Life, technology, and running a small business

This is BlackBerry 10

May 1, 2012

But will developers jump?


News of the World or Google?

May 1, 2012

See if you can guess which one is being described.


Colonial roles reversed

February 24, 2012

An interesting piece about how 500 years later, Angola, a former Portugese colony, is now having Portugal dance to its tune.


Moonrise Kingdom

January 13, 2012

More comedy gold from Wes Anderson. Check out the trailer forĀ Moonrise Kingdom.


BlackBerry Development Still Lacking?

February 27, 2011

BlackBerry developers, at times, have been less than enthusiastic about their platform. In the age of the iPhone, the OS6 development tools weren’t up to snuff and all the devices and form factors were a nightmare to deal with. But the new QNX-based BlackBerry OS was supposed to change that.


Google Voice Falls Short

August 11, 2010

Google Voice is a new kind of telephone service with some awesome features: a new number to ring multiple devices, voicemail transcription, and cheap international calling, to name a few. That’s the claim, anyway. But just how great is it? Over the past year I’ve used Google Voice as my primary phone number and … I really can’t take it anymore! Because of its lack of iPhone support and unreliable service, the overall experience actually gets worse the more you use it.