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Google and Net Neutrality: Business First
The Story Thus Far Earlier this month the New York Times published an article entitled "Google and Verizon Near Deal on Web Pay Tiers" in which the paper outlined a pending agreement between Google and Verizon that would allow for prioritizing certain traffic across the Internet. Google's initial public reaction…
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Which Mac Desktop; Mini, iMac or Pro?
This week, while trying to edit some video I took with my iPhone 4, I was reminded of how out of date my Mac Mini G4 is. To be fair, my Mini hasn't been my main computing device for a few years now, for that I've been using a Lenovo…
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Idealized Americanism
Preface I will next be in Cooperstown, NY in four years, or shortly there after, to witness Frank Thomas' induction in the the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Of all the will he or won't he arguments I've heard on Thomas' behalf, the most direct is this: In 2000…
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What is Reliable Web Hosting?
[Editor's Note:This guest post is written by Kirsten Ramsburg of WebHostingSearch, enjoy] When a business decides to start a new website, they tend to not be particularly concerned with the type of hosting they will use. Instead, they are focused on getting their site online quickly and generating new…
By Kirsten Ramsburg | Comments (0)
How Google Search Works: A Detailed Flowchat
This morning technabob pointed out the following flowchart, on how Google's world famous Search feature works, by PPCBlog Infographic by PPC Blog The chart itself doesn't dive into how exactly PageRank works so much as covers all the steps and guidelines used to discover, rank and report on a web…
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Damn Script Kiddies, Get Off My Lawn!
This should be a post about how entertaining the Chicago edition of w00tstock was1 or about Steve Jobs' WWDC Keynote2 or about the Blackhawks winning the Stanley Cup3 or any number of other things. Instead this post it about cleaning up after some script kiddie who decided to try to…
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Perl Module WebService::Viddler on CPAN
Back in March I outlined an idea for a Perl module for accessing the video service Viddler. As I noted, at the time, while there was plenty of support for the Viddler Application Programming Interface via PHP, the support for Perl was quite anemic. To help rectify the situation, in…
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A Step Beyond a Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP How To
Image by pdweinstein via FlickrIt seems quite a bit of my time has been taken up with system administration related tasks these days. If I'm not contemplating system monitoring solutions for one client, I must be busy migrating a mail service from one server location to another. Naturally, I was…
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This is About More Developers for the Mac
In the wake of Apple's press event announcing the latest software update to its mobile platform due out this summer, John Gruber and other suggests that, with an interesting modification to the developer agreement, Apple is trying to increase the quality of applications created for their growing family of…
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Self-Publishing and Apple's iPad
First published: 2th of April 2010 for Technorati Since before Steve Jobs revealed the existence of the iPad to the general public, there were rumors about a tablet-like device from Apple that would revolutionize the print and newspaper businesses just as the iPod did to the music industry. Sure…
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24 Hours in LA LA Land
Preface Ten years ago, while I was living in the San Francisco Bay Area, I was invited to talk with a class of students at the University of Southern California about self-publishing online. After the little road trip I naturally wrote and posted a short travel story about it entitled…
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Viddler API via Perl
Recently, while doing some consulting work, I started working with an new online video platform called Viddler. Much like YouTube, Viddler is a web application, built around videos, that allows one to upload and share on the web. However, unlike YouTube, Viddler also provides a great deal of features for…
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Apple iPad Preorders Begin
First published: 12th of March 2010 for Technorati As announced last week Apple has begun taking pre-orders from United States customers for its upcoming Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G model iPad. Customers are being limited to pre-ordering no more than two devices, but Apple is including free delivery where…
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iPad Sales Set to Start April 3
First published: 5th of March 2010 for Technorati Today Apple has announced that their recently introduced iPad tablet will be available for purchase starting Saturday April 3. While this initial release will only include the Wi-Fi model in the Unites States, Apple is planning to have the Wi-Fi and…
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Old Programmers Don't Die, They Just Fade Away
A few days ago I came across this Infoworld article entitled "The painful truth about age discrimination in tech" via Slashdot and have been wanting to comment on it ever since. While I have had no reason to cry foul on any company I've ever interviewed for, I have to…
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Amazon Looking to Add Touchscreen to Kindle?
First published: 3rd of February 2010 for Technorati The New York Times is reporting that Amazon has acquired Touchco, a small New York-based start-up specializing in touchscreen technology and is planning to incorporate the company's six employees and technology into its Kindle hardware division, named Lab126, which is located…
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Contemplating the iPad
Now that the dust has settled a bit and everyone else has either praised or condemned Apple's latest hardware offering let us take a look at a few interesting points... The Beginning of the End Or The End of the Beginning? A number of people see the end of open,…
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Apple's iPad Tablet Includes Cool New Apps and Features
First published: 27th of January 2010 for Technorati Calling it "way better than a laptop, way better than a phone," Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled his company's long-awaited iPad tablet-style multi-touch device Wednesday. The device weighs just 1.5 pounds, has a 9.7-inch color display and a custom built dual…
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The Long Road Ahead for Apple's Tablet
First published: 26th of January 2010 for Technorati Apple is set to announce a "major new product" tomorrow, according to CEO Steve Jobs. Most anticipate the new product to be a mobile, tablet-like computing device, something akin to an iPhone's bigger brother. So meaningful is the new device that…
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Apple's iTablet is About Mobile Productivity
Now that Apple has officially sent out invitations to various members of the media to "Come see our latest creation" next week, January 27th, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, let us consider what exactly that creation will be. Apple's Invite iTablet iTablet, iSlate, uSlate,…
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Mark McGwire Admits To Steroid Use
First published: 11th of January 2010 for Technorati Mark McGwire today released a statement to The Associated Press that he did in fact use steroids during his 15 year professional playing career in baseball, including his single-season home run record 1998 season. Heavy speculation that McGwire used steroids or…
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Y2K, C2Net, HKS and Red Hat
In November of 1999 I had over a year of work as a professional programmer under my belt working for C2Net Software. It had been a bit of a bumpy ride, by the end of 1999 I had already been hired, laid-off, hired as a consultant and rehired as an…
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Apple Tablet Rumors Heat Up
First published: 23rd of December 2009 for Technorati The Interweb has been ablaze with tablet rumors for quite some time now and according to a recent Financial Times article, "Apple is preparing an announcement next month that many anticipate will be the official unveiling..." Despite the swirling rumors, Apple…
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AOL Time Warner Split, Leaves AOL Behind
First published: 10th of December 2009 for Technorati In 2000 with a staggering market capitalization, AOL purchased Time Warner for $164 billion, with an eye towards delivering Time Warner's unique content to the AOL masses. AOL Market Value Chart by Jay Yarow at The Business Insider Today most agree…
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@technabob, Look Mario Candy!
If you've ever come across the gadget website Technabob, you probably already know of their twin loves of all things Mario and all things Japanese. And frankly who can blame them? Some of the best oddest items out there can only be found in the land of the rising…
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Elsewhere

Today
  • Paul tweeted, "RT @Sprout_Insights: Check out http://SproutSocial.com - Social Media Business Tools. Then RT this message to win an iPad. Winner at 5pm."
  • Paul tweeted, "@Ihnatko: Consumers want a car. The studios give us a pogo stick. It doesn’t turn us into pogo-stick fanciers. It turns us into car thieves."
  • Paul tweeted, "@HotDougs on Duck Fat Fryday http://flic.kr/p/8xRvqq"
  • Paul posted @HotDougs on Duck Fat Fryday
  • Paul tweeted, "RT @Ihnatko: My wrapup of the Apple Music Event is up on Suntimes.com: http://bit.ly/cTDk6h Features a swell quip about IPTV & pogo sticks."
  • Paul tweeted, "If Apple's Ping, their new social network for music, takes does this mean MySpace really is dead?"
  • Paul covets The Hacker Crackdown: Law And Disorder
Thursday Wednesday
  • Paul tweeted, ""The future is here. It's just not evenly distributed yet." Tracking the signal of emerging technologies http://oreil.ly/ad0KOP"
Tuesday Monday
  • Paul tweeted, "I have accumulated 824913 credits on SETI@home and am currently averaging: 765 per day, http://ow.ly/19HM4"
  • Paul tweeted, "Q: Does your PROGRAMMING language shape how you think too? RT @justinvincent: Does Your Language Shape How You Think? http://nyti.ms/9RRmLp"
Sunday Saturday
  • Paul tweeted, "I have accumulated 821382 credits on SETI@home and am currently averaging: 557 per day, http://ow.ly/19HM4"
  • Paul covets The Hacker Crackdown:
Aug 27 Aug 26 Aug 25
  • Paul tweeted, ""The problem...is that security is only as good as the weakest link", Why The PCI Data Security Standards Exist http://bit.ly/9E4CJV"
  • Paul tweeted, "If "A Quick History of Computer and O/S Technology" piques your interest get a copy of "Crypto" http://amzn.to/ckrdLa"
  • Paul tweeted, "IT Security History and Architecture (Part 3 of 6): A Quick History of Computer and O/S Technology: http://bit.ly/bgenzK"
  • Paul tweeted, "IT Security History and Architecture (Part 3 of 6): A Quick History of Computer and O/S Technology:"
Aug 24
  • Paul tweeted, "I'm "shocked" that Steve Jobs knows what he is talking about! Mobile Flash Fail: Weak Android Player Proves Jobs Right: http://bit.ly/aGvbv0"
Aug 23
  • Paul tweeted, "I have accumulated 818767 credits on SETI@home and am currently averaging: 546 per day, http://ow.ly/19HM4"
  • Paul tweeted, "Didn't run into @BillGates or Paul Allen, so I guess it's time to go home, SEA -> MDW via Southwest today"
Aug 22 Aug 21
  • Paul tweeted, "@rochellehouse, Smile http://flic.kr/p/8umnn9"
  • Paul posted @rochellehouse, Smile
  • Paul tweeted, "The Big Day http://flic.kr/p/8ui9aT"
  • Paul posted The Big Day
  • Paul tweeted, "I have accumulated 815937 credits on SETI@home and am currently averaging: 373 per day, http://ow.ly/19HM4"
  • Paul tweeted, "pdw.weinstein.org reports OK"
  • Paul tweeted, "pdw.weinstein.org reports Can't connect to pdw.weinstein.org:80 (Bad hostname 'pdw.weinstein.org')"
    • Aug 20

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