Twitter Updates for 2008-02-29

February 29, 2008

matt mullenweg definitely has some zuckerberg characteristics, cracking voice minus the adidas sandals #
caroline mccarthy interviews kevin rose before his FOWA speech http://tinyurl.com/yth5wj #
hey, i’m on twitter at FOWA while I watch a presentation on twitter #
i figured out how to make the macbook air faster — stop using firefox #
when males are speaking about [...]

Startup: Win a Macbook Air at FOWA Miami AOL Dev Contest

February 29, 2008

So AOL has a neat little ’scavenger hunt’ if you can call it that to demo their products.

Essentially they make you visit their 3 properties and listen to ads or click on some random buttons to find the three words needed to give you a chance to win the Macbook Air.
Given the odds were 1 [...]

Twitter Updates for 2008-02-28

February 28, 2008

just passed turkey lake plaza in orlando, on our way down to miami for future of web apps #
it turns out my macbook air works quite well in the backseat of a car #
"wanting to meet" a bunch of people for the FOWA miami #
ack, my sunglasses are killing my head — wearing [...]

Twitter Updates for 2008-02-27

February 27, 2008

so i’ve got a couple of gadgets i need to sell: an everex cloudbook, an iphone 8gb, and a macbook or two #
awake a little late today, but it’s gonna be a long down with a 5.5 hour trip down to miami for the future of web apps tonight #
apparently the new macbook pros are [...]

Twitter Updates for 2008-02-26

February 26, 2008

apple store is down as predicted: http://www.apple.com/store/ #
grooveshark’s sharkbyte was just updated: http://tinyurl.com/38gdfg #
Grooveshark Interviews Walter Martin of The Walkmen http://tinyurl.com/2r48m8 #
i get SO many "international seller" messages on ebay it’s ridiculous — ebay is like myspace with all the damn spam #
…how pathetic, i’m sitting here waiting for the apple store to come back [...]

Twitter Updates for 2008-02-25

February 25, 2008

just slept 11 hours — i guess i’m not over my strep throat YET #
isn’t funny how sometimes when you’re writing a sentence you don’t realize that you’re mad until the end of the sentence, so you add an !! #
have my cloudbook listed for sale on ebay, brand new in box — it’s pretty [...]

Startup: Amazon, Have You Heard of Global Warming ?

February 23, 2008

So I ordered a USB flash drive from Amazon and man oh man do they overpack these things. I don’t know if they have no sense of Global Warming, recycling, and even wasting money, but take a look at this packaging job for a tiny USB drive.

Does it actually cost Amazon less money to ship [...]

Gadget: Make Your Macbook Air Faster and Optimized

February 23, 2008

Being a recent Macbook Air owner, I have gone through a number of steps to optimize my Macbook Air and ensure its running its best.

So here are the steps I took to optimize my Macbook Air for optimal performance:

Monolingual is a freeware app that deletes all those other pesky languages from your Mac. I deleted [...]

Twitter Updates for 2008-02-22

February 22, 2008

stumbleupon has gotten a little bland lately, i think i’m going to change up my categories #
just listed my macbook pro for sale — 2 batteries, great condition http://tinyurl.com/2ormm6 #

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Web 2.0: Watch LOST on ABC in Full HD, The Day After

February 22, 2008

So I missed LOST last night, and went looking for it on Bittorrent until I remembered that COX may be looking over my shoulder, so I decided to opt for a legal route:

First I looked on Amazon’s Unbox, nope, not there
Then to iTunes, and, sure enough, it was there, but it was $1.99
At that price, [...]

Gadget: Korea Intros Laptop to Compete with Asus EEE

February 22, 2008

Kojinsha Korea announced the release of its mini notebook pc ‘E8′ aimed at ASUS’s Eee PC. Running on Windows XP and AMD Geode LX800 CPU, the E8 adopts 40GB HDD, 512MB memory and touch screen display with 1024 x 600 resolution. Other features included built-in stereo speaker, memory card slot, and USB port. Supporting 3.5 [...]

Startup: Got Busted by Cox for Downloading HBO's In Treatment

February 22, 2008

So our Internet got cut off because someone was downloading HBO’s In Treatment off of our network, and seeing that we have an unsecured network, it could have really been anyone

And this brings up to interesting questions:
1. Is Cox monitoring all bit torrent transactions or just this show?
They told us they shut off [...]

Twitter Updates for 2008-02-21

February 21, 2008

got strep throat, but at least i finally know what illness i have #
submitting all my recent stories to stumbleupon #
so my strep has gotten worse — yay, more bed-ridden for me… #
my mailbox of some 5,000 emails is being rebuilt and lagging my computer to all hell.. #
i wonder if the macbook air is [...]

7 Steps to Build Your Startup Business Credit

February 21, 2008

The credit crunch has hit America. Businesses need capital to continue to operate. Wise Startup Blog has put together 7 steps to building and maintaining your business credit.

Gadget: Picking Your Macbook Air Case/Sleeve

February 21, 2008

So now that I’ve decided to keep my Macbook Air, I now need to find a suitable sleeve/case to haul it around in:

Belkin Neoprene Sleeve $29.99 — coming soon

AirMail: Manila Sleeve $29.99 — shipping now

Orbino Leather Thing $?? — coming soon
When doing my research here, I realized there aren’t that many options available for the [...]

Startup: Use Social Media Bookmarklets to Market Your Brand

February 21, 2008

Today I had strep throat and was quarantined to my apartment all day, so I decided to update my social bookmarking bookmarklets. I’ve gone through and added the regulars as well as a couple new ones:

Digg
Reddit
Furl
Simpy
Delicious
Magnolia
Whenever I have a new post or update I am always sure to post to all my bookmarking sites, because [...]