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I'm Michael Koby, and I love technology. I'm also a programmer, currently doing Ruby on Rails development for a small Houston startup. Here I talk about technology, programming, politics, movies, music, and anything else I feel I need to talk about. If you would like to know more, you can check out the About page.Popular Series
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Third Party Desktop Applications in a Web 2.0 World
Why build desktop applications when web applications are getting more complex and essentially becoming full-featured applications in their own right? Are desktop applications important in a Web 2.0, software as a service world? I want to look at that a little bit today. Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Technology
Tagged api, desktop applications, Google, programming, Twitter
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Online Commitments & Burn Out
The end result was I ended up stopping the regular updates on my blog, cut MySpace mainly out of my life, and even stopped Twittering (even though at the time I wasn’t doing it that much). Derek (the host of the radio show) and I even started making changes to the format of our radio show and even added a new co-host. Things have been looking up recently in the way of my online world. Continue reading
Posted in Technology, Websites
Tagged 43 folders, facebook, getting things done, Google, google reader, GTD, jaiku, lifehacker, myspace, Twitter
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Jaiku Invite Recieved
Thank you Walter for sending me the Jaiku invite. You totally rock! Now to see how the service compares with Twitter and Pownce.
Google & Your Privacy
So over the Christmas holidays, Google added a feature to Google Reader that caused some privacy concerns. While I’m not sure why everyone was in such a fit about it, because the feature was in fact called “Shared Items” so … Continue reading
Open(?) Cell Networks in the United States
A week ago, Verizon announced that they will be instituting an “open” network that will allow a person to bring any device that’s CDMA compatible with any phone operating system onto that their network. This week, AT&T is claiming that … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged at&t, cell phones, cellular, Google, mobile phones, open networks, verizon
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Google Sets the Bar (Again) – Google Maps Mobile & "My Location"
Google just can’t seem to stop outdoing themselves. The latest version of Google Maps Mobile (download) contains a new feature called “My Location” that will show you your location on the map. If you have GPS enabled phone, it will … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged blackberry, blackberry curve, cellular, email, gmail, Google, google maps, gps, imap, maps, mobile, mobile phone, phone, rim
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