January 2010
33 posts
Google Building Touch into Chrome OS?
via mashable.com Okay, I may be holding out for a Chrome tablet instead of the next release of the iPad, which I now feel is a major let down. Would you rather buy a Google-based tablet that provides all of the functionality you were hoping for in the iPad or will you go with the iPad (now or the next revision)?? Posted via web from Miguel’s posterous | Comment »
Apple iPad vs. Kindle - The War Is On
Now that Apple presented the iPad today; I’ve read, looked at pictures, and posted some tweets and links to articles about it and I’ve got to say that as far as the Kindle is concerned the war for digital content readers is on. Pros on the Kindle: Established brand by Amazon Large selection of ebooks Thin & lighter in weight than the iPad Lower price point Cons on the...
Apple iPad first hands-on! (update: video!)"...
Check out: “Apple iPad first hands-on! (update: video!)” - www.engadget.com http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-ipad-first-hands-on/?icid=engadget-iphone-url http://digg.com/apple/Apple_iPad_first_hands_on’; Here it is folks, the Apple iPad. The screen is gorgeous, tilting is responsive, and the thing is super thin. Still, if you’ve used the iPhone before — and...
Official Apple iPad Demo [VIDEO]
via mashable.com I would consider buying one and even consider the unlimited data from time to time, but I won’t be standing in line for hours on end just to get one. Let the crowd die down or order one online. I’ll want to see what the experience is like from business users. Can designers and developers use it to build apps or do we have to continue using our iMacs and MacBooks? ...
The Tablet Could Spur A Media Revolution, But It...
via techcrunch.com I can see devices like this becoming the only device people will use to do all of their work on. Schools will be using these devices to manage their teachers, teachers to manage their lesson plans, and students to perform their homeworks, research, and interact with study groups on a group paper. In the next 10 years, devices like this will be in just about everyones hand,...
How "Open Gov" Datasets Affect Parents and...
How “Open Gov” Datasets Affect Parents and Consumers - http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/01/23/why-open-gov-matters-you This will spawn a slew of new startups that deal with governmental data. This is part of the change Obama promised and this a great change. If there is transparency, then we the public can speak via new methods provided by new open data services.What do you think...
Watch Obama’s State Of The Union Speech Live From...
via techcrunch.com This is just mind blowing to me when I compare what Obama has done with previous presidents. When he was running for presidency, there was an app for that. Now he’s giving his State of The Union speech, and there’s an app for that. He’s even on Twitter… Can’t wait to see how future presidential candidates use social media and various...
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer Autographs Apple MacBook...
via mashable.com Awesome. Posted via web from Miguel’s posterous | Comment »
iPhone app helped U.S. man survive Haiti quake |...
via news.cnet.com Stuck in Haiti and need to survive? There’s an app for that! This is really cool. Posted via web from Miguel’s posterous | Comment »
Fuel My Ride - Back Online
I was able to resolve the issue with the web host and get the site back up. Posted via web from Miguel’s posterous | Comment »
Fuel My Ride Down
I just found that Fuel My Ride is down and it’s coming from the web host. As I find out more about what is going on I’ll update everyone. In the meantime, please know that I have no intentions of shutting down Fuel My Ride. Posted via web from Miguel’s posterous | Comment »
Twitter Username Land Grab Coming Soon?
via mashable.com This will be enormous for those looking to build up their brand with the Twitter handle they’ve been longing for. Posted via web from Miguel’s posterous | Comment »
Mom Questioned for Posting Photo of Baby Smoking...
via mashable.com WHAT THE F***??? Seriously? What is this mom thinking? Especially posting this on Facebook with privacy settings newly adjusted so that everyone can see what you’re posting. Posted via web from Miguel’s posterous | Comment »
MacGruber Trailer Hits the Web [Video]
via mashable.com One of my favorite skits on SNL alongside “What Up With That?” coming to the big screen. This should be interesting. Posted via web from Miguel’s posterous | Comment »
MusicForRelief.org // Download to Donate for Haiti
via musicforrelief.org Definitely check this out and donate… Posted via web from Miguel’s posterous | Comment »
Fuel My Ride Promotions
Fuel My Ride Promotions We are striving to improve our service and make it easier for everyone to benefit from using Fuel My Ride. Below you will find any promotions we may be having. Check back periodically to find new promotions. The First 100 The first 100 advertisers that sign up receive 100% off redemption fees for 15 days. Offer expires 2/28/2010. Click here to sign up and...
RIP Privacy?
via mashable.com Great article over at CNN about privacy. Something I posted about a few days ago. Posted via web from Miguel’s posterous | Comment »
Facebook Connect Comes to MySpace
via mashable.com This is some great synergy and it looks like a lot of other social networks and social news sites will be interconnected and Facebook could be behind that. Could Facebook be the next Microsoft or Google trying to take over the social world? Posted via web from Miguel’s posterous | Comment »
2 Week Update for 2010
Well, I’ve been pretty busy writing code for Fuel My Ride and finally released a few new billing features for the advertisers. Payments are now automated with the use of Authorize.Net. I’m probably going to add support for other payment gateways, but am happy to have something automated. I’ve also been catching up on TWiST and am halfway through the Ask Jason episode. On...
Why Google will win the smartphone race: Products...
via mobilecrunch.com Interesting article. Developers, start un-learning Windows Mobile programming and start learning Android. Posted via web from Miguel’s posterous | Comment »
Everything you need to know about Apple’s new...
via crunchgear.com Not too long ago was Microsoft Surface and some experiment that Google had for hand gestures in the way of touch computing and then Apple put touch computing into a mobile device. There are also some cool things that can be done with the Wii and its IR technology. Now with the tablet, it looks like we’ll be making another reference to the move toward the technology...
Ok You Luddites, Time To Chill Out On Facebook...
In 2004 everyone freaked out when Gmail launched because Google would be reading your emails to figure out what ads to serve you. “Privacy advocates objected to the advertising model, which involves Google’s robot eyes scanning every e-mail for keywords and displaying contextual advertisements alongside a user’s inbox,” noted Wired . That might sound familiar to your great-great-great...
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ly Domains
I’ve been toying around with a new startup idea and I came up with a name that I like that contains a .ly domain. I don’t know of many .ly domain registrars that are reputable and the only search results came up with the Libyan Telecom company and NIC.ly. @bitly, what do you recommend? Any other entrepreneurs have ideas on a registrar I can trust? I know, I know; there are a lot...
TechCrunch Article: Dave McClure To Launch Early...
We can start seeing a lot of other entrepreneurs turning VC, like Jason Calacanis, in the coming few years. This should motivate people to start businesses and create more jobs in areas that are hurting economically. It looks like startups are going to help the economic crisis the right way, insted of some bail out. Dave McClure To Launch Early Stage Venture Fund Sent from my iPod Posted...
A Spin on Boxee
I used Boxee a bit this weekend and have found it pretty cool when it’s not freezing up on me. I tried playing some music from the featured song list and as soon I was done listening to a song by Radio Head, it just froze up when moving to a song by Nirvana. I don’t know if it was the software or the bandwidth on the service since the bandwidth on my wifi network was wide open. I...
Fuel My Ride - New Promotions for the New Year
50 / 50 Receive 50% off redemption fees for 50 days when y … Reward: $0.00 for every $0.00 purchase. Offer expires: 1/31/2010 2010 Kick Off Receive 20% off redemption fees for 10 weeks when … Reward: $0.00 for every $0.00 purchase. Offer expires: 1/31/2010 The First 100 The first 100 advertisers that sign up receive 100 … Reward: $0.00 for...
The 50/50 Promotion for Advertisers
Fuel My Life, LLC Visit website 50 / 50 Code: FMR5050 Receive 50% off redemption fees for 50 days when you sign up as an advertiser. Cash back reward: $0.00 via fuelmyride.com Another promotion for Fuel My Ride where advertisers receive 50% off redemption fees for a total of 50 days. Use the ad code FMR5050 when signing up as an advertiser. Posted via web ...
The First 100 Advertisers
Fuel My Life, LLC Visit website The First 100 Code: FMR100 The first 100 advertisers that sign up receive 100% off redemption fees for 15 days. Cash back reward: $0.00 via fuelmyride.com I’m going to open up Fuel My Ride to the first 100 advertisers and give them 100% off redemption fees for 2 weeks. Use the ad code FMR100 when signing up. Posted via...
Followbase: A Twitter CRM Starter Kit
via techcrunch.com This seems promising and I can definitely see using, and eventually paying for this, for http://www.fuelmyride.com, or any other business I launch in the future. This can also be used to build personal brands, so I’m going to check this out as well as the other services mentioned in the article. Posted via web from Miguel’s posterous | Comment » ...
Boxee Beta Now Available To The Masses
via techcrunch.com I just signed up for Boxee and will be trying it out tonight. I’ve been hearing a lot of great stuff about this service, now I’d like to see if it replaces Hulu, which I love by the way. I’ll post my feelings and thoughts about Boxee later this weekend. Posted via web from Miguel’s posterous | Comment »
Kicking Off 2010
It’s been a very long week of not posting anything to this blog or to the social media sites I use. If you read any of my stuff on 12/31 you would know that I decided to take a week off from social media interaction. It was a nice break and I was able to focus a little more on my business, Fuel My Ride. I’ve been adding some new features, fixing bugs, and working on getting a good...
The Other HP Slate Runs On Android
via techcrunch.com Ballmer shows off the Slate running on Windows 7 with the Twilight book on it…. that’s pretty funny since the books cover is a pair of hands holding an apple. I’d like to see how fast this device is in the real world environment and what kinds of limitations it will see with real world use. Are we gonna have to apply security updates to this device as...