Everyone is entitled to my opinion
Posted in development, technology on Apr 5th, 2012
If you use an Android device, you’re familiar with installing apps. Each app has a set of permissions that it requests. For instance, the screen capture at left shows the permissions required by the Google Maps app. As you can see the list is extensive and some of them might give you pause, like “Services [...]
Posted in development, social media, technology, Uncategorized on Dec 21st, 2011
Last evening, I exchanged a few tweets with the folks at Janetter (@Janetter_jp), the Twitter client I just installed on my MacBook. Overall, I really like Janetter. It is a big improvement over Tweetdeck, which got bought a few months ago by Twitter, and now appears to have been put in stasis. The folks at Jane, [...]
Posted in development, social media, technology, Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2011
I’ve been working on a little SaaS project I call AdTraqr that helps advertisers determine which ad placements are most effective. It employs those darlings of Japan, QR codes, which were invented by a Toyota subsidiary to track parts inventory. Here’s one that points to my About.me profile page: The way AdTraqr works is that [...]
Posted in technology, Uncategorized on Jul 29th, 2009
I recently sent some form email to my congressional representatives and the FCC regarding the battle over wireless handset exclusivity agreements between the large carriers (ATT, Verizon, Sprint, T-mobile) and the phone manufacturers. These agreements are what force you to use ATT to get an iPhone, or other types of phone from other manufacturers. Like [...]