Open Source won’t get you laid.
I just read Jaron Lanier (father of virtual reality, etc.)’s December blog post, “Long Live Closed-Source Software,” re: the open-source movement’s ability to create faithful copies and complete inability to innovate in the user space.
Although I use some open source software RELIGIOUSLY (Firefox web browser, QuickSilver, some web coding programs), Lanier’s totally fuckin right — […]
Presenting: “A Hybrid How-to — Understanding the Designer/Developer”
I presented work to 500 people in November at the Yerba Buena center in San Francisco. At Pecha-Kucha, a sort of design meetup / speed-critique presenters have six minutes, 20 images, and just 20 seconds per image to make their mark. I presented my art and design hackshit as a backdrop over tips on surviving […]
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Stand-out Developer Programs
Ever wonder why some software projects consistently produce great software, and others fizzle out?
Yelp on Wheels, 2.0
Waiters on Wheels provides online ordering for restaurants without the time to make create their own websites. Last night at SuperHappyDevHouse, in between flapping my gums and eating too many nachos, I finished version 2 of my Yelp on Wheels! mashup. Installing this will add Yelp’s community “star” ratings to the Waiters on Wheels listings […]
Glossdeck, A New Presentation Theme for S5
A standards-compatible presentation template that doesn’t look shifty.
Shut-ins rejoice: Yelp/Waiters on Wheels Mashup here!
Introducing Yelp on Wheels!, a jm3.net unauthorized script that adds Yelp review links into Waiters on Wheels listings, so you can easily read user-generated reviews of what you’re ordering. currently coded for San Francisco only.
Download the script (Greasemonkey add-on for Firefox is required)
screenshot:
PHP - Training Wheels without the Bike
http://tnx.nl/php - LOL
Win Friends & Baffle Your Dog w/only the Finder!
This post unveils a JM3 technique I use when my brain’s on fire and I need the simplest possible thing to put it out. Let me explain.
There are many software organizers for making lists. I don’t like most of them. They get in the way of unravelling and documenting my thoughts. They distract me. More […]
“Open as Google Document” button on GMail attachments
This just in: Now, when you get an attachment in GMail that’s an Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word format, Google adds a new button next to the attachment that says, “Open as a Google Document”.
This is huge for people like me who don’t have a license for any of the M$ apps and prefer to […]