Adobe AIR Is Cooler Than You
July 6th, 2008, 12:56 PM
AIR allows developers to use existing HTML/Ajax, Flash and Flex to create OS-independent widgets. In plain English, the user can run small desktop applications that replicate and often enhance the experience of using a web browser.
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Independence Day Weekend Playlist
July 5th, 2008, 12:24 PM
In addition to enjoying the pretty spectacular view of the fireworks from our roof, I've been doing some cleaning, some other work, watching movies and listening to records.
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Fireworks Defeat Radio Silence
July 4th, 2008, 10:25 PM
I know, I know, I've been pretty quiet lately. I promise I'll write more. In the meantime, here are some shots from the roof of our building in Brooklyn looking north toward the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Apple TV Gripes
June 8th, 2008, 10:35 PM
I know I could pull up the movies in iTunes, do an advanced search, and sort the results by release date. But why should I have to do that?
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The Coug Wants To Be My Friend
June 5th, 2008, 08:28 PM
"But Coug, we have no friends in common."
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I’m on Sirius Satellite Radio on June 4
June 3rd, 2008, 01:19 PM
I'll be on "Doctor Radio," the new Sirius channel powered by NYU Langone Medical Center during the Pediatrics show talking about internet safety practices for parents and kids, as well as online health resources and crap like that.
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Sophisticated Taggers, and a Tree Grows (In Front of Our Apartment) In Brooklyn
May 15th, 2008, 08:22 PM
This example isn't as sophisticated as some of the subway poster alteration art that goes on around the city, but the industrious tagger did spell "bourgeois" correctly. Gold star for them!
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Unclear On the Concept: Contact the Web Team
May 13th, 2008, 12:03 PM
While I give folks props for actually using our contact form, I'm mystified by some-- okay, most--of the emails we get at the web team's catch-all address.
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Zipcar: The Not-So-Bloody Aftermath
May 11th, 2008, 04:28 PM
There is a lesson here for other companies: listen to your customers, give them what they pay for, and if you fail to do so then own up to it and make the situation right. Strange concept, I know.
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What’s More Overrated Than Zipcar? Not Much.
May 9th, 2008, 07:08 PM
Zipcar is zero for two on actually delivering the car I reserved. Fool me once, shame on you. And just like The Who, I won't get fooled again.
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