Archive for March, 2009
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Jason Kincaid at TechCrunch notes that Twitter is killing off the (hidden) auto-follow feature. This is just barely news, since getting it turned on required contacting Twitter support. This quote grabbed my attention:
This is probably a good move on Twitter’s part, as I’ve always found the practice to be pretty ...
Posted in Twitter |
Saturday, March 28th, 2009
coathangr now supports pushing your posts over to your Twitter account. Everything-shared and photos-only are the key options, with the ability to decide whether your replies should be sent over, too.
Posted in Design, Social, Twitter, Web |
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
I would gladly accept a PvP hiatus if it meant a whole series of strips like this one.
Posted in Star Wars, Web |
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Brand New covers the Sci Fi to Syfy branding change:
But more importantly, the new logo and naming seems like an exercise in stripping away elements, leaving Syfy as an empty shell and removing any sense of mystery the original name conjured.
The word "if" appearing on the screen, with a gradual ...
Posted in Denver, Sci-Fi, Television |
Monday, March 16th, 2009
For any Denverers who missed South by Southwest, we're doing a fake conference locally called West by Midwest. The conference is fake, but the after-party is real. Register now and you get a real badge for the event. The party is being organized by myself, John Wilker, and Rachel Stephens.
Posted in Denver, Social |
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
What the fuck?
The main reason for the change, according to Bonnie Hammer, former head of the network and now president of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment and Universal Cable Productions, and her successor David Howe, is that the name “SCI FI” was too limiting.
Well sure. "Sci Fi" might give the impression ...
Posted in Business, Movies, Sci-Fi, Television, Video |
Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Helvetica is, of course, number one.
(Via Gemma)
Posted in Design |
Friday, March 13th, 2009
A "final" post from Mike Lee, regarding his decision to give up the indie lifestyle and go to work for Apple.
For some people, working alone is paradise. I am not one of those people. I don’t need to be independent. I need to be part of a team. I need ...
Posted in Apple, Business |
Friday, March 13th, 2009
...by someone who hasn't seen it.
(Via John Wilker)
Posted in Star Wars, Video |
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
It's obviously no coincidence: Crowd Favorite's Carrington theme for WordPress gets exposure on an extremely popular TV show shortly after I help Alex King hone his presentation.
Now Carrington, like King himself, is kind of a big deal.
Posted in Design, Web |
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
This FAQ might have a hard time reaching it's target audience.
Posted in Web |
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
I'm pretty sure it's not even possible.
Posted in Games |
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Somtimes the Internet makes me so happy.
(Via Joe Pezzillo)
Update: Joe points out that vixy will convert the videos into iPod-friendly music formats.
Posted in Music, Video, Web |
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
It was only a matter of time, I suppose. St. Peter has called me out to join the Internet chain-letter phenomenon of posting seven facts about myself that may be of interest. Here goes
I was the frontman (singer/songwriter/guitarist) for a band. We released an album which you can preview and ...
Posted in Social, XMPP |
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
When Saurik announced the Cydia Store, my first reaction was: what the fuck?
After giving it some thought and examining possible use cases for such a thing, my question stands. The jailbreak/"hacker" community has thus far been reliant on software that is free, either by design or by interference. What on ...
Posted in Apple, Software |