January 2010
7 posts
Linux still not ready for prime time.
Well I recently moved my mom’s catering web software to rackspace cloud. It went very smoothly. Much smoother than I expected. I hooked up a linux ubuntu server. installed a few apps that we needed. Everything was incredibly smooth. I finally thought linux had most of the bugs worked out since I had moved away from them years ago.
I had one more thing to do to complete the...
The iPad
I don’t understand all the negativity toward the iPad. Here is my prediction: It will revolutionize computing. For 95% of the population it’s all you need for a computer. I look at how most kids use computers, it’s all they need. I look at all the people who don’t really understand how to operate their computers, its all they need. Just think of all the computer issues...
Obama & Republican Q & A →
I have really been disappointed in politics lately. This Q & A with republicans is a must watch it shows some of the problems with the entire process. I hope both sides will begin working with each other and stop all the rhetoric. I am still a little worried that Obama is too nice and a bit naive. I do think he has made some mistakes by not bringing both sides into more regular meetings...
No, we can't
An absolute perfect post about the current situation from Marco Arment. I agree 100%.
marco:
Thomas Friedman:
The most striking feature of Barack Obama’s campaign for the presidency was the amazing, young, Internet-enabled, grass-roots movement he mobilized to get elected. The most striking feature of Obama’s presidency a year later is how thoroughly that movement has disappeared.
In part,...
“…any legislative moves with this Democratic party and this Republican party are...”
– Andrew Sullivan (via azspot, dalasverdugo) (via marco)
Google Android Personal Thoughts →
Good comments on problems with android UI
Gotta Love AT&T
Well I finally was driven crazy enough today by the terrible reception on my iPhone. So now I am using skype to make outbound calls on my iphone and it seems to work better. So my iPhone bill costs more than my electric bill, cable and internet combined. I probably only get one or two calls per month when I don’t have some sort of problem with reception. If I wasn’t a developer I...