Category Archives: Technology
jQuery’s on() function, not what I expected
I hope I’m not dating myself too much here… I am used to using jQuery’s .live() function whenever I needed an action performed on an element that wasn’t initially in the DOM. Say for example, I have a page and … Continue reading
Mass Effect 3 Demo Brief Overview
Wow. This game is going to be uh-maze-zing. The demo (available HERE) doesn’t last too long, and there is no saving your progress. So you’ve pretty much got to run straight through it. It starts with Shepard on Earth and … Continue reading
Facebook forgets Google ain’t evil
Shame on all of those involved with this. Zuckerburg, Facebook, the PR firm, and anybody else who knew. Kudos to the journalists who saw this for what it was and blew the whistle. Continue reading
Cloud Music, Legal or Not?
Before you get too far into reading this, please know that I am not a lawyer. Nor did I spend the night at a Holiday Inn. I’m just a guy with a ton of media and want to find a … Continue reading
Streaming Music with Amazon’s Cloud Drive and Cloud Player
Google and Apple, who have both been rumored to be “soon” launching a streaming music service, just got snuck up on and hit with a pipe wrench by Amazon who just after midnight today launched their own streaming music service. … Continue reading
Steve Jobs Google Rant Hits & Misses
Steve Jobs is such a conversation starter. Love him or hate him, you almost have to talk about him. In response to Google’s recent “we’re activating over 200k androids a day”, Jobs took a few minutes during Apple’s 4th Quarter … Continue reading
My thoughts on the new Apple iPad
So today Apple launched their long expected/anticipated/wanted/drooled over tablet-like device. [I have to say… gdgt.com’s live coverage was the only live blogger that didn’t time-out on me while I was watching. Gizmodo and Engagdet both went down, possibly because of … Continue reading
Yelp = Yahoo?
Yelp.com has reportedly turned down an offer from Google for over $500million (everybody says “half a billion dollars!!!” to make it sound bigger). Hmmm. If you haven’t heard of Yelp, seriously, what rock are you living under? Arguably the best … Continue reading
Internet Surveillance
Oh you thought Big Brother was just a story in a book did you? Interesting posting from Christopher Soghoian on his blog slight paranoia. “8 million Reasons for Real Surveillance Oversight” Here’s a little snapshot from the article (emphasis mine): … Continue reading
Avatar. Must. See.
From IGN, via AICN. Click the image below to visit IGN.com and see this video (you can also download HD versions). It details all the tech of the Humans in the Avatar movie. There are big robots, big guns, helicopter … Continue reading
