SOPA Is Dead: Smith Pulls Bill
January 20th, 2012 No comments
Lamar Smith, the chief sponsor of SOPA, said on Friday that he is pulling the bill “until there is wider agreement on a solution.”
via mashable.com
Good news!
Categories: Politics
Understanding SOPA/PIPA
January 19th, 2012 No comments
From my friends at Khan Academy.
Categories: Politics
#1 Reason for Shopping Online
July 27th, 2011 No comments
Typically, I buy online due to selection, however I am in the minority.
"73% of consumers who prefer shopping online do so because it is time saving, according to data from Invesp. This is one-third more than the 55% who say they prefer shopping online because of price."
Time #1 Reason for Shopping Online
http://www.marketingcharts.com/direct/time-1-reason-for-shopping-online-18528/ (Sent from Flipboard)
http://www.marketingcharts.com/direct/time-1-reason-for-shopping-online-18528/ (Sent from Flipboard)
Categories: General
Blogsy Test Post
July 22nd, 2011 No comments
I read somewhere that someone was using Blogsy and it’s built-in browser in the iPad app to copy and paste the layout into their Posterous blog. I thought I’d go ahead and drop the $4.99 and test the concept out. While it is nice to have the ability to do some pseudo wysiwyg formatting, I couldn’t find an easy way to attach and upload images to Posterous. Hopefully the authors will add Posterous support in an upcoming version because I really do like the layout and interface of this app. I’d show it to you, but as I mentioned before, I couldn’t figure out a way to get the images saved. What I like about the app (aka excuse to use bullet points):
- General text formatting
- Drag and drop images
- Sidebar to search
- Ability to insert videos
When they add support for more platforms this will be an awesome app. If you don’t have blogger or wordpress, I’d wait on paying $4.99 for a fancy markup editor that you have to copy and paste from. Be sure to head over to their about page, they have a poll going for which platform to add next: http://blogsyapp.com/about/
Categories: General
Flipboard for iPad
July 20th, 2011 No comments
I am in love with the Flipboard app for iPad. I’ve used it to turn my Google Reader feeds into a magazine experience. The app does an amazing job of rendering the posts into an storyboard format that is a breeze to navigate and easy to read. I no longer go to Google Reader on my desktop or use any other apps for reading content.
You can connect your facebook and/or twitter accounts to browse those also. Their is also a variety of other sources you can choose from, including directly accessing a RSS feed.
From their site:
Flipboard Pages offers a simple new way for publishers to automatically render select content in a beautiful, engaging layout on the iPad. Flipboard has also announced a handful of publishers whose content has already been enabled via Flipboard Pages including ABC News, All Things Digital, Bon Appetit, Lonely Planet, SB Nation, SF Gate, Uncrate and The Washington Post Magazine.
If you’ve got an iPad, go check it out: http://flipboard.com
Categories: General