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2008

How To Kill Economy in One Easy Step!
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Economics Singularity
Well, perhaps I exaggerate a bit. No, not about one step part, but about it being Easy. It is a little harder for regular folk like me and you.
Netflix Netflix everywhere – Bring It On!
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HDTV Netflix Tivo XBox 360
With more and more TV shows being available via Netflix “Watch It Now” feature, including the grand hit Heros, which we still plan to catch up on (never started), momentum is building for easy on-demand streaming of shows/movies, to your Living Room TV.
And The Clouds Shall Set Us Free
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Cloud Google Microsoft Programming Strata Open Source Recommendations
There is still about two weeks to Microsoft’s acclaimed Professional Developers Conference 2008, where all (or at least a lot) will be officially revealed. But I want to jump the gun and theorize, or perhaps even Dream, of what’s to come.
My Xbox 360 is Back – And so am I
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Consumerism Travel XBox 360
Wow, sorry for disappearing on you. So much happened in the past few weeks, that instead of posting all those brilliant (aka: weird) thoughts I am having, I’ll just summarize recent events in my life:
Flickerize me, Captain
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Flickr Personal Technology Travel Recommendations
Creative titles aren’t my specialty… Anywho, today I decided to try something that really made sense, and strangely enough, it does exist! Perhaps this is not news to anyone, but I really don’t recall seeing such a handy Map and Photo mashup available on our beloved Flickr.
More on Vista, plus Virtual PC 2007 and Ubuntu
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DragonCon Linux VirtualPC Windows
Despite the long title, I’ll try to keep this post short. I had two completely opposite experiences with Windows Vista today. First, I don’t think people realize how handy Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 is.
My First Few Days with iPhone 3G
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Consumerism iPhone Technology
It’s been only few days since I got my phone, but I feel like I can type up 10 posts about it, and still not be done. But, I will try to focus on most important points for now, with more to follow, for sure.
Short post – 3G style
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iPhone WordPress
This my first post from an iPhone 3G. I am practicing typing with both hands and it is working pretty well, surprisingly so! For small posts on the go this is awesome!
Beijing 2008 Olympics – Free in HD On-Demand
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Entertainment Olympics Technology Windows
Today we watched opening ceremony in HD on our big screen. A day late, but I prefer to watch things on my own schedule, even sporting events! The ceremony was Inspiring, especially in all the High Definition glory on the wall.
iPhone Blues – Somebody Save Me!
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Future iPhone Personal Technology
I am calling upon you, my readers, family, friends, everyone, Save Me from this madness that is iPhone 3G Mania! Everything and Everyone and Everywhere, all they talk about is the new iPhone 3G.
Free Full Length Movies on Hulu
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Consumerism Media Recommendations
UPDATE (Jun 2009): Hulu.com took down most of these excellent movies, and replaced with (*expletive censored*). So I had to come up with a new list of recommendations. I just came across some excellent full length movies on Hulu, that appear to be available to everyone (in USA probably) completely free and legally!
Upgrade Tip for WordPress 2.6 – Don’t Upgrade!
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WordPress Technology
I just spent most of today upgrading to WordPress 2.6 platform, which is powering my site. Our exciting new features are…… well, there aren’t many new features actually. The big change is that I scrapped Categories completely, in favor of Tag Cloud based approach.
Finally – Simple Fluorescent Light Bulbs Recycling
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Consumerism Global Warming Personal Recycling
I am heading to local Home Depot, where finally it should be Easy to recycle those old broken fluorescent light bulbs. All of them contain Mercury, a very dangerous Cancer causing chemical, even in small quantities can be inhaled and cause all kinds of nasty things.
Adobe Reader 9 is here – Why make us suffer?
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Adobe Linux Technology
So Adobe Reader 9 is here, and someone somewhere claimed, for whatever reason, that it is actually faster to start. Being brave (read: foolish) soul that I am, I went directly to Adobe site to quickly download this latest marvel of modern technology.
Top 10 How-To web sites, keep for reference!
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Technology
I wanted to catalog this for myself, and I think everyone else should find it very useful! Skillful folks at the fine Mashable blog have put together a handy list of Top 10 How-To sites.
Free Disney movies on the web
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Consumerism
Now this is big news for all you parents out there! Free official Full Length Disney classics streaming on the Internet this summer. I think this is a sign of things to come, and Disney are just running a fancy “beta” test this summer to test capacity and do some calculations of how much bandwidth per viewer, etc.
iPhone 2.0 3G GPS and What Not
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3G Consumerism iPhone Technology Zune
I’ve been reading all the live blogging just like the rest of us, all too excited about “what’s next” from the over-hyped Apple brand. Finally Starts at $199 now, finally has built-in GPS (pretty much standard nowadays), and seems to have improved 3rd party apps support.
Recursive Algorithms and other sins
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Computer Science Java Programming Technology
My sister is just starting studies for Computer Sciences, and unlike what I remember from my days, in the first Intro course, they are trying to fill her head with nasty recursive algorithms.
I’m back to blogging! Ya, Rly!
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Technology Personal
Sorry I have been away for a while. I have so many excuses, but the truth is, I think I got “afraid” somehow. The more people know and read my blog, especially of those people who know me personally, the more I got worried about being judged based on the posts I write.
Web Services? Cloud Computing? Both? Neither?
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Programming Microsoft Technology Windows Yahoo
An important announcement from Microsoft, something called Mesh, is happening tonight at Midnight eastern time. I am into guessing game, again, mostly because it is fun, but also because in a funny coincidence, I left a rather long rant at Yahoo’s own Jeremy Zawodny’s blog.