason
Despite my consistently saying things like “I don’t judge,” I am remarkably judgmental. Â In fact, I’m so judgmental that I’m often looking for new ways to streamline my judgment. Â I’d like to share a nice litmus test I’ve discovered works really nicely. “Everything happens for a reason!” If ever I hear someone say that, I…
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Gay equality in pop culture, or why Kurt and Blaine need to fuck
We have made gay sex into such a taboo topic that it would surely raise controversy if it were aired.
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What’s in store for iOS 5?
I won’t be bashful here, I have a pretty good track record with my Apple related predictions. Â My iPad predictions had accuracy way above 50%, and I’ve done some pretty accurate predictions for iOS 3 and 4. Â Continuing on my past successes, I’d like to lay out my predictions for iOS 5. Fix the f&$&$king…
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on Apple’s recent rejection of Sony reader app
Of course, TechCrunch is hot on the heels of the people who are against what Apple has done in rejecting Sony’s eBook reader app. Â I thought I was a bit of an Apple apologist, but these guys really take the cake. It is certainly the case that the policy is consistent with what it was…
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Is Apple starting to get a little abusive with App Store policies?
TechCrunch has reported that Apple has rejected an app for reading Sony’s eBooks because the app isn’t using Apple’s own in-app purchasing system to sell users the books. Previously, Apple’s stance has been that you can’t implement in-app purchases yourself in your own apps because that would be circumventing Apple’s entitlement to a 30% cut,…
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Blast from the past: my pro-Mac flamebait
This old gem is from back in the days when I was passionate enough about stuff to care enough to write blog posts explaining why OS X is the best OS. I’ve grown up a bit and am now lazy enough that if someone truly believes that their non-OS X operating system is better, then…
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Blast from the past: My iPad review from last April
I’m periodically filling my blog up with old posts from the days when I was doing Facebook notes. Since the iPad was introduced a year ago this week, I thought I’d take a stroll back to the nostalgic time when I reviewed my iPad. iPad: the new face of computing April 6, 2010 at 9:35…
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Verizon iPhone data – yay!
When Verizon announced the Verizon iPhone, they said that data plan pricing would be announced at a later time. Â When that was said, I was expecting the worst, figuring that they were going to put the axe on unlimited 3G data plans and didn’t want to leave a bad taste in would-be customers’ mouths on…