Web application architect, author, gadfly
Areas of Expertise:
- Java
- Web application development
- Mac OS X
- Relational databases
- Digital music production
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Formula for Writing Your Own Monty Python Sketch
December 07 2009
Have a hankering for new Monty Python material? Well, don't be such a hanker—write your own! read moreGmail's Labels Now More Like Folders: A Good Thing?
July 07 2009
Gmail had a great idea: replacing the limitations of hierarchical folders with the flexibility of labels. Now they are promoting the notion that they've "improved" Gmail by making labels work more like folders. How is that an improvement? read moreThere's a newspaper in my iPhone
April 17 2009
As the "death of the newspaper" gets continuing coverage (mostly on television), new apps bring the NYTimes, USAToday, and now The Wall Street Journal, to your iPhone. read moreWhen Atlas Shrugs, People Listen... But Why?
March 12 2009
The ones who got us into the economic mess we're in thought Atlas Shrugged was a primer for modeling a society--rather than just a work of (bad) fiction. Their solution to the problems they caused? Read Atlas Shrugged... read moreMarch 05 2009
Apple finally announced a long-awaited upgrade to the Mac mini product line. read moreGmail vs. Better Gmail: Change One, Break the Other
March 05 2009
If you use the Firefox add-on Better Gmail 2, recently you may have noticed some problems. Changes to Gmail's HTML and CSS layout broke some of the scripts included in this add-on. But don't worry, Better Gmail is getting better. read moreNew Microsoft Program Lets Anyone Record a Bad Prefab Song... on a MacBook?
January 17 2009
Eager to show your fancy musician friends that you can record your own hit song without any musical knowledge or talent? Microsoft can show you the way... just as they did more than a dozen years ago. Only this time, according to their video ad, you do it on a… read moreMacworld: Where did the mini go?
January 06 2009
Everyone seemed to be anticipating a new version of the Mac mini would be announced at the Macworld conference today. But then... nothing. read moreTalking Heads... of the Robotic Kind
November 27 2008
Giving robots emotions, even just simulating emotions for the sake of improving their interaction with humans, sounds like a bad idea. What happens when my Roomba gets angry and decides to vacuum ME up off the floor? read moreGmail gives you options... perhaps too many
November 24 2008
A year ago, Gmail was updated to provide a new interface. The Better Gmail add-on for Firefox was updated to support this new interface. Then Gmail Labs began providing new experimental features. Who can keep it all straight? read more"Why Don't You Just TELL ME the Text You Want to Search For?"
November 19 2008
The brouhaha over the voice search capability in the latest version of Google's new iPhone app. read moreNovember 17 2008
Paul McCartney wants to release a long-lost Beatles song that many thought was just a myth. read moreNovember 17 2008
Apple's latest iPhone commercial showcases Shazam, an app that listens to music playing nearby and tells you which song it is... sometimes... read moreSmall is the New Big: How the Asus EEE Subnotebook Changed the Laptop Landscape
November 16 2008
Somewhere in between PDAs and smartphones (with tiny screens and tinier keyboards) and full-size laptops are the new breed of portable digital device, alternately referred to as "subnotebooks" or "netbooks". The next big thing is... small. read morePapa Bears and Panda Bears: Bill O'Reilly on the Daily Show
November 16 2008
Jon Stewart engaged in a little "dialogue with a demagogue" when he interviewed Bill O'Reilly last week on The Daily Show. Worth watching. read moreRecent Posts | All Posts
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