Now that we know the identity of the blogger known as Fake Steve Jobs, I am compelled to infomr you of something: Fake Steve Jobs is a Dick. See Global Nerdy for details.
Category Archives: Geek
Getting Started with Facebook Application Development
July 26, 2007 – 11:11 am
[This was cross-posted to Global Nerdy.]
If you were looking for a quick and easy way to get started developing Facebook applications (perhaps you’re attending the upcoming Facebook Developer Garage/Camp in Toronto), you’re in luck: I’ve written the first of a number of articles that tackle that topic. Head on over to the [...]
Facebook Developer Garage/Camp: Tuesday August 7th
July 26, 2007 – 11:00 am
[This was cross-posted to Global Nerdy.]
Click this logo to see the event’s Facebook page.
Click this logo to see the event’s wiki page.
It’s the event so anticipated that it had to have more than one name. Whether you call it Facebook Developer Garage Toronto [this links to its Facebook page] or Facebook Camp Toronto [...]
The Tucows Developer Blog
July 16, 2007 – 11:12 am
Back when I first started at Tucows — four years ago last Saturday — they asked me to start a developer blog that featured a mix of articles about programming in general and articles about developing using Tucows’ services. This blog became The Farm, and it received a fair bit of acclaim and [...]
Oooooooh Yeeeeeeah!
July 13, 2007 – 4:59 pm
Click the photo to see a larger version on Flickr.
Alas it’s not mine, it belongs to the Tucows Marketing Department. But as a member of that department, I’m hoping to get some time on it to test out some iPhone apps I’m writing…
Jakob Nielsen Doesn’t Read “Global Nerdy”
July 10, 2007 – 8:03 am
Over at my tech blog Global Nerdy, I’ve got all sorts of articles that explain why:
Usability gurus like Jakob Nielsen shouldn’t be trusted with designing a fun bar
The Playstation 3 got $100 cheaper
I disagree with Robert Scoble’s declaration that Microsoft is outplaying Apple
I find TwitterGram interesting
As If You Needed a Reason to Read “Global Nerdy”
July 6, 2007 – 1:58 pm
Want the story behind the image above? Go check out my tech blog, Global Nerdy!
Richard M. Stallman: Copyright vs. Community in the Age of Computer Networks
July 6, 2007 – 11:30 am
That’s a mighty fine Unix beard, sir. Not a bad Unix gut either.
Last night, I attended a presentation by Mr. Free Software himself — Richard M. Stallman — titled Copyright vs. Community in the Age of Computer Networks. I took photos and notes, and you can check them out at Global Nerdy.
Internet Safety Guidelines
June 15, 2007 – 9:20 am
Here’s something that’s been sitting in my “post this to the blog” folder for some time: Internet Safety Guidelines. Enjoy, and remember — it’s funny because it’s true.
Graphic courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
More from That Pre-Keynote Performance at RailsConf
May 28, 2007 – 3:19 pm
Here’s a great shot that New York-based Ruby guy Sebastian Delmont posted to Flickr — it’s of that pre-keynote performance that I did with RailsConf organizer Chad Fowler:
Click the image to see it on its Flickr page
Texas-based Ruby guy Sean McMains took a video of the whole performance:
Tucows: Avoiding "Center of the World" Syndrome" and Making Our Services Easier to Sell
May 9, 2007 – 2:26 pm
There’s a “sea change” going on at Tucows (where I function as the company’s Technical Evangelist) and Product Manager Grant Spradling has written an article covering some of its aspects in an article titled A New Direction for Enablers: Making our Services Easier to Sell. He talks about “Center of the World” syndrome — [...]
The Mesh Conference Schedule Has Been Published
May 4, 2007 – 8:41 pm
I just noticed that they finally posted the schedule of events for the Mesh Conference (which takes place on May 30th and 31st, smack in the middle of Toronto Tech Week).
Each of the conference’s days has a theme:
Day 1, Wednesday, May 30th, is Media and Society day.
Day 2, Thursday, May 31st, is Marketing and Business [...]
Insane Clown Posse (or, Cracking Wise About the News Corp./NBC UIniversal Online Video Partnership)
March 23, 2007 – 3:33 pm
If you haven’t been following the tech news in the past 24 hours, you might not be aware of News Corporation and NBC Universal’s joint project to create a “YouTube killer” online video service where they will showcase their programming. The announcement seems like so much bluster and so little substance, especially when they haven’t [...]
Meanwhile, on Global Nerdy…
February 20, 2007 – 8:07 pm
Meanwhile, on Global Nerdy, the tech blog:
The latest “iPod killer:” mobile subscription music services. “I have my doubts. If subscription was such a winner, surely we’d see some pretty impressive numbers for the Windows Media-based subscription services that already exist, and target the much more mature digital audio player market? Yes, I know subscription has [...]
Yahoo! Pipes Explained
February 8, 2007 – 4:27 pm
I explain technical hoo-hah for a living, so if you’re a mite confused by Yahoo! Pipes (which the tech world is currently going on and on about), go take a peek at the article I just wrote — Pipes Explained — on Global Nerdy.
I’m Just One Guy with a Chainsaw trying to Make a Difference
February 7, 2007 – 3:02 am
This one’s for the programmers: I’ve started a one-man project to write libraries of PHP wrapper functions for the Tucows APIs called “Project Ash”. It’s named after “Ash” from the Evil Dead series of movies; he was one guy with a chainsaw trying to make a difference. If your eyes haven’t yet glazed over, go [...]
