SOPA and PIPA are copyright bills that are coming up to a vote soon in US Congress. SOPA – the “Stop Online Piracy Act” – is the House version, and PIPA – the “Protect IP Act” – is the Senate version. You may have heard SOPA and PIPA mentioned in the news recently. You may… Continue reading SOPA and PIPA Explained
Category: Technology
The Virtual Making of Things
I love it when Cory Doctorow tweets out a request for ideas for his next MAKE Magazine column. Near instantly, my Twitter feed is flooded with wonderful and intriguing ideas, each one as fantastic as the next. This time, the ideas caused my brain wheels to spin feverishly, and then I had a light bulb.… Continue reading The Virtual Making of Things
Mac-based Web Development
A few people have asked me what I use for web development on the Mac. I dabble in PHP, (x)HTML, CSS, and Javascript all day long, as well as poking my head around MySQL databases and checking in and out code from SVN repositories. I do all of this from a 15″ MacBook Pro (late… Continue reading Mac-based Web Development
New Theme, and Hedgehogs
This post doesn’t have anything to do with hedgehogs, I just think this photo is freaking awesome. We’re experimenting with a new theme on philipandjenny.com, one that hopefully will work side-by-side with jennycain.com. The theme base is Mystique by digitalnature. It has a ton of options! If you are a WordPress admin, definitely give the Mystique… Continue reading New Theme, and Hedgehogs
New Hosting!
We just finished up switching philipandjenny.com to a new hosting service, DreamHost. DreamHost really is a dream when it comes to running a website. I highly recommend it. If you find any problems in the RSS feed or elsewhere on the site, let me know. I also just upgrade to WordPress 3 and converted to… Continue reading New Hosting!
Twitter kills blogging
The advent of Twitter and Facebook microblogging has really put a block on my blogging consistency. Especially Twitter: if I can’t say what I need to say in under 160 characters, is it really worth saying? And so the blog goes untouched and unnoticed. And that is even as I hardly have any excuse, now… Continue reading Twitter kills blogging
iPhone 3G Battery Life is Actually Good Now
When I first got my iPhone 3G, battery life was pathetic. I’d have to recharge the dang thing before I even got home from work. The 2.1 software update promised us better 3G reception, fewer dropped calls, but most importantly, “significantly better battery life for most users”. I had my doubts, especially since the 2.0.2… Continue reading iPhone 3G Battery Life is Actually Good Now
iPhone 3G (update)
Okay, so I can’t describe how cool my new iPhone is. The only bad thing is that not all apps have a landscape keyboard, including the new WordPress app. Thus today’s post is super short.
In Defense of Complaining
Should companies be immune from complaints? Cory Doctorow put together an answer to that question. Cory is one of my new heroes, I think. I’m always astounded by this reaction. Companies aren’t charities. They’re businesses. It doesn’t matter why they’re offering an unacceptable product — all that matters is that the product is unacceptable. Companies… Continue reading In Defense of Complaining
Delicious Library
UPDATE: There was a video here, but I can’t seem to get it working. Basically, Delicious Library is a sweet Mac app that can keep track of your DVDs, books, etc… and it can scan barcodes from your iSight camera! Link