Just things in general
Okay Starbucks, you pushed me over the edge yesterday. If I visit ten different Starbucks I’m lucky if one of them can make a Cappuccino. Nine out of ten end up serving a Latte when you order a Cappuccino. The idea that you have “baristas” is just a joke. A Latte, by definition, is an […]
Before reading this you should follow this link and read Nilofer Merchant’s thoughts on this. This post stems directly from it and it was one the more eye opening and inspirational things I’ve read in quite some time. http://t.co/hhEljg8 If I followed others, I would say that I’m a manager of IT systems, specializing in […]
Back around 1995 and through about 2001 I used to love Borders Books. The thing that made Borders unique to me was their broad selection of IT books. I mean there were literally like 6 aisles of books and it covered everything. If I needed a book, Borders was where to get it. The part […]
Earlier this year I looked at doing my taxes online but didn’t because I wasn’t keen on trusting Taxcut to hold and store my data up there in space. I believe we are moving toward more cloud and cloud like solutions but like the wild frontier it’s a brave new world. I’m very content on […]
It doesn’t matter what you include or exclude with your burger. $13.19 for a burger, fries, and malt is nothing but highway robbery. At that price the burger better jump around in my mouth and play tonsil hockey. Let me get the good stuff out of the way first and then on to the bad […]
This past week I read about Amazon’s entry into the application download space for the Mac. The question that rang through my head is whether they can do it right. From what I read there were already things that it can’t do and in some instances you have to download and install the application itself. […]
Glow Hockey is an air hockey game for the iPad that has a vibrant, glow based design. Not to much to explain the mechanics, it’s air hockey. I’ve played it for 10 minutes and I have a serious problem with the single player AI. There are four levels that range from Easy, to Medium, to […]
112 Solitaire variations in this one app! Add to that a clean and simple interface and you can spend a lot of time in this app. Ambrosia has a long history of making fun and exciting games for the Mac and this one is another example of their great work. When you go to choose […]
Sometimes I think the general direction that is faced in corporations can be summed up by trying to think outside of the box while staying inside the box. Look but don’t touch. Smell but don’t eat. It’s akin to planting a seed and refusing to give it water and convincing it that it can live […]
Today it was announced that ICANN approved the creation of .xxx as a top level domain. This domain will be used for adult websites. Some general points about this top level domain are: The registration will be $60.00 per year. .XXX will only be for adult websites. Adult websites with .com based names will have […]