tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71211572012-01-13T08:07:49.779-08:00Random 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.comBlogger6161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-35002986116731948242008-02-21T12:50:00.001-08:002008-02-21T12:50:54.851-08:00

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 story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-89553059286102664752007-11-19T22:10:00.000-08:002007-11-19T22:12:19.273-08:00

This 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.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-56705266308828865422007-11-07T12:19:00.001-08:002007-11-07T16:08:51.405-08:00

Apple'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-34285904015519295472007-11-01T13:48:00.001-07:002007-11-01T13:48:33.990-07:00

Hi. I'm testing Blogo.

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-72893491504606939672007-10-31T12:46:00.001-07:002007-10-31T12:46:18.603-07:00

The 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 story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-65508288396679580112007-10-28T21:35:00.001-07:002007-10-28T21:35:31.409-07:00

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 story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-70856164629762680152007-10-22T21:50:00.001-07:002007-10-22T21:50:50.319-07:00

"...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 story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-13264686717915288392007-10-21T23:14:00.001-07:002007-10-21T23:14:54.663-07:00

MySpace 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 story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-24008874043663683542007-10-08T01:00:00.000-07:002007-10-08T02:44:45.404-07:00

On 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-75633034831071477262007-09-21T20:05:00.001-07:002007-09-21T20:05:54.015-07:00

Ransom Note Originally uploaded by chrisholland O noes!

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-6123994643511132102007-09-21T18:01:00.001-07:002007-09-21T18:01:35.029-07:00

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-36501675022081192732007-09-13T00:10:00.001-07:002007-09-13T00:10:43.499-07:00

There 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 story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-73550119559839150182007-09-03T16:33:00.001-07:002007-09-03T16:33:43.182-07:00

Is 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 story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-58856031245921669692007-08-31T15:34:00.001-07:002007-08-31T15:34:51.953-07:00

DrupalCamp 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 story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-69531669418157364632007-08-28T10:12:00.001-07:002007-08-28T10:12:00.579-07:00

Today EarthLink announced a corporate restructuring that included downsizing and organizational changes that refocus us on our core business. read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-81809568317698234132007-08-20T16:58:00.001-07:002007-08-20T16:58:37.923-07:00

The 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 story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-49706890790970225772007-08-20T08:58:00.001-07:002007-08-20T08:58:12.536-07:00

A 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 story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-64074823478438800862007-08-08T14:46:00.001-07:002007-08-08T14:46:58.297-07:00

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 story

Chris 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

Apple 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 photo

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-85215200523544715662007-08-07T06:21:00.000-07:002007-08-07T06:55:38.791-07:00

Those 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-48413952670420961242007-08-02T09:09:00.001-07:002007-08-02T09:09:53.085-07:00

One 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 story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-20113044975930425242007-08-01T13:30:00.001-07:002007-08-01T13:30:11.857-07:00

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 story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-64737128837448887122007-07-16T14:08:00.001-07:002007-07-16T14:08:37.575-07:00

123 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 story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-19171476935389418792007-07-16T13:44:00.001-07:002007-07-16T13:44:18.238-07:00

Our 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 story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-74804990929096243902007-07-09T14:28:00.001-07:002007-07-09T14:28:05.175-07:00

It turns out that there is technology talent that works outside of Google. Facebook is a shining example.read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-43215394762113400642007-07-05T09:12:00.001-07:002007-07-05T09:12:34.904-07:00

Jelsoft Enterprises, the company behind the vBulletin Forum software, announced today that they have been acquired by Internet Brands, Inc, a "leading provider of automotive, travel and home-related sites and communities." The acquisition gives Jelsoft more resources to continue the development and expansion of their vBulletin product.read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-37095417791595946422007-06-28T09:24:00.001-07:002007-06-28T09:24:08.762-07:00

To win it, you will need to come up with "a free replacement to dotMac's client-based services that's easy enough for a first-time Mac user to install and so fully and transparently integrated that a long-time dotMac user wouldn't notice the difference."read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-25648860645761781472007-06-27T16:01:00.001-07:002007-06-27T16:01:46.560-07:00

Google will be adding mail migration to Google Apps this week, along with some new features for Google Apps.This is being promoted as especially helpful for organizations looking to better organize their emails, and migrating them to Google Apps is a great way to start. Mail will be migrated to a user’s GMail account, organized into...read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-61668286756433679942007-06-20T01:12:00.001-07:002007-06-20T01:26:26.541-07:00

Picture unlimited free calls over WiFi/IP without even having to "think about it", by simply picking a Person from your Address Book, and hitting "call" ... The same way you'd make a Normal Phone Call. All this powered behind-the-scenes by an outstandingly executed convergence of enabling technologies and open-protocols.read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-54254217584726227032007-06-19T14:18:00.001-07:002007-06-19T14:18:32.144-07:00

Ex-Brocade CEO Greg Reyes helped found the storage area network company in 1995, and coached it into one of the dotcom-era’s highest fliers by 2000. Now Reyes is being prosecuted for an alleged conspiracy. His trial has a lot of lessons for start-up founders.read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-8995002649660428612007-06-18T10:13:00.001-07:002007-06-18T10:13:41.239-07:00

In a press release today, Apple has revealed a number of significant upgrades to both the iPhone's battery life and touch screen.read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-41117461041187721262007-06-14T14:59:00.000-07:002007-06-15T11:40:53.655-07:00

Interesting Read.

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-22385418586213759422007-06-13T15:23:00.001-07:002007-06-13T15:34:21.593-07:00

In lieu of an iPhone SDK, we can emulate the interface with JavaScript... this is my one-night proof of concept. If its popular, I'll develop the interface into a class or template. It works best in Safari, of course. Source code is available for download.read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-90986356598438686092007-06-12T22:54:00.001-07:002007-06-13T15:35:20.779-07:00

The Enzo's V12 engine is the first of a new generation for Ferrari. It is based on the architecture of the V8 found in sister-company Maserati's Quattroporte, using the same basic architecture and 104 mm bore spacing.read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-7935642265126658462007-06-12T08:11:00.001-07:002007-06-13T15:35:58.566-07:00

5 ways Apple's iPhone will challenge some of the conventional notions of the wireless business, take the hidebound industry by the scruff of the neck and give it a good shake.read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-54241567821050617012007-06-10T22:32:00.001-07:002007-06-13T15:33:53.477-07:00

With a few lines of code, web site owners can help their users easily save pages to a variety of Online Bookmark Services. Open Source. Subtle and easy to use out-of-the-box, highly customizable, and standards-compliant, Favoricious Bookmarks aims to become a powerful addition to a WebMaster's Toolbox.read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-31304135127358878562007-06-05T11:02:00.000-07:002007-06-05T11:12:58.666-07:00

I came across this great review of my good friend Scott's Astro Battle.Well worth a read!Astro Battle is implemented in Java, but some advanced features it uses make it buggy to run on OS X for now. Scott's working on it, he just told me on IM:A Mac version will probably be available this month.Dude, you're on record now, you'd better deliver :)I know for a fact that Scott's been working his @ss

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-88911800154614910822007-05-31T14:32:00.001-07:002007-05-31T14:32:34.460-07:00

Steve Jobs whose unrelenting quest for perfection has driven many to Ole Tennessee or an asylum (whichever is closer) is showing signs of a kinder, gentler self, happy to share (within limits) the glory, and espousing the virtues of team work.read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-63334293042326323852007-05-27T23:39:00.001-07:002007-05-27T23:39:55.628-07:00

Brandy, Dad Originally uploaded by chrisholland The Wedding pics are finally all up on flickr, in 3 separate sets: 1, 2, 3

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-85273503349130510832007-05-25T23:00:00.001-07:002007-05-25T23:00:48.035-07:00

The Ninja just destroys these movies. Hilarious. Be sure to watch the special message at the end to Bob Iger, President of Disney.read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-393892087035385902007-05-16T08:31:00.000-07:002007-06-13T15:36:39.073-07:00

IBDOM: The LibraryIntroductory postAjaxian Coverage

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-33461108124542852142007-05-14T09:58:00.001-07:002007-05-14T09:58:37.618-07:00

On the heels of Wikitravel's Webby Award, founders Evan and Michele took the time to share with us the personal, human and technological adventures they continue to share with "Fifty thousand of their closest friends!". Learn about the passion, focus and relentless dedication it took to launch and nurture a community of Wikitravelers.read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-90560461207744905302007-05-03T16:17:00.001-07:002007-05-03T16:17:17.019-07:00

Joost seems to have problems on Intel-based Macs. Many contributing to an enormous Joost forum thread under the header “I can’t get the application to run. What do I do?” We don’t see much in the way of useful responses from Joost.read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-64537088294566192012007-05-02T09:16:00.001-07:002007-05-02T09:16:40.460-07:00

Kevin Rose, digg founder, decides to go down with the ship :oread more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-48159651344258445372007-04-22T15:38:00.000-07:002007-05-31T22:42:29.791-07:00

i can't help but think This Shopping Widget would be a great addition to the widgets that ship with the iPhone. Though, the form factor could use some rework, the right-sliding drawer be moved to a bottom-sliding position, or overlay the listings, or be removed.The idea of course is to be able to do some basic comparison shopping from the iPhone, in a snappy, uncluttered interface giving users

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-37706728133861239432007-04-12T14:26:00.001-07:002007-04-12T14:26:34.186-07:00

Apple shifted developers from leopard to the iPhone team. The result: Leopard delayed to October, and the iPhone in late June.read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-40133971931786005392007-04-10T01:34:00.001-07:002007-04-10T01:34:26.725-07:00

somebody is installing cryptic tiles in heavily trafficked roads. No one knows who, how, or why.read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-47053669412610417892007-04-06T02:31:00.001-07:002007-04-06T08:59:01.688-07:00

The Acronym Soup Phenomenon (ASP) is what many techies fall victim to when putting together their resumes. An engineering manager of a Southern California Internet company explains why listing any and all technologies and programming languages that you've ever come in contact with could be hurting your chances of getting an interview.read more | digg story

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-65763603521739833042007-04-03T21:01:00.000-07:002007-04-03T22:37:32.496-07:00

This last year's been a wild ride.Got Engaged.Turned 30.Hired Architect with Brandy.Mom got cancer.Mom beat cancer.Left EarthLink. Joined Internet Brands.Dad got married.We got married! \o/Honeymooned. Got PADI-certified for open-water scuba diving.... and this week Dave Watson will be presenting his (hopefully) final working drawings to the City of Hermosa Beach, while the Coastal Commission is

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-47069310988661720852007-03-29T21:32:00.000-07:002007-03-29T21:35:22.861-07:00

I posted stuff we did at Barcamp Los Angeles 3 over at ibbydev.Good times :)

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-52044618226850076972007-03-15T23:16:00.000-07:002007-03-20T00:27:24.505-07:00

I'll be missing Saturday due to a prior engagement, but will be at Barcamp Los Angeles 3 Sunday, hoping to attend a lot of good sessions.I had a blast at last year's Barcamp LA... That prezo tried to convey hopes we could soon stop relying on phone numbers to communicate with each-other, with all Web documents encoding SIP contact information in microformats, ready to be picked-up by smarter

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-74718613508393127452007-03-14T21:49:00.000-07:002007-03-15T17:46:52.069-07:00

After a few intense months, we've finally launched what could potentially be the best Used Cars Search application ... on the Internet ...I know, those are fighting words. But when you think about it, "buying used cars on the Internet", isn't really a field that's typically catered to in any kind of glamorous fashion by the Tech Industry. So one might argue that the bar was damned low. This just

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-77473758685958360202007-02-22T11:43:00.000-08:002008-05-05T13:42:26.532-07:00

This position was recently posted to the IB careers site. Here's the description I drafted-up:The CompanyInternet Brands is a leading operator of media and e-commerce sites for "large ticket" consumer purchases, such as cars and mortgages. Our sites include CarsDirect.com, LoanApp.com, Loan.com, RealEstateABC.com, Wikitravel.com, Vamoose.com and others within the auto, mortgage and travel

Chris Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12055154516043722089noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121157.post-1170865504484240612007-02-07T08:25:00.000-08:002007-02-07T08:25:04.696-08:00

Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us

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The Internet lists a multitude of lenders and mortgage brokers, but it offers little help to consumers in figuring out which ones are good or bad. Loan.com offers a directory of lenders and mortgage brokers that have agreed to a "borrower's bill of rights" that stipulates how lenders should interact with borrowers, such as not hiding fees.read more | digg story

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sleepy! Off to hawaii!!! Woohoo Originally uploaded by chrisholland.

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Second one here! Originally uploaded by chrisholland.

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Ze frenchies debarquent Originally uploaded by chrisholland.

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An Evening at the Beach Originally uploaded by chrisholland.We were getting our engagement pictures taken. I took a break to snap a few of my own.http://www.brandyandchris.com/

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Jean-Paul Amouroux Boogie-Woogie @ Caveau de la Huchette Originally uploaded by chrisholland.Taken a few weeks back, at "Le Caveau de la Huchette", in Paris, France. Often referred to as Paris' Temple of Jazz. Great place.

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Garry Betty passed-away yesterday. Some of my former colleagues at EarthLink put together a tribute to Garry on ning.com.I'm very sad. He was a leader of the highest caliber. In an online World once dominated by the walled-gardens of AOL and Compuserve, He and Sky Dayton brought about one of the first independent nationwide Internet Service Providers to offer unbridled, unlimited Internet

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From the press release:Under the strategic alliance, Google and AOL will continue providing search technology to AOL's network of Internet properties worldwide. The agreement's broad range of new features for users and advertisers include:Creating an AOL Marketplace through white labeling of Google's advertising technology - enabling AOL to sell search advertising directly to advertisers on

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Building Windows Vista GadgetsBuilding Mac Dashboard WidgetsSo Microsoft appears to be adopting a route similar to Apple's, in that their Gadgets framework leans heavily on HTML and CSS. Rather good news for us web-heads.

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i just bought the Samsung NV3.It comes with 15MB internal memory, so you'll likely want to spend some dough on an SD card if you want to take those 7 mega pixel shots at superfine resolution. A 1GB SD card should fit about 250 of those.As many cameras do, it has a dial on the top that lets you toggle between various modes. Two of those are "auto" and "P"(aka program) modes. The "auto" mode tells

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"Zune", Microsoft's attempt at an iPod competitor is launching today or tomorrow, and Zune.net appears to be the online destination for this new ecosystem.I'm thinking Microsoft's approach is likely to be far more successful than other big players' past attempts at dethroning the iPod, because Microsoft is approaching this market as an ecosystem.While the "device" may be the object of public and

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A a couple of friends pointed me to this article:The Investor: Jim Breyer, partner, Accel PartnersWhat he's backed: Brightcove, Facebook, ProsperWhat he wants now: Social-networking sites may be sprouting like weeds, but none yet operates as a bona fide marketplace, with members buying and selling their own creations as much as they blog, link, and post. Breyer, who sits on Wal-Mart's board, is

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Round 3 of voting for MyDreamApp has just begun. Consider voting for Dan Lundmark's Blossom project.Ever wonder where all the hours go? Blossom tracks how much time you spend on each app, web site, or document, and visualizes the data as a beautiful blossoming plant. Meet your goals and see your virtual plant blossom! Vote for the Blossom concept at http://mydreamapp.com/vote/ and see your

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In the process of paying a visit to PPK's site while writing my previous blog entry, i stumbled upon his first book. As I sift through its Table of Contents, I'm feeling this incredible urge to buy it, and tell every engineer I know to do the same.Done. Ordered it.

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The following message from Apple just came in our .Mac mail with this .Mac Webmail Illustration:The new .Mac webmail is coming soon, and you'll feel like you've seen it before.With its smart use of the latest web technology, it'll remind you of the Mail application on your desktop, with a simple and elegant interface, drag-and-drop capability, built-in Address Book, and more.A new lookEverything

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Based on Ernest's Photoshop mock-up, and after tweaking some content, the new brandyandchris.com is up and running.The slideshows are semantically marked-up, and brought to life through a modified version of a pretty simple, yet effective reusable CSS/JS concoction i'd put together a while back.The tabbed navigation *and* its content are wrapped into HTML List Items, which is a bit of a crazy/

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Dan says:Round 2 voting is open at http://mydreamapp.com/ . I need votes! Vote for Dan and my idea Blossom. I'm hovering at 4th and 5th place - let other ppl know if you can, thanks Blossom is Dan's concept for a productivity application for Mac OS X. If his idea wins the MyDreamApp contest, the application will get built, and he'll share in the profits it generates. If you believe his idea to be

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I don't know many developers who are sharp coders, and amazing designers. Ernest is. He can wield Photoshop with great mastery to develop a vision for coders to execute on. Being a coder himself, his designs always lend themselves to efficiency and sensical implementation. He'll also happily turn around and code the whole thing himself, as web standards bear very few secrets to him.I started

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Rob Levin, aka Lilo, who has for many years so gracefully run irc.freenode.net, passed away this morning :(, from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run accident.This is beyond tragic.I'm not sure I've ever known someone more dedicated and passionate about the free exchange of ideas for the advancement of technology. As many of his friends have, I've often tried to convince him to go for a more

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When we get a parameter from an HTTP request in the Tomcat Servlet container, the String object returned isn't UTF-8-aware. If this bugs you down, you can work around it:String value = request.getParameter("key");if (value != null) {try {value = new String(value.getBytes(),"UTF-8");} catch (java.io.UnSupportedEncodingException uee) {//wrong encoding!}}I don't know whether this is behavior

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Google has just released "Google Apps for your Domain". Say you own "somedomain.tld", and you have some sort of control over its DNS settings.Google lets you specify an MX record that points to their SMTP servers, to handle all incoming mail to your domain. It's GMail, of course, and it works very well. Say hi.Google lets you specify CNAME entries for anyhost.somdomain.tld, that points to one of

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This looks like an interesting way to make some extra cash from sharing your broadband Internet connectivity. I believe Seattle Wireless has been attempting similar, but Tomizone seems to be adopting an easier, far more automated approach. They provide custom firmware for linksys routers. I would imagine they'll support other routers later. I've also been meaning to look into Speakeasy's WiFi

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Managers, take note :) subscribe to this comic

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Apple G4 PowerBook and G4 iBook Battery Recall (Coral Cache Mirror) - Check your model now. Some will catch on fire!I just checked my G4 AlBook, it's not affected. And Brandy's iBook is a G3 iBook, not a G4. So we're in the clear! :)Apple Announces Recall of Batteries Used in Previous iBook and PowerBook Computers Due To Fire HazardWASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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Quoth some guy: "Only one way to look smart... force all the smart people out. The world is one redneck bell curve my man ..."

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James McMurry is trying to figure out what the heck is going on with the MacBook Wireless Vulnerability. Anybody cares to chime-in?

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Mini's here :o Originally uploaded by chrisholland.

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Skimmer Kid, Hermosa Beach, CA Originally uploaded by chrisholland.I took this pic 2 years ago exactly.

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"Tiger finally has dummynet support in the kernel. What this means to you is that now you can do traffic shaping with no additional software."read more | digg story

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What is it?It's peer-powered broadcasting leveraging the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and a few SIP-enabled tools and services to relay streamed data across multiple peers. It's currently not a "software package". It's a methodology, that might one day motivate the community to define key protocols, perhaps one day leading to the development of software packages dedicated to broadcasting

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off to San Jose Originally uploaded by chrisholland.

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This is a follow-up to this post.For those interested in being an audio party-line relay:We're still looking for more standby relayers for the audio partyline.1) Configure SJPhone with a SIP account following ">these directions2) in the Preferences menu, "Call options" tab, check [x] automatically accept incoming calls.3) Make sure the conference button is clicked,4) e-mail your SIP address to

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Chat with hundreds (if not thousands) of other mac users during The Apple Blog's live keynote coverage and chat.read more | digg story

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"The Federal Communications Commission decided Aug. 3 to reaffirm its stance on the deployment of broadband-over-power-line technology." "By adpting this order, the FCC rejected requests by several groups, including the amateur radio community, the aviation industry and broadcasters, to either limit the service or to disallow it completely. "read more | digg story

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The accounting scandal engulfing Apple deepened today as the computer company warned Wall Street that its earnings figures over the past four years "should not be relied upon," sending its shares tumbling.read more | digg story

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Unique visitors have dropped by 22%, and page viewshave dropped by a whopping 75%, erasing all gains in traffic thisyear. Del.icio.us is effectively at the same traffic levels as theywere when it was acquired in December 2005read more | digg story

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awesome! :)"Strike me down with your hatred, and claim your refund"."Chad, vomit clean-up aisle 5".

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1st episode.

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Brian Oberkirch of Like It Matters offers a useful list of "the various business models available to developers of live Web apps & services."read more | digg story

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The Daily Show (TDS): Net Neutrality With John HodgmanLearn all about the upcoming Information Supertubes.

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dodgers lunch Originally uploaded by chrisholland.Padres won, i think ... we didn't stay 'till the end. It was fun hanging out with the crew for a couple of hours. Back at the office now :o

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Helio: FrenchieWhy do i relate to this? :)

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Helio: Meet the ParentsIt's not a phone :o

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at disneyland!! Originally uploaded by chrisholland.

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It hasn't shaken me to the same dramatic extent it has shaken my sister Alex, whose sole mission in life since her early teens has been to save the planet, but I believe it's a movie very well worth seeing. It clearly lays out the science behind global warning, with very precise claims that can be easily verified by even the most skeptics, all leading to the very logical conclusions

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Package tracking has long been given the cold shoulder when it comes to cool tools to help organize your life. TrackThePack is a simple, but extremely useful web application. Check it out!read more | digg story

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