Archive | January, 2007
Proudly Announcing GameTripping.com (re-launch)

Proudly Announcing GameTripping.com (re-launch)

With a goal of 500 reviews by May 1st, I have re-launched Gametripping.com. Originally launched in June 2004, GameTripping received some early press when I gave a radio interview almost 2 years ago.  Recently, I found some time to enhance the old code, and with the power of Flex 2, I was able to really enhance [...]

Yahoo! Maps Mashups – From the back cover

Less than two weeks to go! Amazon.com has added details from the book’s back cover. I like this becuase it sheds some light on the books voice and direction. In addition to covering, in detail, the maps API methods, I spent some time helping the reader from from Ajax to JS-Flash. Another thing revealed here, and [...]

Faith in Dell restored

Faith in Dell restored

It was a nice sunny day and I was enjoying a rather calm morning meeting. And then that burning smell came into the conference room. As I wrote about months ago, turns out a Dell laptop caught fire 5 floors north of ours and we had to evacuate. I was a loyal Dell customer from [...]

IMAX Rules

IMAX rules and it may, just may, save the theater going experience. Let’s face it, paying $10 to go see a movie is decently economical. But having to drive, park, wait in line, pay $6 for a snack, $4 for a drink, oh and the inconvenience of not being able to go to the bathroom [...]

Yahoo! Maps Mashups – Official Table of Contents

Wiley, the publisher of my first book Yahoo! Maps Mashups, has released the table of contents. The book is due on February 12 and it’s going to be a very exciting time. With just about a month to go before it’s release, here is the official list of chapters for the book: 1. Your Map, [...]

The Red Camera (Oakley) and The End of Film

The Red Camera (Oakley) and The End of Film

Most of you know I am a huge Oakley buff, flashing my watch, sunglasses, prescription (Rx) glasses, shoes, shirts, golf glove and shoes, laptop bag, etc. nearly everyday. My passion for the company comes mostly from their design and style, closely followed by the comfort and innovation of their products. Their brand trademark “Driven to Ignite [...]