Monthly Archives: December 2004

Tsunami Support

Sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but if any off-topic subject deserves posting, it’s this one. The recent Tsunami that caused such devistation and loss of life in South Asia may not effect many of us directly, but the … Continue reading

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Blog Explosion (with Karate?)

In my relentless attempt to take over the world (as Dawn and Drew would say), I’ve started looking at this interesting Blogging tool called Blog Explosion. After signing up, you surf other people’s blogs and for each blog you can … Continue reading

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A Battle Call to Treo Hardware Hackers

Ok, guys, you were able to do the “impossible” and set up a way to receive wifi on the Treo 650. My big question now is, if this was possible, why not memory? The other big complaint we’ve had as … Continue reading

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How Sweet It Is!

I’ve always been more of a “salt” person than a sugar person, but given the right sweets, I’ll suck deserts down with the best of them. This can be problematic if you’re watching your weight, or simply trying to avoid … Continue reading

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Blogging Whore

In the spirit of the season, I thought I, like other non-profits, would ask for your support before the year ends. Ok, well, maybe a donation to help me buy a new gadget once in a while (I know this … Continue reading

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I’m in the New York Times!

I always knew I’d be famous! Ok, well, it’s a start! Mozilla, as part of their promotional effort, asked for donations so that they could post a full-page ad in the New York Times. They got much more than they … Continue reading

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Gmail Invites

I’ve been holding onto these 6 Gmail invites for quite a while now, offering them to friends every once in a while, but no one has seemed really interested, so I thought I would just offer them up as freebies … Continue reading

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Wifi for the Treo 650

The tech blogs and Treo sites are abuzz today with the news from a TreoCentral member Shadowmite (the same guy who was able to defeat the Sprint Bluetooth crippling) that he had been able to create a firmware hack (hosted … Continue reading

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Browser Share

My friend Eric at Off Wing mentions that he is getting more hits from Firefox. I’ve mentioned how much I love Firefox but hadn’t bothered to check my logs. So just now I went and, holy cow, 21.5% of my … Continue reading

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The Problem with Smartphones

A thought occurred to me on my way to work today listening to an Engadget podcast where Phil was reporting from Mobius. The problem I see currently with smartphones is that they can be held hostage by the carrier. They … Continue reading

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