Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category.
11-15-2007, 12:26:15
If you pay attention to technology at all, you probably know about Google’s Android platform. People have largely panned it because they were expecting a gPhone to do battle with the iPhone. I think they are missing the point. This is the first time ever where there is a well documented and supported open source mobile platform. I joined the Android developer’s mailing list last night, and I’ve already gotten almost 200 messages on it. Whether or not people are excited, developers are excited about developing mobile applications for this new platform. Some of that excitement might have to do with the cash prizes, but I doubt that’s the only factor.
Anyway, one of my major disappointments with the iPhone is the lack of podcatching software. If it had a podcatcher, I probably would have bought one right off the bat. Android has presented me with the opportunity to write my own mobile podcatching software. I’ve decided that I’m going to go for it. Being an Ubuntu user, I had to setup the SDK to get working. However, I ran into a few problems along the way. Since I suspect many other Ubuntu users out there also might want to get into the Android developing business, here I will post how I got the development environment setup in Ubuntu. Continue reading ‘How To Setup Android SDK in Ubuntu’ »
11-05-2007, 10:36:17
I use Linode for web hosting. I like it because from an administration perspective, I effectively have a dedicated Linux box. In reality it is shared, so I pay a lot less than the cost of dedicated with the same amount of freedom. Up until Saturday, this server was running a very old Gentoo build that I never bothered to update. Performing this update was good, but had unforeseen consequences. Continue reading ‘Upgrade Hosting means Clean URLs Are No More’ »
10-11-2007, 10:55:23
Not a week goes buy without me seeing some new article about how Linux is or is not “ready” for the desktop. This article is much like all the others, but it helped me realize something very important. Desktop readiness isn’t a matter of yes or no. It’s a matter of how many. There are a number of desktop computers in the world. It’s not a question of whether or not Linux is ready for them or not. It’s a question of how many of them are ready for Linux. Continue reading ‘Linux is Desktop Ready for Most People’ »
01-17-2007, 15:48:55
I am a relatively smart and popular guy with a sizable presence on the web. There are lots of people who know who I am via this blog, my podcast, conventions and comments I post on various sites. These people also know that I am very knowledgeable when it comes to topics such as anime, video games, manga and especially technology. It is no surprise that many of these people seek my advice when it comes to matters such as these. Usually this makes me happy, but sometimes it makes me sad. I like to help people, and I believe I am giving them good advice. However, I don’t have time to waste helping someone who has not tried to help themselves. Continue reading ‘My Secret’ »
01-11-2007, 14:52:41
Over the past year or so I’ve fallen into an unexpected crisis. I have more entertainment to consume than I have time in which to consume it. We’re not talking about just a few unbeaten video games or a small pile of unread books. We’re talking about a person only having ten or so hours a week in which to consume entertainment with hundreds of hours of quality entertainment becoming available in that same time. Continue reading ‘Entertainment, Time and the Long Tail’ »