January 2010
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Friday iPhone App Reviews: Part 1
I’ve decided that since I’ve been pumping some $$$s into the app store lately, both to check out the competition ;) but mostly to get inspired, I might as well generate some content from it. So I figured I’d reduce my ADD a bit, try to digest the app fully, and then poop out a little review.
Metronome:
This app is very slick. It models a real metronome in terms of the way...
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Freelancer's Dilemma: Solved
Right now, I am somewhat financially secure. Of course, I don’t think that there are many software developers out there who would say a guaranteed income of $1500/mo is secure. And I supplement this with a good amount of freelance work, but its mostly for the time being as I gather funds to move back to Portland, OR. So what am I doing?
Well, after reading this blog entry on why you...
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Why I Love YouTube and Why It's Getting Better
When I first went on YouTube, it was a revelation. I think it was my senior year of university, and YouTube had probably just launched that month. I was directed to it to watch the latest Naruto episodes (whatever! this is like season 1 alright!), but I stuck around to peruse the ridiculous amount of content that was on it even then. You see, I am of the generation where if we wanted to watch a...
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Japanese Lighting and Denki Advertising
If you’ve ever been to Tokyo, or seen it in movies, you know that areas like Shinjuku and Shibuya are completely awash in light almost 24/7. There are huge neon structures peddling everything from pachinko and pornography to coffee and the iPhone. One might think that this incredible amount of advertising would be maddening, but for several reasons, Japan has managed to gracefully...
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Farm Clock - new iPhone Farmville timer app
Another release in my series of facebook game utilities, farm clock tracks all of your crops, animals, and tree harvests. Check it out at the Farm Clock tumblr.
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Really Rad Super Simple Syndication: How I am...
RSS, or Really Simple Syndication has been around for a long, long time (apparently its over 10 years old), but I have met few people in real life that are big fans of it. Usually it seems like some people (say, your parents) have never heard of it, or other people (like your average web-a-holic) tried it and didn’t like it. The reasons for liking and disliking it are varied, but I have...
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MCRP v2 Track - Spoiled Fruit Basket
The MCRPv2 is kind of over, and here is my track:
MCRP V2 ayuh aka the easterislandhead - spoiled fruit basket by easterislandhead
But although it seemed like a good idea to have this available to work on during the holidays since people typically have off and that sort of thing, it turned out nobody had time to work on it after all, so its being extended by a week. I might do some more...