From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Why aren't there USB slots on Cameras?

February 25, 2010

So, I’m a wannabe photographer. I’ve shot a couple of weddings, done some portraits, nature, candids, etc. I’ve shot with a couple dozen different digital cameras, and all of them have either been CF, or SD. In both cases, I’ve also used an adapter to knock the size of my medium down to MicroSD because [...]

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Dear Apple, your headphones still suck.

February 25, 2010

I’ve been drinking the Apple kool-aid for the last 6 months or so. Switched completely over to Mac a few months ago. My PC’s are just sitting around my office collecting dust waiting for me to take their drives out and reintegrate the data that I haven’t needed on a daily basis. I might have [...]

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50 Inches of Snow and a Newly Healed Broken Hand

February 11, 2010

So, I’m snowed in… again. There is nearly 3 feet of snow behind my car which has a clearance of probably 4 inches. I’ve chipped my way around the car, cleared my deck [twice, once of 30 inches, another of 23+ inches], and pretty much have cabin fever. Short of going out to clear snow, [...]

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Google Advertises Competition on Business Place Pages

February 6, 2010

Matt McGee over at Search Engine Land commented about the fact that Google advertises competition on a business’ Place page. Now, you may think that your business place page is your own, to provide information and for feedback to come back for those hardy enough to care to comment on something as massive as a [...]

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What Just Happened to Competition and Consumer Power

February 5, 2010

Let me get this straight. The Amazon Kindle allowed consumers to purchase books for, lets say… $10. And they were selling, and the publishers had to take that price point because it was selling, and very well. Maybe they didn’t make as much, I hear it was a 30/70 split with Amazon taking the 70. [...]

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TechCrunch Intern Kerfuffle Highlights Importance of Ethics and Tech

February 5, 2010

If you read the comments, which come from a surprising amount of people with vanity domains and from people using their real names, you’ll notice that people may be suspecting pretty much every review of a business because one person decided to take more than their wage in compensation for said review. Bias is a [...]

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100 Projects in 1 Year
- Aeryth is a collaborative storybook universe in blog form.
- AuctionSyndicate is a social network for rating and reviewing auctions.
- BabbleBlog is a Blogging service. “It’s your life. Blog it.” ™
- BeadBaby is a social networked powered site for fans of beads where you’ll soon be able to sell your own beads.
- Bubba Construction is a site following the antics of a couple handyman types. “Beer and Power Tools! What could go wrong?”
- CandyShell is a mish-mash of business, technology, and ethics punditry.
- ClunkyShoes is a social network for rating and reviewing shoes.
- CodeFoundation provides a social network for programmers.
- CommuterEdge is a site dedicated to hints, tips, and tricks for commuters and teleworkers.
- EighteenToday is a site that plans to create a manual for those 18+ because “Life needs a manual.” ™
- Fudgelicious is an online Fudge store in development.
- HATCHbooks is book review site with social networking elements.
- HATCHideas.com is a business endeavor currently in R&D to launch these projects.
- HATCHideas.net is the site for HATCHideas projects as they are launched.
- HATCHideas.org is the HATCHideas Think Tank; analyzing the issues around technology and ethics.
- HATCHnation.com is a blog network for those with the HATCH surname.
- HATCHpress is a publish-on-demand service where we help new writers produce quality products.
- HATCHsoftware is my hobby site for software development on the iPad and iPhone platforms.
- HyperAd is a new style of advertising. It is still pretty hush-hush though.
- James Hatch is the site you are soaking in right now. Blogging about the merging of Business, Technology and Ethics.
- JDrater is a site dedicated to rating and reviewing law firms and attorneys.
- JewelCrafting is a site dedicated to jewelcrafting and has a high level of user interaction.
- LawNerd is a site discussing all things legal.
- Managed Care Hosting provides maintenance support for your blog when you are too busy to manage it yourself. You Write It, We Edit, Update and provide Support.
- MerchantStream is for merchant marketing. A site still in R&D.
- MixWar will allow you to mix music and compete for prizes, daily, monthly, weekly, and yearly.
- Mobble is the site for the mobile mob. More to come as it develops.
- MobWatch is the first social network dedicated to managing your online reputation.
- NOCtech is a hardware, software and service site for Network Operations Center Technology.
- ohmTown is a social network for rating and reviewing everything iTunes App Store.
- PDQO provides optimization and organization tools to make a Pretty Darn Quick Office.
- PR2P is a Public Relations site that focuses on Press Releases. PR, Done Right.
- PRIMEglass is a photography stories blog.
- PrivacyMetrix is dedicated to analyzing privacy policies.
- PublicShame is a site about public and corporate policy.
- RealityHacker is dedicated to photomanipulation. Make your own Reality.
- ReliaCheck is a way of lowering the risk of identity theft in the 21st century.
- RightProtect is a service that protects companies from copyright and trademark violations.
- RPGis is The Role Playing Game Information System, a way to navigate the worlds of RPGs.
- RxRight is a service dedicated to evidence based medicine. Tracking the best line of treatment for any illness.
- SMASHorTRASH is a music review and rating site that includes battles between bands, lyrics, and much more.
- StolenOrNot allows users to make sure the item they are getting isn’t stolen.
- StreamStars is a site for rating and reviewing stars of the Internet.
- TabletFan is a site that talks about the Apple iPad.
- Taboodle is a forum to discuss adult issues.
- Tech Talk with James Hatch is where I talk tech with the readers of the Frederick News Post.
- TRYorBUY has social network rating and reviews for products and services.