January 2009
93 posts
Porto’s is unbelievably busy
Jan 1st
SlingPlayer for BlackBerry beta available for... →
Here we go peoples. Get excited, because Sling has just opened the doors to all of you BlackBerry-lovers who want some TiVo on the go. Download link is below, so get out those ‘Berrys,…
Jan 1st
December 2008
155 posts
At the la light festival. So far a bit underwhelmed.
Dec 31st
Had a very successful day at work
Dec 31st
Man Uses YouTube to Search for Package Bandit →
Filed under: Audio/Video, Computers A San Jose, California man who keeps having his mail and packages swiped from his doorstep has resorted to some remote sleuthing technology to help…
Dec 31st
gorgeous day in the office
Dec 30th
Picasa for Macs Might Launch at Macworld 2009... →
Shared by joekwon please please please! iPhoto is driving me crazy. Citing a supposed inside source, the Googling Google blog says it’s plausible that a free Mac OS X version of Picasa,…
Dec 30th
Magnetic / detachable lenses suddenly make... →
Not that we haven’t seen patently absurd lens attachments for mobiles before, but we’ve yet to come across any that were this universal (and be to honest, this useful). Sure, one could…
Dec 30th
6 New Web Technologies of 2008 You Need to Use Now →
Every year, we see scores of innovations trickle onto the web — everything from new browser features to cool web apps to entire programming languages. Some of these concepts just make us smile, then…
Dec 30th
SlingPlayer for BlackBerry beta available for... →
Here we go peoples. Get excited, because Sling has just opened the doors to all of you BlackBerry-lovers who want some TiVo on the go. Download link is below, so get out those ‘Berrys,…
Dec 30th
Burn More Reliable Discs with QuickPar [Step By... →
Shared by joekwon smart Reader ST discovered that aging data backup CDs he had burned had become unreadable, so now he uses QuickPar to make recovering data on disc with bad sectors possible….
Dec 30th
doing a 7-pass wipe of old hard drives so I can toss them
Dec 29th
The obvious truth about text messaging: you're... →
Shared by joekwon I’ve been yelling about this forever. TXT rates are outrageous. C’mon folks, does it really take an in-depth research study to figure this one out? On the whole, per-use…
Dec 29th
Left 4k Dead →
Shared by joekwon haha, this is awesome lo-fi zombie shooter in 4k of Java [via]
Dec 29th
Use a Prius as an Emergency Generator [Clever... →
If you happen to be the owner of a Toyota Prius, or any other battery-packed hybrid car, you can use it as a surprisingly effective emergency generator. After a storm knocked out power in…
Dec 28th
Use a Prius as an Emergency Generator [Clever... →
If you happen to be the owner of a Toyota Prius, or any other battery-packed hybrid car, you can use it as a surprisingly effective emergency generator. After a storm knocked out power in…
Dec 28th
Spark a Lifetime of Do-It-Yourself Projects... →
Shared by joekwon i love this magazine. LOVE it. It’s not too late to give the gift of making: MAKE Magazine has gift subscriptions and gift certificates to the Maker Shed store…
Dec 24th
Download Free Computer-Generated Christmas MP3s... →
Load up your iTunes playlist with some holiday cheer but save a few bucks in the process with almost 20 classic holiday recordings that are available as a free download from the Garritan…
Dec 24th
Cousin Marriage Okay by Science →
Shared by joekwon Would’ve been good news for George Michael Procreation by cousins is no riskier than a woman in her 40s giving birth, and scientists think it should not be banned. It’s a social,…
Dec 24th
wants Firefly on Blu-ray, even tho I already own it on DVD
Dec 23rd
just spit coffee all over myself and my computer
Dec 23rd
How to Fold an Origami Millennium Falcon →
Origami. Star Wars. What could be more fun than combining the two? (Rhetorical.) Paper-folding artist Philip Schulz showed us how to fold the iconic ship.
Dec 23rd
Animoto On The iPhone: Trust Me, You Want It →
Yeah, I gush about Animoto (and so do others). And I’ll keep on gushing because they are an example of a startup that just focuses like a laser on doing one thing well. In their case, it’s…
Dec 23rd
Creating a Slick Auto-Playing Featured Content... →
javascript rotator
Dec 23rd
hates how he has a pavlovian response to email notification sounds
Dec 23rd
3D gaming, HD video coming to netbooks in 2009 →
Shared by joekwon finally. I almost bought a new book 2 months ago until I loaded up Hulu on one and witnessed stutter-city. NVIDIA and VIA have both made recent announcements in the netbook…
Dec 22nd
Woz gets a new job →
Shared by joekwon woz is a super nice guy Filed under: Macworld, Mods, The Woz, Apple History Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak seems to be a lot more visible lately. First,…
Dec 22nd
Locked away in a small room in Japan →
Shared by joekwon holy crap I would have beat the crap out of someone if this was done to me. This Japanese guy was locked away in a small room for almost a year all in the name of entertainment.
Dec 22nd
flu shots are a sham
Dec 22nd
totally failed at making backed french toast
Dec 21st
the wife confessed to eating my porto’s chocolate croissant while I was at work
Dec 20th
Financial site Mint.com releases iPhone app →
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Odds and ends, Freeware, iPhone, App Store I’ve been using Mint.com (not to be confused with Shawn Inman’s great Mint web stats…
Dec 20th
Aviary, web-based image editing suite, goes public... →
their blog and Hall of Fame shows off the power of the apps  
Dec 20th
72 Hour Emergency Survival Kit →
Whether it be zombies, robots, or giant mutant guinea pigs, be prepared with the 72 Hour Emergency Survival Kit ($100). This stylish kit includes a 5-in-1 hand-crank flashlight, 2400…
Dec 19th
The Recording Industry Decides To Stop Suing Its... →
After suing tens of thousands of customers to no avail, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has decided to change tactics. Instead of dragging music downloaders and…
Dec 19th
Foxit takes on the eBook world with low(er) cost... →
Never mind those eBay prices for the Kindle, and don’t pay any attention to the $399 sticker attached to Sony’s Reader — instead, feast your eyes on this gem. The $259 eSlick is…
Dec 19th
Alioscopy's 40-inch 3DHD autostereoscopic LCD... →
Mention 3D, and you’ll get an enthusiastic shrug from most. Mention three little words in conjunction, and everything changes. In case you haven’t guessed that magic trio, it’s “no…
Dec 19th
iPhone thief thwarted by MobileMe sync →
Filed under: Humor, Odds and ends, iPhone, MobileMe To say that MobileMe hasn’t made everyone happy may be a bit of an understatement. We don’t generally hear from the satisfied…
Dec 19th
Scrabulous Case Dismissed →
Filed under: Computers, Video Games The long torrid tale of Scrabble knockoff Scrabulous may finally be coming to an end. Hasbro, the owner of Scrabble in the Americas, sued…
Dec 19th
The Ultimate Web Developer’s Christmas Wish List →
Shared by joekwon This is a surprisingly accurate list of stuff any web developer would want. Or already has. By Glen Stansberry As the mistletoe is hung and egg nog served, friends and family…
Dec 19th
Sprinkle powdered sugar on cookies with a tea... →
Shared by joekwon i have neither a sifter nor a tea infuser. I must obtain one. Amanda’s smart cookie decorating hack: My ladyfinger cookie recipe calls for powered sugar to be…
Dec 19th
Web Design Resources →
Dec 19th
can’t wait - http://tinyurl.com/5gmuf7
Dec 19th
How to Be a Workaholic Without Being a Jerk →
In the year 2020, technology such as web-connected mobile phones will continue to blur the boundaries between people’s work and personal lives — as well as their real and online lives — according…
Dec 19th
Copyright cop wedding crashers fined by Spanish... →
Shared by joekwon this is a new low A Spanish rights group for musicians and artists has been hiring detectives to sneak into weddings in order to videotape the goings on and catch certain venues…
Dec 19th
finished my expenses with 5min left ‘til the deadline. w00t!
Dec 19th
Yahoo outdoes Google, will scrub search logs after... →
Yahoo is trumpeting its commitment to privacy today after agreeing to anonymize its log files after 90 days. That moves it ahead of Google and Microsoft, and Congress has already taken notice. …
Dec 19th
Dikshit Guilty of Internet Gambling →
One of the world’s richest men, Anurag Dikshit, pleads guilty to unlawfully allowing American’s to gamble on his overseas website. He’ll pay $300 million in fines and cooperate with authorities…
Dec 19th
BlackBerry Storm buyer's remorse? You're... →
Shared by joekwon Please don’t buy a storm. Unless you’re okay with a really slow typing experience. We tried to warn you, but you just didn’t want to hear it. “How bad could it be?”…
Dec 19th
LA is gorgeous after the rain
Dec 18th