Archive for March, 2008
Has Twitter changed how we blog?
In the last few months since I started using Twitter, I found that if I wanted to throw an idea out to the ‘net, I could do so in 140 characters or less and get feedback from other people directly. This was a satisfying way of having a small, isolated conversation about a particular topic [...]
Could technology kill Santa and the Easter Bunny?
Sitting here on Easter eve, I had a thought: what if some tech-savvy kid decided to set up a webcam to catch Santa or the Easter Bunny pop in, and instead saw their parents putting out the presents? Sure, the parents could lie and say “Santa was in a hurry and told us to do [...]
iPhone dev status: denied….for now?
Dear Registered iPhone Developer, Thank you for expressing interest in the iPhone Developer Program. We have received your enrollment request. As this time, the iPhone Developer Program is available to a limited number of developers and we plan to expand during the beta period. We will contact you again regarding your enrollment status at the [...]
Am iWasting my time writing iPhone apps?
A week ago, Apple introduced the iPhone SDK to us mere mortals. It was a wonderful gesture by Apple to allow us to write apps for one of the best phones ever made. However, the SDK’s limitations and other issues are killing my enthusiasm for developing for it. The $99 entry fee doesn’t bother me. [...]
