Playing with Technology

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. ~Arthur C. Clarke

Tag: Technology/Internet

  • But I want to use that on my iPad Apple…

    As I looked at an iPad in the Apple store last week and watched my daughter’s eyes go all round and glossy, I tried to think of what exactly I would do with one. I couldn’t really think of a situation where an iPad would be more convenient or necessary. If I want to watch…

  • @font-face arrives

    I haven’t felt like making the time to post in a while. Honestly, I haven’t had much time either. Today, however, is a new day. At 1:31 PM I received an e-mail from [email protected]. The e-mail informed me that Typekit was ready for people to start using their service. I’m pretty sure I wrote about…

  • Hulu desktop app

    I spent a little time playing around with Hulu’s desktop app. It was a very slick implementation. I really liked the fact that I could associate it with my Hulu account. This allowed me to pull up things on my queue and subscriptions. One annoying thing about this integration is that I couldn’t find a…

  • To BuddyPress or not to BuddyPress?

    Soon? We will have a new WPMU install up and my dilemma is whether to make it a BuddyPress installation. For those that may not know, BuddyPress turns your WPMU install into a community blogging site with group blogs, profiles, friending, etc. BuddyPress does this via plugins and some special themes. The reason I am…

  • Take it a step further

    I guess my last post was basically saying colleges are businesses. Some don’t want to view them this way but they are. Students pay for a service (to learn) and cynics might say they pay for grades. I’m not sure I would go that far but if we agree that they are businesses then it…