links for 2005-06-21
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Handy to know for those of us scared to consume expired goods
links for 2005-06-18
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No need to snag a merchant account. Pretty good fee rates too.
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Very handy service that I use to make sure other people see what I see. Often not the case with sites that use sessions when they don’t have to (sadly the cause is many online stores like the Apple Store).
links for 2005-06-17
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“I think few realize the huge spread in the value of 20 year olds.” I second that.
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Another open source AJAX library. Looks great!
Forbes.com sucks
From time to time articles appearing on Forbes.com show up on my telecom newswire. The design of Forbes.com isn’t great, but I’ve seen worse. But since yesterday when I go to an article’s page I hear a woman talking about some new features on the site! Are we back in 1998 when it’s ok to tie unrequested audio into a page? This is insane. Forbes sucks.
After a little bit of speakers off investigation it appears to be an advertisement for forbes.com, some new feature called Forbes Attaché. It’s a Flash file with audio. There is a small pause button, but it’s hard to see when you load the page because you don’t know where the audio is coming from. How about you make it a play button instead, if I care about some new feature on the Forbes site I can hit play.
I have written off reading anything at Forbes until this is changed.
Here’s an example.
links for 2005-06-16
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Nice little tutorial on how to sprinkle your Rails apps with AJAX.
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This time it’s IBM showing how to do Rails. I promise that I will learn Ruby soon enough.
NYC
My first few hours in NYC today consisted of two interesting events. It started with a fight in the LIRR train car behind the one I was in, which caused a lengthy delay while the NYPD sorted things out. The highlight was seeing one of the fighters covered in blood. The all-train ride from JFK to the city would have been great if not for the fight/delay. Cheap though, I only remember fronting $5!
Shortly after departing the train, I ran into the Puerto Rican day parade. It felt like I was in Seinfeld. Fun! I wonder what’s in store next?
links for 2005-06-11
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Great little proxy server that can throttle your internet connection. If you develop sites on broadband that dial up users might try and go to, use Charles to feel their pain.
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Wow, I missed the exact birthday, but 10 years is a long time for a scripting language designed for the web (who was doing this stuff in 1995?). I’ve been using it for about half that.
links for 2005-06-10
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“That’s the story as I see it unfolding. Steve Jobs finally beats Bill Gates. And with the sale of Apple to Intel, Steve accepts the position of CEO of the Pixar/Disney/Sony Media Company.”
links for 2005-06-08
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Sadly when it came to the “Steve Jobs is my homeboy” shirt my first that is, “Wow that’s sweet!”
New phone, Sony Ericsson K750i
I got a new phone today, the Sony Ericsson K750i. I’m a big fan of Sony Ericsson because they seem to get design more than any other handset maker (even Motorola, their OS is poor). I lost my K700i a week or two ago on a roller coaster. Lost and found didn’t work out, though I’m sure it would have been in a bunch of pieces that would have made me even more sad. I was looking for an excuse to splurge on the K750 anyway, so maybe it was my unconscious?
Back to business–it’s a gem. The camera quality is fantastic for a camera phone. It’s 2 megapixels but with the all-important auto focus. Here’s a quick test shot in my front yard.It has a memory stick duo slot (came with a 64MB card) which can be used to store tunes or other media like photos. The K750i loses points for not having a real headphone jack, just some Sony Ericsson port, but I have an iPod for tunes.
Full review on MobileTracker shortly.