I have a few items I can consider to be both minimalist and indulgences. Maybe minimalist isn’t even the word I want to use. But I have found that having the right tool for the job is only bested by the experience of having one right tool that performs many jobs. Pairing [...]
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Do No Evil How many internets are there? Google, by virtue of its Android operating system, is in business with cell phone carriers and manufacturers. So it is no surprise that they recently sided with Verizon, the largest wireless broadband carrier, to argue that Congress should not give the FCC the power to require neutral [...]  Some time back, I asked Clicker, “Now, where’s my mobile app?” This week they delivered. Sort of. Unlike OrbLive, Clicker does not provide a mobile player so viewing is pretty restricted. (I’d like to hear from those of you with Froyo on your Nexus Ones whether the flash sites work well or at all.) They offer a FourSquare-like check-in and badges thing that will appeal to some. One can see what is available to view on one’s playlist, add shows to the playlist, and find out what one’s friends are watching if they are Clicker users. (Not really that likely, but they can be invited using Facebook Connect.) You can also share your Clicker activity through Twitter. It’s a beginning. I have to say I wish that Boxee would make a mobile app. It already mixes my internet TV and internet video and social connections brilliantly. The mobile app would be a real kick. Can you imagine Boxee on the iPad? Pleeeaase, Avner. Clicker gave me an app when I asked for it. Hulu has gone crazy with their commercials and subscription fee so I am slowly backing away from them despite their beautiful desktop player. Boxee has an opening here to jump to the fore. The Flixster web app kicks off with an annoying splash advertisement which is a MAJOR turn off so I am seriously searching for a better alternative. While the relatively new IMDB app has a “IMDb Everywhere” feature that lets the user post on Twitter or Facebook as well as the ubiquitous Facebook “Like” button, it does not support user reviews or ratings.
              I grew up idolizing Steve Jobs. I admit it. He is an inventive genius whose contributions have shaped the course of world technology. He has no peer in his field. On top of that, his keynote addresses have long been held up as an example of how to make a technical presentation. Again, who bests him in this area? This is the Steve I have revered for years. But the iPhone 4 and his handling of the blow back, have me wondering what happened to that Steve of yore. He approved a typically lovely graphical user interface (GUI) and hardware touted for its sharp industrial design. Very Apple. But he also allowed (or as Bloomberg puports ignored the warnings of) his engineers to make a ridiculous error in placing the antenna where it had to come into contact with the users hand, which would attenuate (screw up) the signal. To compound that the hot zone was placed exactly where nearly every user and every one, including Steve, that Apple portrayed using the phone, would hold it. Not cool. Not Apple. Where is my inventive genius? In response to what some have called Antennagate, Steve made a defense. They do it, too. He correctly pointed out that other manufacturers also have hot spots. He just neglected to point out that they didn’t blatantly place them in a position that they would routinely come into play.
These young women are going to give you a run for your jobs! Can Meena Build An Indian Google? is a great article posted on TechCrunch. Roshni helps young girls from the slums in India realize their dreams of an education in technology despite obstacles most of us cannot even imagine if we wanted to. [...] Oh, iPhone, iPhone wherefore art thou, my iPhone? Oh, iPhone, iPhone, who can replace mi amor Oh, iPhone, iPhone, I miss your tunes when I’m in my car, When the new privacy controls come out tomorrow for Facebook, I will be curious to see one thing. Will all my defaults be set to public as Facebook has done in the past when they’ve made these changes? Mark Zuckerberg has not apologized but he has admitted that he missed the mark on privacy. [...] How much worse can it get for the Gulf region? Nature strikes with Katrina and the government fails to adequately respond. BP fails to safely drill and once again the government sits on its hands. Will this be to the Obama administration what Katrina was to the Bush administration? Could our government [...] It has been a year since I started this blog. In January of 2009 I had 80 visitors. In January of 2010 I had over 4,000 visitors. My videos have been watched over 24,000 times. Peanuts compared to sponsored sites like Lifehacker or Engadget, but very gratifying indeed. I hope that you the readers-viewers have been [...]
Now, I’ll admit to being biased toward Amy Adams. But, let us be honest. Sharing the screen with Meryl Streep is not a career choice to be taken lightly. Streep is one of the best actors of either (or any?) gender in history. Her portrayal of Julia Child will do nothing to diminish her stature. The vigor, the heart, the humor, the courage, the amor-osity (its my blog and I’ll make up words if I want to) of Julia Child are all quickened by the deft competence of this peerless actor. How fortunate then that Amy’s charisma does not shrink but stands equally with Meryl’s on the screen. As the story shifts from one era and one scenario to the other one does not find oneself lamenting the shift. Each of the parallel story lines is so engaging that the viewer leans into the switch with piqued curiosity and positive expectation. Continue reading At Last, my movie has come along |
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