Archive for March, 2009

Trademarks gone to far!

Did you know that you cannot use the word “apple” in a Google ad for any reason? Even if you are advertising products made from or with the actual fruit? Did you know you cannot use the word “philosophy” either? (that’s the one I got dinged on) In fact, here are a few more common, [...]

Posted on March 13, 2009 at 12:34 pm by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · 2 Comments
In: Annoyances, Criticism

Give me less privileged accounts!

Software agents are just going to keep getting more and more prevalent in our society – whether they take the form of Dashboard widgets, iPhone applications, or even web site aggregators, they are here to stay. More sites need to start offering data access in a way that enables this functionality without compromising the security of their site or their users.

Posted on March 9, 2009 at 1:34 pm by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Annoyances, Criticism

Tool Fetishist vs. Producer

For years I have been a tool fetishist. (Not really the proper use of that word, maybe a tool-o-phile?) I have been wrapped up in tools, process, and how-to for so long, that I haven’t really been a producer. I think it’s something I learned from my dad, but it’s something that I share with [...]

Posted on March 6, 2009 at 11:52 am by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
In: Me, Observations

Kindle for iPhone

Kindle for iPhone: great sync, but no landscape mode = fatal flaw.

Posted on March 4, 2009 at 10:40 am by W. Aaron Waychoff · Permalink · Leave a comment
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