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Tags: zuneEntries from December 2006
Leo Laporte hates the Zune
December 20th, 2006 ·
Dear Lazyweb, Help With MT -> WP Url Redirects
December 13th, 2006 ·
I have a blog that I moved from one host to another, and from Movable Type to Wordpress. I just realized that posts that link to other posts on the new blog still use the url format from the old blog.
Clicking on a link like this breaks due to the new url format.
http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2005/12/20/vivox_the_next_big_thing_in_online_dating.php
I want to [...]
Banner Ad of The Day
December 11th, 2006 ·
Why We’re Not Quite Ready For Pseudo Location-Based Services
December 4th, 2006 ·
Google is finally shutting down and killing off some of it’s weaker acquisitions. Supposedly Dodgeball is next. I was a user since day one, but never liked the manual nature of the service. Once everyone has usable GPS in the mobile, then we’ll start to see some useful apps. Until then the Location Based Entertainment [...]
Tags: dodgeball - googleHow Bad Is Verizon Pix Place?
December 4th, 2006 ·
Verizon has the best network in Boston.
I have the Razr 3M.
I have pix on my phone and and $5.00 250 txt/pix messaging plan.
I try to send pix to PixPlace, which only hold 75 images. You have to upgrade to another $1.99 per month to use the full 75 slots.
Every time I reload a Pix Place [...]
Tags: verizoneBay Architecture
December 4th, 2006 ·
Interesting information about what makes eBay hum along in the background.
Tags: ebay - infrastructureCollision 10 @ Art Interactive
December 3rd, 2006 ·
Today I rode my bike over to Cambridge to check out Collision Collectiveten (CX) at Art Interactive. I was 1st Finder on HeyLetsGo and figured I better have a look. Today was the last day of the show and it’s supposed to snow for the first time in Boston tonight.
I always visit interactive art shows [...]
Tags: art-interactive - interactve-artSeagate CEO: I Help People Watch Porn
December 2nd, 2006 ·
You think tech execs are boring? Check out a freewheeling interview with Seagate’s Bill Watkins, who might be Silicon Valley’s most outspoken CEO.
10 OS X Apps You Should Know
December 2nd, 2006 ·
The Apple Blog has a great list of applications that make your Mac that much sweeter.
Tags: apple - osxComments Back On
December 2nd, 2006 ·
I made a change to the configuration which resulted in a blank page when trying to submit comments. I’ll be more careful about testing changes in the future, the comments here are incredible, keep ‘em coming.