alexking.org » Links | alexking.org http://alexking.org Alex King's blog - software, photography, sports, etc. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:39:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 en Around the web http://alexking.org/blog/2009/01/05/around-the-web http://alexking.org/blog/2009/01/05/around-the-web#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:39:42 +0000 Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2009/01/05/around-the-web SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Around the web", url: "http://alexking.org/blog/2009/01/05/around-the-web" });]]>
  • John Resig - A Web Developer’s Responsibility
  • Did you ever stop to think why Twply needed your account information when there’s search.twitter.com? Now they just sold all the data. - FriendFeed - also another reason why you should care about your passwords.
  • The Path Ahead
  • Recovering a corrupt iTunes DB on an iPhone
  • MS Word is smart
  • E.T.
  • Mobile devices as development machines
  • TV Watching and Happiness
  • Plugin Review: Simple:Press Forum - may need to check this out, the theme on the demo site is a little rough on the eyes though.
  • I told you AT&T sucked - not terribly surprised here.

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  • YouTube - Turkish March of Mozart “Los desesperados” four hands guitar
  • Why I Still Believe In Buchholz (No, It’s Not a Mancrush) - wicked clevah
  • Valuing Competence vs. Loyalty
  • The Re-Rise of Open Source
  • Apple “Netbooks”, Eh?
  • A Signature Cadence
  • On the App Store and Free Markets
  • blackrimglasses - xkcd - A Webcomic - 11th Grade
  • My 2008 end-of-year tech stock tips.
  • Brightkite for iPhone (v1.1) Better, Faster and Open - big improvement in usability.
  • The App Store Effect - Inside iPhone Blog (thanks Brent)
  • BlackBerry Media Sync For Mac (Preview)
  • Crocs Ace Golf Shoe Review - might try these in the summer.

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  • Political Irony - Robin Williams on Obama’s Election
  • BZ’s ‘07 San Francisco Fleetweek Photo Gallery - awesome shots of the Blue Angels
  • YouTube - Air traffic in 24 hours.wmv
  • Sock and Awe! - oh my.
  • Brand New: A New Pair of Sox for the Red Sox (thanks Dave)
  • Play With Spider - Flash 3D - OneMotion.com - creepy, and very well executed.
  • Man finds cash in same store twice and returns it - Yahoo! News
  • YouTube - Live from Iraq… Are those freakin subtitles? - heh.
  • Fred on the Economy (thanks Shawn)

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  • tow.com - Backup Strategy
  • furbo.org - Ringtone apps
  • No One Gets My Jokes || Joseph Scott
  • I/me/myself - personal pet peeve
  • Updating Seagate 1.5TB Drive Firmware
  • The new prospects - so far so good for the new GM.
  • DelayedLauncher 1.0 software download - Mac OS X - VersionTracker - clever idea.
  • Nick Bradbury: Everyone Loves Ads in FeedDemon!
  • Secret Geek A-Team Hacks Back, Defends Worldwide Web

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  • When Twitter Met Facebook: The Acquisition Deal That Fail-Whaled | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD
  • Tethering on a mac - BlackBerryFAQ
  • Hardware failure (and why I’m glad I’m prepared) - I ordered a portable external HD from Amazon on the Black Friday sale for just this reason.
  • Treating URL Protocol Schemes as Cruft
  • tecosystems - Is the Hourly Model Broken?
  • Using Eclipse for Web Development - I totally gave up on the PHP/Eclipse solution in beta, for many of the same reasons. I don’t have weeks to set up an environment and learn a new tool. The curve is too steep.
  • I am Boulder, Hear Me Roar

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    ]]>     http://alexking.org/blog/2008/12/08/around-the-web/feed     Devver: cloud-based tools for Ruby hackers http://devver.net/jobs http://alexking.org/blog/2008/12/02/devver-cloud-based-tools-for-ruby-hackers#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:16:51 +0000 Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2008/12/02/devver-cloud-based-tools-for-ruby-hackers SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Devver: cloud-based tools for Ruby hackers", url: "http://alexking.org/blog/2008/12/02/devver-cloud-based-tools-for-ruby-hackers" });]]> If you’re a Ruby dev, you should want this job. A great opportunity to work with a great team.

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  • Google Sync for BlackBerry: Now with contacts - awesome.
  • Verizon BlackBerry Storm review : Boy Genius Report
  • BlackBerry’s Storm Presses Into the Touch-Phone Fray | Walt Mossberg | AllThingsD
  • Sarah Palin Turkey Incident: Does TV Interview While Turkeys Are Slaughtered In The Background (VIDEO)
  • BlackBerry Curve 8900 accessories pop up on BlackBerry US site; handset to follow soon? : Boy Genius Report - beginning to get the itch to upgrade.
  • Google Mobile Uses Private iPhone APIs - the intrigue around the AppStore continues.
  • Vocito (Voe-kee-toe)* - very cool.
  • IPhone: Apple’s Approval of BdEmailer Proves App Approval Process is a Crapshoot
  • WMExperts on the BlackBerry Bold: The Round Robin Review - WMExperts - interesting review.
  • Quantum of Solace - agree.
  • How to Price Your iPhone App out of Existence - hear, hear.
  • Polish polish polish!

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  • First-family-to-be given code names — chicagotribune.com - heh. (thanks John)
  • Look Out Google Site Search, Lijit Says It’s Right On Your Heels - ReadWriteWeb
  • Seen On The Streets of Chicago (Monoscope) (thanks John)
  • Cloud Types: Fabric vs Instance
  • Cat vs box. Hilarious.
  • Dan Benjamin - How To Prepare a Mac For Sale
  • Canon G10 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 - I got a chance to see Eric’s G10 when I was out in CA recently. Big upgrade over my G5.
  • The Wild Wordsmith of Wasilla - Dick Cavett Blog - NYTimes.com
    It’s admittedly a rare gift to produce a paragraph in which whole clumps of words could be removed without noticeably affecting the sense, if any.

  • Flagging Messages From iPhone Mail - ugh.
  • The New Yahoo! Front Page and YUI 3.0
  • T-Mobile Germany Launches BlackBerry Curve 8900 (Javelin) - WANT.

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    ]]>     http://alexking.org/blog/2008/11/16/around-the-web/feed     Refresh Denver - Creative Collaboration and Grid-Based Design http://refreshdenver.org/2008/11/13/creative-collaboration-and-grid-based-design-highlight-november-19-meetup/ http://alexking.org/blog/2008/11/14/refresh-denver-creative-collaboration-and-grid-based-design#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:29:07 +0000 Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2008/11/14/refresh-denver-creative-collaboration-and-grid-based-design SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Refresh Denver - Creative Collaboration and Grid-Based Design", url: "http://alexking.org/blog/2008/11/14/refresh-denver-creative-collaboration-and-grid-based-design" });]]> Looking forward to seeing Crowd Favorite’s own Gordon Brander presenting on grid-based design next week.

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    ]]>     http://alexking.org/blog/2008/11/14/refresh-denver-creative-collaboration-and-grid-based-design/feed     Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=35&prgDate=11-01-2008&view=storyview http://alexking.org/blog/2008/11/11/wait-wait#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:02:04 +0000 Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2008/11/11/wait-wait SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!", url: "http://alexking.org/blog/2008/11/11/wait-wait" });]]> I’ve become rather hooked on this podcast and this is one of the best episodes I’ve heard. It includes John Hodgman (the PC from the Apple commercials) - he’s quite clever.

    Download the episode.

    Get the podcast here or on iTunes.

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  • Amazon.com: Packaging Videos - awesome!
  • Enormously important news from the Free Software Foundation (Lessig Blog) (thanks DeWitt)
  • BlackBerry Bold Is Big, Bulky And Beautiful | Katherine Boehret | The Mossberg Solution | AllThingsD - I got to play with Eric’s Bold this week. Pretty nice, though I think I’ll wait for the updated Curve.
  • Seth Levine’s VC Adventure: Generations
  • Smule: Ocarina
  • User-Agent headers are out of control - mostly agree, but I think OS data is useful so that the site can present OS specific options where necessary (download Firefox for Mac/PC/Linux).
  • Build Anything
  • Tangled Up in White - that’s very cool.
  • Ignore Early Adopters | Andrew Hyde - Humble Yet Bold
  • Amazing G1 Bug - oops!
  • ShareThis - Vote for ShareThis on Mashable’s Open Web Awards!

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  • Better Elevation - MacBook Pro Review - excellent review from Dave.
  • Former McCain Supporter: McCain Is “Unleashing the Monster of American Prejudice”
  • FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right (thanks Corey and Dave)
  • Welcome To The Zduriencik Era : U.S.S. Mariner
  • YouTube - Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama for President
  • Path Finder 5 by Cocoatech - Path Finder 5 is out - get it!
  • Ron Howard’s Call To Action from Ron Howard and Henry Winkler
  • George F. Will - Call Him John the Careless
  • How the markets really work (from 2007)
  • Following the Script - Obama, McCain and The West Wing - NYTimes.com
  • Obama lauds McCain’s SNL chuckles - First Read - msnbc.com - well done (thanks David)
  • The Richard Solo iPhone/iPod Backup Battery - a product that never should have been needed.
  • Obama Makes the Call
  • FriendDA
  • iPhone vs T-Mobile G1 - I need to play with an Android set soon.
  • I can’t wait to call Rackspace - heh.
  • Guide to working paperless
  • BlackBerry Curve 8900: BlackBerry Curve 8900 First Impressions (Kills the Original) - WANT!
  • TwitterBerry Has A New Look

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    ]]>     http://alexking.org/blog/2008/11/02/around-the-web/feed     ShareThis Adds 15,000 Publishers in Q3 2008 http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ShareThis-Increases-Momentum-Adding-15000/story.aspx?guid=%7B384320BB-9C4B-4A4F-B848-69D165963553%7D http://alexking.org/blog/2008/10/30/sharethis-momentum#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:11:13 +0000 Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2008/10/30/sharethis-momentum SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "ShareThis Adds 15,000 Publishers in Q3 2008", url: "http://alexking.org/blog/2008/10/30/sharethis-momentum" });]]> Pretty awesome to see ShareThis doing so well. I’m excited for some of the new things that are in the works.

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    ]]>     http://alexking.org/blog/2008/10/30/sharethis-momentum/feed     LoDo Conversations - Episode 4 http://lodoconversations.com/2008/10/episode-4-the-fellowship-of-the-snowball/ http://alexking.org/blog/2008/10/29/lodo-conversations-episode-4#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:46:38 +0000 Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2008/10/29/lodo-conversations-episode-4 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "LoDo Conversations - Episode 4", url: "http://alexking.org/blog/2008/10/29/lodo-conversations-episode-4" });]]> There is a new episode of LoDo Conversations up for your listening pleasure. This is the second half of the episode 3 recording session.

    We have an in-depth discussion of our laptop bags and then ramble for a while. As confirmed by Steve O’Grady tonight, our rambling is indeed entertaining if you already know us. :)

    I also talk a bit about Carrington around 23 minutes in.

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  • Comparing New to Old, Apple MacBook is Killer; MacBook Pro Less So | The Apple Blog
  • YouTube - Takin’ it Back with Barack Jack! (For Swing voters!!!) - nicely done! This was one of my favorite songs to dance to back in my swing dancing days in San Francisco. Original song is here.
  • YouTube - Person of the Week - Bert Brady - Welcome Home - ABC News - wonderful.
  • CNN Electoral Map Calculator - Election Center 2008 from CNN.com
  • Another late night - I’m finding the only time I can work without distraction is once everyone else has left. That leads to late nights…
  • Twitter / Greg Reinacker: The Onion on Bush in 2001
  • Qwitter: Catching Twitter quitters - oy.
  • About FireWire on the new MacBook and MacBook Pro
  • RIM announcing BlackBerry Storm-alike for U.S. at WES 2009, more devices : Boy Genius Report - that’s the one I want.
  • Flickr: msitarzewski’s Photostream - some great shots here - I didn’t know Michael was a photographer.
  • USS Mariner - Food For Thought
  • Listen to Tim Cook
  • New MacBook Pro Battery Has Less Battery Power Than Old One [MacBook Pro]
  • Google Showing Feedburner Redirect URLs in Search Results - alternate URLs are needed for tracking but have lots of drawbacks
  • Why Google App Engine is broken and what Google must do to fix it. at Aral Balkan

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