Steve Jobs Is Not Your Friend, Get Over It

This is a response to yet another "open letter to Steve Jobs". More importantly, this is a response to all you numb-nuts who think Steve Jobs is your friend. He's not. He's a business man. So get over it.

He doesn't want to know you, he doesn't want to be your friend …

A Cheap WiFi Adapter For Linux That Just Works

I've been searching for a very cheap wifi adapter that works out of the box with Linux. My search has finally come to an end with the AirLink 101 802.11G (AWLL3026).

I found this thing at Fry's on the bottom shelf of wifi adapters, shoved way in the back where no one …

Gizmodo's New iPhone Review Verdict: Don't Buy

Are you freaking kidding me? It took an entire staff at one of the most well known tech blogging sites 3 months and Apple bricking their iPhones to realize that this thing is another crappy, broken and tied down 1st generation device from the guys in Cupertino.

This …

Animoto.com - Turn Your Images Into Mini Movies

I've seen other services do this, but none even close to the level that Animoto does. Basically you upload 10-15 photos of anything you want to create a small movie about, add music, and Animoto does the rest. I created the video below in a couple minutes.

You can do …

Linux Support Coming For Amazon's MP3 Music Store Beta

Via Amazon: 'a Linux version of the Amazon MP3 Downloader is under development, and when released will allow entire album purchases'

This is the final nail in the iTunes coffin. I, however, will not be attending the funeral.

Wordpress 2.3 / Google Sitemap Plugin Bug

Just upgraded about 10 blogs this morning to Wordpress 2.3. So far it's another brilliant release from the Wordpress guys. Not sure how they keep doing it, but they do.

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up and hopefully save you some time if you are using the Google …

First Impressions On the Amazon DRM-Free Music Store Beta

Finally.

I can't express how happy I am to be typing this right now.

I just got done downloading my first DRM-Free MP3 from the Amazon DRM-Free Music Store. I already have most of the music on there, but I settled on John Lennon "Imagine", Remastered.

This is finally …

Another Brilliant Post From Valleywag: "If Everything Were Sold Like iPods"

McDonald's:
"Hi, can I have a Big Mac?"
"Great, that'll be $2.99."
"Can I get bacon on that?"
"You can have our bacon cheeseburger with no lettuce."
"But...but I want both."
"I'm sorry, we don't have that model; it's too much clutter. What color would you like your Big Mac?"

iPod Touch Update

If you read my post earlier in the week ripping the new iPod Touch to shreds (which hurt me more than it hurt it since I really want to like it), I figured I would post an update.

Apple recognized the problem and admitted it was a quality control issue (just like all …

Why Macs Suck

I know this video isn't new, but I can't help but laugh every time I see it.

Apple Admits iPod Touch Screens Are Faulty

Forget the fact that the iPod Touch screens are faulty, did Apple just admit to something being wrong with their products? Wow. Amazing.

Anyway, if you've been surfing around in the blogosphere, you've seen countless number of stories saying that the screen on the iPod …

Bill Maher On iPhone Idiots, I Mean Owners

And when he says "dipshits", he means Apple users. Because let's be honest with ourselves, you are the only kind that are big enough douches to stand in line for a phone.

A Semi-Coherent Rant On Originality and Ethics On The Web

As a web developer and designer, I take a lot of pride in coming up with something innovative, attractive, and useful for my clients and users. I spent countless hours tweaking and perfecting even the smallest aspect of anything I do.

So you can understand that there's …

Reason #756 Not To Buy An iPhone

Just in case you fanboys who have anus' in the shape of an apple needed another reason that the iPhone sucks, other than that it sucks at being a phone...

Four Hundred Million Firefox Downloads

Congratulations to the everyone at the Mozilla Co and Spread Firefox!

No hurry...but in V3, can you take out the "crash every 20 minutes feature?"

Keeping Your Windows Software Updated With FileHippo Update Checker

If you're like me, you have a ton of software on your computer. I install and uninstall different pieces of software daily. One thing I've wished I had on the Windows side, that I've grown accustomed to on Linux, is automatic updates for all my software.

In Linux, you …

How To Encrypt Your Keystrokes With a Firefox Plugin

I'm always looking for better ways to secure myself and my computer. I use TOR to browse anonymously, TrueCrypt to encrypt personal files, TrackMeNot to keep Google from profiling me, a Clear Private Data plugin in Firefox so starting from a clean slate is just a right …

Google: Don't Buy a Zune

I was trying to get a Zune for my sister today but was outbid at the very end. Here's the follow up email I got from eBay...

Thanks for having my back Google.