tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71211572024-03-07T19:15:44.349-08:00Chris Holland: The Blog.Random musings from a Southern California geek. I started <a href="http://wick.sourceforge.net/">WICK</a> and <a href="http://ibdom.sourceforge.net/">IBDOM</a>. There are some <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/chrisholland/">pics</a> (<a href="http://flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=49503154167@N01&format=rss_200">rss</a>). <a href="http://www.carsdirect.com/used_cars/search">current project</a>.Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.comBlogger613125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-35002986116731948242008-02-21T12:50:00.001-08:002008-02-21T12:50:54.851-08:00AWESOME last night Lunar Eclipse time lapse composite pic Large composite photo on Flickr showing the entire eclipse from 7:51p to 9:05p CST. Also click ORIGINAL in Flickr to see the full size (2151 x 2500) image.read more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-89553059286102664752007-11-19T22:10:00.000-08:002007-11-19T22:12:19.273-08:00R.I.P. EarthLink WebLifeThis just in my inbox:Dear WebLife Subscriber,We're writing to let you know that due to market trends, wewill be discontinuing EarthLink WebLife on January 7, 2008at 12:00 a.m. Eastern.We apologize for this inconvenience and thank you for yoursubscription to WebLife. We hope this email will help explainwhat to expect.************************************SCHEDULE OF WEBLIFE DISCONTINUATION:********Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-56705266308828865422007-11-07T12:19:00.001-08:002007-11-07T16:08:51.405-08:00MacOS 10.5 Leopard Phones Home, Reveals Little Snitch 2Apple's Mac OS 10.5 Leopard 'loginwindow' process phones home to lcs.mac.com on port 443 which is only revealed by running the new Little Snitch 2 security monitoring tool.read more | digg storyI find Alex's story a bit prematurely accusatory toward Apple, though he did seize a worthwhile opportunity for some healthy advocacy of Little Snitch. I just upgraded my license to 2.0, and it's Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-34285904015519295472007-11-01T13:48:00.001-07:002007-11-01T13:48:33.990-07:00Testing Blogo by BrainjuiceHi. I'm testing Blogo.Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-72893491504606939672007-10-31T12:46:00.001-07:002007-10-31T12:46:18.603-07:00The Google Phone: The Story So Far and What's NextThe Wall Street Journal has been reporting on Google’s mobile phone efforts and how it is beginning to draw some interest from carriers, especially in the United States. Here is what Om Malik has been able to gather from his sources.read more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-65508288396679580112007-10-28T21:35:00.001-07:002007-10-28T21:35:31.409-07:00Hulu Launches! Should YouTube Be Worried?While it may not live up to its billing as a “YouTube killer,” Hulu is as different as a web video service could possibly be from the market leader.read more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-70856164629762680152007-10-22T21:50:00.001-07:002007-10-22T21:50:50.319-07:00HTML5 Wrapper for Google Gears"...Gears is a capable and much more mature implementation, both WebKit and Gears use the same SQLite server, so it should be just a matter of writing a simple wrapper to bring Gears back into the standards fold...."read more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-13264686717915288392007-10-21T23:14:00.001-07:002007-10-21T23:14:54.663-07:00MySpace Gets in Bed with RoommatesMySpace continues its march into original content with the launch of Roommates, a new, scripted original web series, today. The move represents MySpace’s first co-development project and first original web series created specifically for MySpace TV.read more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-24008874043663683542007-10-08T01:00:00.000-07:002007-10-08T02:44:45.404-07:00Safari on Windows: Beyond the Browser, Apple's Decoy into Microsoft's WorldOn June 11th 2007, Apple introduced a beta version of Safari 3 for Windows. Safari is Apple's flagship browser, built on-top of possibly the fastest web browser engine, WebKit.As soon as it came out, I threw it at our DWR-driven CSS-rich/DOM/script-intensive Used Cars Search results-page and compared rendering/execution speeds with IE6 on the same Windows XP machine. I counted 2+ seconds on IE6 Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-75633034831071477262007-09-21T20:05:00.001-07:002007-09-21T20:05:54.015-07:00Ransom Note Ransom Note Originally uploaded by chrisholland O noes!Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-6123994643511132102007-09-21T18:01:00.001-07:002007-09-21T18:01:35.029-07:00This used to be my house :'/ This used to be my house :'/ Originally uploaded by chrisholland They apparently started at 1pm. That's all that was left when we got hereat 5pm.Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-36501675022081192732007-09-13T00:10:00.001-07:002007-09-13T00:10:43.499-07:00The real story behind the iPhone unlock GUI dramaThere has been bit of drama today around the iPhone unlock program written (in part) by our own Erica Sadun. Lots of rumors are flying around, and lots of folks have it almost right. But none of them knows the real story. And since Sadun works for us, we have kind of an inside track on what really happened.read more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-73550119559839150182007-09-03T16:33:00.001-07:002007-09-03T16:33:43.182-07:00Five Facts About Google PhoneIs Google Phone fact or fiction? Engadget says Google’s entry into mobile phone business is for real, and the company is going to announce it soon. Scott Kirsner talked to a bunch of folks over who are intimately familiar with the effort and outlined his findings in an article for The Boston Globe.read more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-58856031245921669692007-08-31T15:34:00.001-07:002007-08-31T15:34:51.953-07:00Open Source Goes HollywoodDrupalCamp comes to Los Angeles with the help of major media companies AOL and Warner Bros. Records. The future of Enternainment is Open Sourceread more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-69531669418157364632007-08-28T10:12:00.001-07:002007-08-28T10:12:00.579-07:00EarthLink Announces Restructuring Today EarthLink announced a corporate restructuring that included downsizing and organizational changes that refocus us on our core business. read more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-81809568317698234132007-08-20T16:58:00.001-07:002007-08-20T16:58:37.923-07:00iPhone Saves Golfer's LifeThe iPhone may be a pretty versatile piece of machinery, but did you know it can save your life? That’s what 53 year old Irwin Koss of DeWitt, New York discovered after a trip to the golf course ...read more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-49706890790970225772007-08-20T08:58:00.001-07:002007-08-20T08:58:12.536-07:00Phone Number For Life? Not QuiteA few weeks after Google bought GrandCentral for many millions, there are some changes afoot at the service. There is word that some GrandCentral users who had signed up for a phone number for life are finding out that it isn’t exactly the case, and are being told that their numbers are going to change on August 25, 2007.read more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-64074823478438800862007-08-08T14:46:00.001-07:002007-08-08T14:46:58.297-07:00Did AT&T Censor Pearl Jam WebCast?Ma Bell seems to be acting like the big brother. Apparently, AT&T censored parts of Pearl Jam’s performance over the weekend. Rock band was performing as part of Lollapalooza. AT&T blamed the censorship on an aggressive content monitor.read more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-2840962937186985782007-08-07T21:09:00.000-07:002007-08-07T21:12:16.671-07:00.Mac UpgradeApple writes-in:Dear .Mac member:We'd like you to know about some exciting changes to your .Mac service. Read below to see how .Mac gives you new ways to share, more online storage, larger email attachments, and better control over spam in webmail.Introducing .Mac Web Gallery. You can now easily share photos and movies directly from iPhoto '08 and iMovie '08. Friends and family can see your photoChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-85215200523544715662007-08-07T06:21:00.000-07:002007-08-07T06:55:38.791-07:00Real-Time 2K Playback for Film and HD Content: Frame Thrower at SIGGRAPHThose of you working in the film industry, or any industry leveraging real-time playback of high-resolution imaging, ought to stop-by Digital Ordnance's booth at SIGGRAPH San Diego. It should be fairly easy to find ... look for the tallest guy on the floor, manning the smallest booth, with the biggest crowd of on-lookers.While i won't make it this year, as beyond personal interests, this isn't Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-48413952670420961242007-08-02T09:09:00.001-07:002007-08-02T09:09:53.085-07:00Wikicars Turns 1One year and almost 4,000 modified, solidified and beautified pages later, Wikicars is celebrating its first birthday! Congratulations to the World-Wide Automotive Enthusiasts for reaching a great milestone!read more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-20113044975930425242007-08-01T13:30:00.001-07:002007-08-01T13:30:11.857-07:00New version 1.2 of InputDraw! Draw Widget that integrates with your forms.Has new features: background image, grid, plain editor, transparency, background color, etc..Still is cross browser, easy and quick and uses SVG standardread more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-64737128837448887122007-07-16T14:08:00.001-07:002007-07-16T14:08:37.575-07:00AJAX Web 2.0 Used Cars Search123 days ago, CarsDirect.com released the first ever Web 2.0 Used Cars Search. It's fast and AJAXy, and can ultimately save you some money so give it a whirl!read more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-19171476935389418792007-07-16T13:44:00.001-07:002007-07-16T13:44:18.238-07:00The Immediate Media Age: Of Broadband & BlogsOur whole lives are about doing more in less time, trying to cram everything into 24 hours, in a day that is filled with constant interruptions. Instant messages, emails, and the constant chirping of cell phones have surely and slowly squeezed our attention spans. We have responded to this by customizing the digital world according to our lifestyles.read more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-74804990929096243902007-07-09T14:28:00.001-07:002007-07-09T14:28:05.175-07:00Props to FacebookIt turns out that there is technology talent that works outside of Google. Facebook is a shining example.read more | digg storyChris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0