Archive for January, 2009
Obama-styled Mac T-Shirts From FastMac: On Sale For $4.44
To commemorate today's inauguration FastMac is selling four Mac t-shirts designed around our new 44th President. These Obama-themed t-shirts are selling today for $4.44. (Shipping to Hawaii runs close to $8.00) There are two designs based off Shepard Fairey "HOPE" poster, and another with "OS X, Software We Can Believe [...]
More on the Palm Pre: why it might just be able to take on iPhone
From a Newsweek article about Palm and their new Pre smartphone, comes some interesting comparisons to iPhone's underlying operating system (OS X): Apple introduced OS X for its personal computers in 2001, but pieces of the system trace their roots back to the 1980s, when they were used in the operating software of computers made by [...]
Tiltshiftmaker: Create miniatures with your photos
An interesting article on Lifehacker about a web site called, TiltShiftMaker, that is allows you to upload your images and then add a photographic filter to it that simulates tilt-shift. What this does is to make those landscapes appear to be miniatures. Here's my sample of a photo of Waikiki harbor: Before: After: It almost [...]
Small businesses to use more social networking tools
An article today from eMarketer finds that small business plan to spend more online using social networking tools. These tools might include things like Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, even YouTube: More small businesses said they would increase their spending on social networking than on any other format. via Small Businesses' Online Plans [...]
Free fax options
If you've read the paper recently you know that Hawaiian Telcom is facing bankruptcy. What exactly might happen if the company were to shut down is not a pleasant thought: Speaking at a hearing before U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Lloyd King yesterday, PUC Chairman Carlito Caliboso said much of the state's banking transactions, access to the [...]
MacHeist: new “loot” for those that can solve puzzles
If you own a Mac and love solving puzzles, then you should check out MacHeist. Through solving a series of intricately designed puzzles, riddles, visual clues, and cryptograms, you can get several free programs, including Process. Sign up for an account, and off you go solving clues found in the Briefings. I tried my first one this week, [...]
Upcoming Unconferenz: February 7th
An upcoming event that sounds very interesting: Unconferenz. Using Pecha Kucha which is basically a open discussion with limitations on each speaker of 20 slides and 20 seconds each slide. Date: February 7, 2009, Saturday Time: 8:00am to 4:00pm Place: JAIMS (in Hawaii Kai) 6660 Hawaii Kai Dr Honolulu, Hawaii 96825 Attendance: 50 – [...]
Can Pre save Palm?
Palm released their newest touch-screen smartphone yesterday called the Pre. And while their site is short of details still, there's been several stories (Gizmodo, ars technica) about it and that it *might* be an iPhone killer. I don't doubt that Palm can do touch-screens; they have built excellent ones for years. And the reviews from their [...]
New web classes from Pacific New Media
University of Hawaii, Manoa campus, has several non-credit web classes coming up for Spring 2009. These are usually great for beginners (and even those who think they know everything!). The schedule is online at: UHM Outreach PNM. Just a couple of standouts include: Boost Your Traffic and Success Online with Social Media Optimization [...]
Interesting article on using social media to get a job
Mashable has an interesting article, "7 Secrets to Getting Your Next Job Using Social Media" -- OK, so, I'll start getting more serious about my online-social "brand"...
