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On the Road

March 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

So, since apparently it’s the thing to do these days… I’m posting from South by Southwest in Austin!
I’ve never seen so many laptops on a flight. The plebs worked on their powerpoint presentations and excel spreadsheets while journeymen tackled javascript consoles and other various forms of coding. I stated my own claim to nerddom by […]

Tags: Applications

Play Passage

February 6th, 2008 · No Comments

You owe it to yourself to play Passage.
Passage is an art game. Although I deplore the term, it is actually the most consistent term we have to describe this genre of game: there is no right or wrong way to play, no stated objective, and, ultimately, no way to win. The game lasts only 5 […]

Tags: Games · Applications

Freed from the Shackles

January 10th, 2007 · No Comments

“AOL Sucks” - Sir Winston Churchill
I hate when an inferior product dominates the market just because it has an established userbase. Case in point, AOL Instant Messenger. AOL Sucks. You know this, I know this. And as loathe as I am (was) to use their products, lets face it… everyone I wanted to talk to […]

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The Search for a Savior

December 19th, 2006 · No Comments

iTunes, once the populist darling of the digital music world has gotten too big for its britches. I don’t know about you, but I’m looking for a replacement. Here are my conditions:

Be Lean. Run fast, even on shitty computers. Don’t slow my computer down, don’t clutter my screen unless its necessary, certainly not with ads […]

Tags: Music · Applications