Archive for the 'Internet' Category

Early Adoption saved my ass

Macrumors.com reports that Apple’s servers are hosed with the gazillions of people trying to activate new iPhone 3Gs, and existing iPhone users who are downloading the new iPhone system and firmware:
Notice: The server problems extend to users who are trying to upgrade their iPhones and iPod Touches to the latest firmware update. In fact, readers [...]

Dude, pull over. I think I have to Plurk.

I just started Plurking. There was no warning, it just started happening. Plurk is some sort of Twitter 2.0, I guess. It definitely allows for some better interaction between you and your contacts, but I’m still on the fence about it.
Until there’s a Twinkle-style iPhone app, I don’t think I’ll really fall in love with [...]

What’s next, Fire Hippopotamus*?

First let me tell you that I spelled Hippopotamus correctly on the first try. And I think that’s nice.
So there’s this web browser that everyone in the world uses called Firefox. And it’s a pretty good browser, there are lots of cool plug-ins, like the Greasemonkey script that adds “in bed” to the end [...]