February 2009

Morning Walks Along Warner Trail

February 24, 2009

I take this walk just about every morning, usually with my wife Ellen. There’s nothing more Zen than enjoying the beauty of mother nature. This photo expose and geo-stamping was created using the iPhone App called Trails, see my review, and then uploaded to EveryTrail.
Warner Trail at EveryTrailMap created by EveryTrail: GPS Trail Maps

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iPhone App Review, The B1nary Game

February 22, 2009

The wife calls upstairs, “Ernie dinner’s ready!” I yell back, “Be right down.” Fifteen minutes go by and the wife, a little perturbed this time, calls up again, “Ernie, your dinner’s getting cold!” I mutter, “Um… Ok.” Twenty minutes later, the wife appears at my office door, “ahem!” I look up, “Yeah?” I say. Her [...]

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Twitter-Based Web Applications

February 17, 2009

Here’s a few Twitter-based tools, which will open your eyes to the hidden value of Twitter. Sure, you can use it to network with experts, drive traffic to website(s), help others with their needs. But did you know that the people at Twitter make their application programming interface (API) available to anyone that wants to [...]

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The Zen of Writing a Tweet

February 11, 2009

Twitter is this collection of thought streams that flow into a gigantic river of consciousness. Tweeple submit their particular stream of tweets to the river, hoping someone will notice their piece of mind. Most tweets simply blend in with the rest, and flow into obscurity, never to be seen again. Some are noticed due to [...]

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What is Zen About Tweeting?

February 9, 2009

The Zen of Tweeting is very simple, yet so few understand. All tweeple (people who twitter) are searching for answers or things that make them feel complete. Is it companionship, knowledge; and for what purpose, for material gain, to make ourselves more informed, happier? Do we tweet because we believe all these things can be [...]

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Shorten Your Tweet Links

February 9, 2009

With only 140 characters to compose your Tweet, you have to have the minimalist’s mindset. But if you need to include a URL, then you may not be able to even describe the link. So the answer is to use one of many services that will shorten your URL, like Bit.ly, Tr.im, Twurl.nl, or Tinyurl.
These [...]

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Twitter Apps on the iPhone

February 8, 2009

In the spirit of Zen, this is a minimalist review of Twitter Apps on the iPhone. There are four Apps that I tested over the past week. I rate them on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being Outstanding.
My review was weighted most heavily on user interface, then work flow, feature set, [...]

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