March 2012
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New Toys
After trying unsuccessfully to repair my Onkyo TX-SR606 HDMI board, I decided rather than replace it, I would just route my HDMI directly to my TV and keep my audio (which was still working just fine) routed through my receiver. This however meant that I would have to do all kinds of input switching, several remotes, and in general more frustration. So, I decided to get a single remote that...
January 2012
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High Schools Are Step One Of Two →
mckaythomas:
MG Siegler in his latest TechCrunch article posits that although Apple’s new iBooks strategy is admirable in its effort to fix problems in public high schools, that it’s not realistic and that their market strategy should revolve around colleges and college textbooks.
Apple, by going high school first, is applying the heat to university textbook publishers and bookstores. They are...
“Yes, we were a bit disappointed that Kansas City companies did not win more of...”
– Gigabit Challenge shows demand for network, short supply of local winners - Kansas City Business Journal
Liquipel Waterproofs Your Phone →
This product looks amazing, if it works as advertised. They don’t seem to be willing to stand behind their product though.
Due to the nature of our business we are unable to offer any refunds on our Liquipel treatments. We do however cover situations in which a manufacturer defect was found in the device. Should you need to return your device for any type of manufacturer defect Liquipel...
October 2011
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“I’ve had little experience travelling in Big 10 country, and I assumed the...”
– Benjamin J. Coleman: Disrespectful fans a shock to visitors
August 2011
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“If they had hired a private investigator for a day, it would have been the...”
– Renegade Miami football booster spells out illicit benefits to players - Investigations - Yahoo! Sports
July 2011
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Lion Breaks Time Machine NASes - SmallNetBuilder →
In case you have a NAS (Network Attached Storage), Mac OSX Lion doesn’t support AFP Authentication via DHCAST128. Manufacturers will need to update their firmware.
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osx - Why does MDS run wild in Mac OS X 10.6? -... →
If you find your Mac’s fan working extra hard, and CPU spiking, it may be due to spotlight trying to index data it doesn’t need to. Run the command below to see what Spotlight is actively indexing.
sudo fs_usage -w -f filesys mdworker | egrep "open"
“The only company that has even come close to being in a position to compete with...”
– Why Competing with Apple Is So Difficult - Techland - TIME.com
December 2010
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Major Internet Incidents and Outages of 2010 →
Almost all services are subject to outages. Some are much more impactful than others though.
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Tumblr Staff: Downtime →
I am in the IT industry, and we experience downtimes, but every company communicates them differently. I’ve always had the view that transparency is better.
staff:
Yesterday afternoon, during planned maintenance that was not intended to interrupt service, an issue arose that took down a critical database cluster. This brought down our entire network while our engineers worked feverishly...
November 2010
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October 2010
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Nimble EMR for iPad →
This is by far the best looking EMR that I have seen, especially for mobile devices, which are extremely popular in health care right now.
September 2010
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New Apple TV →
A couple of observations I have related to today’s Apple TV announcement: It has the new A4 processor, which will help with better processing, and HD video support. It is NOT iOS based (like iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch), and keeps the same general menu structure as the current version, with some minor enhancements. The current Apple TV version 3.0.2 is built on top of Mac OS 10.4.7...
July 2010
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April 2010
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9 41 9 42: The secret of Apple's recurring numbers →
Further evidence of Apple’s perfectionist approach.
March 2010
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Desperate cities beseech St. Google: bless us with... →
Google, KS? It has to be better than Topeka.
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February 2010
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Facebook Granted Patent on the News Feed - This... →
The reason I think the newsfeed is so popular? People are so overwhelmed with information now, they just want to be informed of the latest and greatest, no emails sitting unread that you have to click on one by one, just a constant stream of “I can reply if I’m interested, otherwise, no big deal.” I wish my corporate email inbox worked that way. May be a good idea for...
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A conversation I have every month or so
dwineman:
Me: (tries to visit a local restaurant’s website via iPhone) Restaurant website: I require Flash. Fuck off. Me: I just want to know how late you’re open. Website: Nope. Me: But I’m on my phone. Don’t you have a little “HTML Version” link up in the corner or something? Website: I’m ignoring you. Me: What if I’m on my phone because I’m out, looking for a place to eat? Didn’t that ever...
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AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com →
This site’s right up there with PeopleOfWalmart.com
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American Idol
I have to admit, I’m an American Idol junkie. Not just the episodes that are funny because people suck so bad, but also the ones that are on now, where you see some talented people start to shine. A couple of these people start singing and I literally get goosebumps. I love seeing the true artist come out in people you’ve never heard or seen before.
Kids Don't Blog Anymore? Maybe They Never Did →
I’m considering moving my own blog erikankrom.com to Tumblr instead. I agree that we are all drowning in communication tools, so the easiest thing to drop is what takes the longest.
January 2010
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The Healthcare System: An Apple Tablet's Biggest... →
If Apple does in fact show a tablet device at the Jan. 27 event, hospitals around the country will react with pilot programs, and we will see tablets and Macs join the iPhone in helping deliver healthcare with a new era of style and grace.
Epic Systems launches iPhone EHR app, Haiku |... →
After three months of rumors, details surrounding Epic Systems’ partnership with Apple for a mobile phone-based electronic health record (EHR) application have come to light: Just a few days ago, Epic System’s iPhone application, called Haiku, became available on Apple’s AppStore.
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WatchFrank Martin On Kansas State Basketball - ESPN Video - ESPN
“The country now has a better idea about Kansas State basketball and I suspect...”
– Kansas State’s big victory will resonate across country | Bob Lutz | Wichita Eagle
“This is looking like another Miracle in Manhattan, and Martin is looking like...”
– Frontcourt made the difference in Wildcats’ big statement - KansasCity.com
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“If my son called and said, ‘Coach made me run X amount of laps or yelled at me...”
– Ron Freeman, who just retired as Grandview High coach and who is the father of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman. (via Kansas City Star)
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“I would definitely attend NYE at Club 1000 again. I have been to other large NYE...”
– New Year’s at Club 1000 KC Attendee
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6K93FCR
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25 User Experience Videos That Are Worth Your Time →
If you do any interface design, these are some pretty good resources.
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WatchBoxee Beta is out today for Win/Mac/Linux. AppleTV should be available soon!
http://www.boxee.tv/