From the monthly archives:

July 2009

What Temp does the Kindle burn at?

July 31, 2009

~233 °C That was the response to the question in the title of this entry. It is interesting because I thought the teapot had stopped making noise. Concerning the deletion of 1984 from Kindles around the world, but no, an attempt at class action status based on the deletion [and the notes contained therein], has [...]

Keep Reading…

Monetizing, Sharing, and ownership of creative juices…

July 31, 2009

I was just talking about the JK Wedding Entrance Dance that appeared on YouTube and became a viral marketing hit for Chris Brown’s Forever. I saw both the original, and the later monetized version. In the aftermath of its appearance, Sony has monetized the video and its popularity has increased the popularity of the song. [...]

Keep Reading…

Has the AP lost its marbles?

July 28, 2009

I’m not sure what the AP thinks it will accomplish with this new attempt at DRM. Most of the net will simply filter the content down to its components and link to the article, or it will go meta and links of links will link to links of links to the real deal. Simply put, [...]

Keep Reading…

Renter Sued for Libel due to Twitter Post

July 28, 2009

In what is going to be a great example of The Streisand Effect, the Horizon Group Management LLC is suing a former renter of a property managed by the organization. With the somewhat dubious proclamation of “We’re a ‘sue first, ask questions later’ kind of an organization,” they come across as an organization out to [...]

Keep Reading…

Great. Queued for Movie… hope we have a tank and a healer.

July 22, 2009

If you read my blog, you might know that I’m a World of Warcraft player. Started during its Beta, took a break, went back, took a break, went back. Sometimes, you just have to do that otherwise you jump over counters and zerg the concession stand when they run out of Red Vines… If you [...]

Keep Reading…

In a not surprising event…

July 17, 2009

Amazon.com has deleted books from those who purchased… wait for it… yes, that’s right; 1984, and Animal Farm. Ha! They remotely deleted, without permission… 1984. It is late, I had heard about this earlier, but have been busy. There is a good reason for the intent to delete, the person who sold the books did [...]

Keep Reading…

In the Future…

July 15, 2009

There is an interesting project going on over at a Posterous site named Richard Smith. Posterous is a blogging site, you can check it out too. Anyway, the Dollar ReDesign Project proposes different designs to the current US dollar. What will it look like, what kind of functionality will it have? Very interesting design work [...]

Keep Reading…

Quirkiest Origin Award goes to… Bif Naked.

July 15, 2009

Don’t click this link if you don’t like loud music. I listen to loud music, but with headphones on. I learned that trick when I had a rave DJ living next to me and I had to let him know how to be a good neighbor. Anyway, Bif Naked, loud music, great sound. Her Wikipedia [...]

Keep Reading…

For Sale: RoundersGear.com + MetalPokerChips.com + over $5000 in Custom Poker Chips

July 15, 2009

As a chronic developer of new products and services, I acquire, develop, and sell, IP that I am not actively developing. One such solution is RoundersGear.com and MetalPokerChips.com. I had acquired the domains to develop a storefront that sold high quality poker equipment, focusing on all metal poker chips, custom made to the clients demands. [...]

Keep Reading…

MailFire, MailGuard, and MailAmi.com, I miss my spam firewall.

July 15, 2009

So, it has been several years now that I moved on from my patent nightmare and the firm that I was working with is no more. No small surprise there. The attorney I was working with, who I think got more of a workout cashing my check than doing any due diligence, has probably forgotten [...]

Keep Reading…

How does something like software "sell out"?

July 15, 2009

You have no need for store shelves, packaging, or sales agents… no need to pick, pack, and ship… it is on-demand, and can be distributed completely electronically around the world, including specific versions for specific regions. Yet, it is selling out in England? As well as Japan? This idea of false scarcity in the software [...]

Keep Reading…

Last "Going Apple" post…

July 13, 2009

I’m completely converted now. I do nothing on my PC. It may be converted to a Home Theater PC. Your average every day DVR. But one that is slightly more usable. The Dell XPS 600 that has been my PC for the last 4+ years, using a 400+ dollar video card and twice as much [...]

Keep Reading…

Loyola Professor gets death threats due to how well he played…

July 11, 2009

Since my original intent of this blog was to discuss technology, business, and the interaction of ethics within both, I have been looking around for less-than-average issues of such. I found one today when I read an article called; ‘City of Heroes’ character ‘Twixt’ becomes game’s most hated outcast courtesy of Loyola professor by Ramon [...]

Keep Reading…

Day 5: No junk software? Looking for a MBP 13" Unibody case…

July 10, 2009

I am trying to find a hard case for the MBP Unibody, apparently, since it is brand new there aren’t any quality hard cases that clip onto the MBP. I found some on eBay. I don’t know if they are perfectly suited for this version of the MBP. I’ll keep looking. I also noticed that [...]

Keep Reading…

Some information about various things discussed in class yesterday.

July 8, 2009

So, I’m in my advertising class, and a couple of people are interested in online communities [Social Media] and branding [Domains, and acquiring vanity names on services]. So, here is what I told them. Use Dotster.com, it is only going to cost about $10 a year for a domain. If you are interested in a [...]

Keep Reading…

← Previous Entries