Archive for the ‘geeky’ Category

iPod Mini Resurrection and Nano Guidance

September 2nd, 2008 by Miss604   5 Comments

I’ve had my share of grief with the pink mini I purchased 4 years ago and just like the ‘area man’ in this Onion Radio News report, I didn’t want to give up on my iPod when its battery life fizzled to a mere 30 seconds.
Photo credit: mussels on Flickr
Coming back from Osoyoos yesterday, I [...]

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National Digital Media Day 2008 Save the Date

August 22nd, 2008 by Miss604   2 Comments

Photo Credit: Boris Mann on Flickr
On September 25th digital media producers and enthusiasts will get together for 24 hours of collaboration and celebration of the medium.
An annual day to raise the profile of the digital media industry and celebrate the dynamic work taking place in this sector. In Canada, a massive cross-country event that will [...]

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Yearbook Yourself, I Always Wanted to Know What I Looked Like in 1966

August 17th, 2008 by Miss604   1 Comment

Last week Manga Mania was taking Twitter by storm. A website that allows you to customize an avatar with your personal traits was quickly commandeering everyone’s profile photo and I’d say about 70% of my contacts currently have the out-of-the-box cartoon images of themselves applied.

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Airtoons, Not Too Old Yet

August 16th, 2008 by Miss604   7 Comments

One of the first things I do when I find me seat on an airplane is open up the seat pocket in front of me and check out the the safety cards. Since I’ve flown so much over the last 15 years it’s not so much to brush up on my safety procedures as it [...]

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WPtouch 2.0 Coming Soon

August 11th, 2008 by Miss604   5 Comments

Four months ago Duane and Dale of Brave New Code revolutionized the way you look at blogs on your iPhone with WPtouch.
They are currently gearing up for the 2.0 release which will feature the following:
Additional configuration options in the administration panel
Integration will several third party plugins
Additional javascript optimizations for faster loading times
Full internationalization (i.e. language) [...]

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WordPress 2.6 Available Now

July 15th, 2008 by Miss604   1 Comment

It’s only been a few month since the release of 2.5 but the bigger, better WordPress 2.6 is now out and Tyner is ready for your download or upgrade almost a month ahead of schedule.
Big features include: Wiki-like tracking of edits, Post from wherever you are on the web, Turbo-speed your blogging (with Google Gears), [...]

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iPhone Mania in Vancouver: Tanya and John on the Bill Good Show

July 11th, 2008 by Miss604   6 Comments

Waiting in line ups since 4:30am, watching the Rogers system fail and confronted by those who simply don’t get the hype, Tanya Davis and John Biehler were real troopers this morning (and continue to be) while attempting to secure their shiny new iPhone 3Gs.
Based on the Twitter FailWhale - Photo credit: SeanOsteen on Flickr
They were [...]

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A Vancouver Girl’s Guide to the iPhone Part 5

July 2nd, 2008 by Miss604   4 Comments

I figured I would let everyone else do the blogging about the iPhone 3G coming to Canada and all the Rogers hate going around so I’ll pick up my iPhone chatter while continuing my girlie series.
I’ve been getting a lot of funny looks with my bedazzled iPhone, wrapped in a case I bought for a [...]

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