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Michael Koby’s First & 20

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Michael Koby

After visiting and reading through the website, FirstAnd20, I decided to one for myself. The concept is simple, you screenshot your iPhone’s first home screen and then explain what apps you have on there and why. You can also touch on apps that might not be on the first page but that you use regularly. Here we go… Continue reading →

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Online Video & Content Makers

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Michael Koby

These days, it seems like everyone is cutting access to thrid-party hardware/software. Hulu did it with Boxee and now YouTube is doing it with non-approved partners (like Popcorn Hour).

When it comes to online content, streaming movies through services like Vudu, and Netflix’s “Watch it Now” the content makers are doing one of the best jobs of shotting themselves in the foot, and doing it with the up-most of consistency. Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Google’s Chrome OS

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Michael Koby

Yesterday, Google held an event to demo it’s newest product, Chrome OS. This operating system designed for (at first) netbooks (like Asus Eee PC) runs a modified Linux kernel to interact with the hardware and then runs a heavily modified Chrome browser as it’s user interface. Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Google's Chrome OS

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Michael Koby

Yesterday, Google held an event to demo it’s newest product, Chrome OS. This operating system designed for (at first) netbooks (like Asus Eee PC) runs a modified Linux kernel to interact with the hardware and then runs a heavily modified Chrome browser as it’s user interface. Continue reading →

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iPhone vs. Droid, Consumer Wins

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Michael Koby

I’ve been reading a lot about the Verizon’s new smartphone, the Motorola Droid. You’ve probably have seen the iDon’t commercials from Verizon about all the things the Droid does that the iPhone doesn’t do. And we’re seeing a small uptick in online flame wars on Droid versus iPhone. The fanboys have certainly been out in force so I want to take a look at things from a broader perspective because with the Droid, Motorola has shown that Android should be taken seriously. Continue reading →

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Boxee Review

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Michael Koby

Boxee is a piece of downloadable software that runs on Linux, Windows, and Mac OSX. Boxee allows you to watch videos off your network, and gives you easy access to videos from online sources like Revision3, ABC, other video sources online. It’s designed with the use of a remote in mind and is based on the popular XBMC (XBox Media Center) project. Continue reading →

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