→ Meteor
Meteor is a set of new technologies for building top-quality web apps in a fraction of the time, whether you’re an expert developer or just getting started.If you work with node.js or JavaScript in any...
View Article→ Das Keyboard Pro for Mac by Garrett Murray
I’ll tell you this, friends: It’s hideous and it’s loud and it’s heavy and it’s huge… but I love typing on it. I love the feeling of rattling off a long paragraph of text uninterrupted while the air is...
View ArticleWelcome to the new Blog
I’ve been mostly absent from personal blogging since 2010, and haven’t done it seriously for even longer. I’ve been itching to get back to blogging for a while, and was intrigued by Marco Arment’s new...
View Article→ Try right clicking GitHub’s logo
Try right clicking GitHub’s logoPops up a dialog allowing you to download hi-rez versions of the logos. Potentially very useful. I’m often frustrated getting logos for websites, even sites I’ve worked...
View Article→ Light Table - a new IDE concept
Light table is based on a few guiding principles:You should never have to look for documentation Files are not the best representation of code, just a convenient serialization. Editors can be anywhere...
View Article→ QAMA Calculator: The calculator that make syou think
The revolutionary calculator that shows the answer only when you also enter a suitable mental estimate.A crazy idea, that I think would have been really helpful when I was in high school. Forcing the...
View Article→ Instacast 2.0: The Best Gets Better
Available today, Instacast 2.0 bring a myriad of new features (and better management tools) to the best podcast application out there for iOS.The app is now $0.99, with a $1.99 in-app purchase that...
View Article→ The frequent fliers who flew too much
Passes in hand, Rothstein and Vroom flew for business. They flew for pleasure. They flew just because they liked being on planes. They bypassed long lines, booked backup itineraries in case the weather...
View Article→ Google+ Hangouts On Air: broadcast your conversation to the world |...
Today we’re excited to launch Hangouts On Air to Google+ users worldwide. So if you have something to say—as an aspiring artist, a global celebrity, or a concerned citizen—you can now go live in front...
View Article→ Cherry - The carwash that comes to you!
Cherry is the carwash that comes to you. Park anywhere, check in online, and we’ll wash your car right where you left it. Only $29.99 per wash, which includes exterior, interior, vacuum, tires, rims,...
View Article→ Star Wars: Machete Order
I’d like to modify this into what I’ve named Machete Order on the off chance that this catches on because I’m a vain asshole.Next time you want to introduce someone to Star Wars for the first time,...
View Article→ Farty Shoes (WWJCD?)
Suddenly the moment was transformed from one of extreme embarrassment to one of merriment. I put on my best Cleese straight-man face and continued walking, all the while pretending I had no idea the...
View Article→ Why Did John Gruber’s Talk Show Leave 5by5?
So what happened? Both Gruber and Benjamin remain silent on Twitter. No live 5by5 broadcast was recording when this news hit the web, so no live comments from Dan. For now we have no facts as to what...
View Article→ You Suck At Retweeting
It’s easy to retweet poorly — even easier than sending a bad tweet, because it’s just a couple of clicks, limited thinking, and no typing.I’ve been pretty aggresively turning of retweets for many of...
View Article→ Facebook changes everyone’s listed emails to ‘@facebook.com’ -...
Without asking for permission, Facebook has changed users’ listed email address to one ending in “@facebook.com.”The changed was discovered Saturday, and has resulted in either users having their...
View Article→ Lego Mindstorms EV3 arrives tailored for mobile, infrared and more hackability
Its updated Mindstorms EV3 runs on new Linux firmware that’s ready for Android and iOS control out of the box, creates an overall more hackable platform and allows further programming on the core...
View ArticleBack to SecondCrack
So i have been itching to get my block back up, and realized that what i had with SecondCrack was actually pretty good, so I’ve resurrected the Rackspace cloud sever image that SecondCack was on, and...
View Article→ Fitbit Flex Wireless Activity & Sleep Wristband
Hmm. Another fitness gadget. Been working harder on my diet lately, doesnt do anything different than the current Fitbits, but I like the look of the wristband. Wish the Geek Runner podcast wasn’t on...
View Article→ Google effect
The Google effect is the tendency to forget information that can be easily found using internet search engines such as Google, instead of remembering it.Most definitely a thing. I’m very guilty of not...
View Article→ Every empire crumbles
Victor Keegan, writing for the Guardian, thinks all the cool has gone out of the iPhone and that smartphones from other vendors have already overtaken itI don’t usually like to post “ra ra Apple” type...
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