Newsroom Network Formally Spun-Off, Temporarily Blogging Here
Hi everyone, another week long blogging break with-a-purpose. I’m happy to announce that as of midnight, Newsroom Network is formally spun-off from MechaWorks. Now, there’s still a lot of work to do, from removing MechaWorks logos and names, to setting up Newsroom Network’s new homepage. Because of the looming CES and related events, much of [...]
Facebook Privacy Backlash – Companies Lock Down Their Walls
I’ve seen at least a dozen companies within the past month lock down their Facebook walls. As if Facebook didn’t need any more issues, after their latest privacy meltdown… here comes something else. In case you were living under a rock, Facebook decided to capitalize on everyone’s profile on search engines. They did so by [...]
Flash Player 10.1 Beta 2 is Much Better, Ready for Prime Time
While I suggested mainstream techies avoid Flash 10.1 Beta 1, the new beta is much better. 1080p YouTube now works flawlessly in Windows and Mac OS X. It’s actually quite impressive, especially considering Apple won’t let folks author QuickTime X plug-ins. I do have to take this moment to warn Apple that 2014 could very [...]
Sprint Dev Conference 4G Modems Finally Work
As I noted previously, Sprint 4G modems issued at Sprint’s Open Developers Conference did not work with Windows 7 or Vista SP2. Fast forward to last week. SmartView 2.28 was released, and I fired it up in hopes that the demo units finally worked. The result? They do. Download it and finally enjoy your 4G [...]
Snow Leopard + FAT32 Format + Windows Mobile = Problem
I’ve run into a bug, and am having a bit of trouble pinpointing who’s side it’s on. Here’s the long and the short of it. Take an SD card, format it on your (Snow Leopard) Mac for MS-DOS (FAT32). Now, insert it into a Windows Mobile device. As I’ve found, Windows Mobile won’t read the [...]
Bento Users: Issues Upgrading to Bento 3? Try Firefox.
Tonight I attempted to purchase the upgrade from Bento 2 to Bento 3. It didn’t go perfectly. FileMaker is offering Bento 1 and Bento 2 users a discounted upgrade to Bento 3 for $29. I personally think Bento 2 users should have gotten more of a discount, considering the lightweight transitions. But, this is FileMaker, [...]
What to do when Microsoft sells you an invalid Product Key?
No seriously, I’m asking what department I’m supposed to go to. Here’s the deal. I purchased two Windows Vista Home Premium product keys way back when Vista was shipping. They were $50/each, under their Family Upgrade Discount deal. I purchased the keys from a special Windows e-store that is since defunct. Fast forward to 2009. [...]
Startup Economy: Las Vegas vs Silicon Valley – Fight!
I’ve been in Silicon Valley for the past six months, and, well, it’s been a bumpy ride. From apathy to a lot of companies ready and willing to zap our cash at MechaWorks… yeah, the economy is still pretty bad out here. And, with that, we’ve started looking at other options. One of those, is [...]
They Just Don’t Get It: Silent Ads Don’t Work
I just saw what may be the biggest waste of advertising money, ever. It was a 90 second TV ad for Uncharted 2. The problem? Nearly half the commercial involved people talking… in a silent ad. For those of you not familiar, I coined the term Silent Ads for variants of ads that cut out [...]
More Companies Embracing Comment Spam (Updated)
By Christopher Price on November 19, 2009
This is a sad trend I’ve started to see. Big name companies endorsing comment spam. The comments are all too obvious. Someone posts seeming to have low-to-moderate experience with a topic. Then, in the middle, they link to a word like “antivirus” with a link to some company that rhymes with “Sophos”. It’s highly unlikely [...]
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