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OSX Lion Full Screen Mode is a Dual-Monitor Failure

Running full-screen apps on OSX Lion is a great way to remove all distractions when you’re working and ensure you’re getting the most out of every pixel on your display. That is, unless you’re using more than one display, in which case, it sucks.

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Five Reasons Why I Am Done With iPhone Jailbreaking (For Now)

Since I became an iPhone owner a couple years ago, I’ve always found that jailbreaking has opened the ubiquitous device up to some really cool features not otherwise available in Apple’s walled garden. But as of late, with iOS updates flying fast and new features cropping up, I have found reason after reason to return [...]

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The NHL Returns: Now What About The Team Name and Domain?

Today is a banner day in Winnipeg history. The NHL announced the completion of their deal with local sports and entertainment company True North to bring the Atlanta Thrashers hockey club to Winnipeg. While the mass majority of hockey fans in Winnipeg are literally dancing in the streets and celebrating the return of major league [...]

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BlackBerry PlayBook: Will The Media Kill It?

I’ve been reading a lot of reviews on RIM’s recently-released BlackBerry PlayBook and it’s not looking good. Most reviewers agree that the PlayBook’s UI is shiny and its ability to display pages with flash components is a plus. But that seems to be where the good things, the differentiators from the other tablets in the [...]

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My Problems with iPhone’s Neglected Calendar App

In which the author whines about software on his phone. Boo hoo.

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Facebook Redesign

Facebook Is Redesigning Again – I, For One, Welcome Our New Internet Overlords.

In which the author attempts to stifle all the little pissants who will undoubtedly whine and cry over Facebook changing things. Change is good. Go with it.

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2010: A Year Without Beer

In which the author vows to do something completely insane.

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The Conversation is Changing

The conversation is changing. I hear that a lot these days. And I think it’s time for me to change what this site is. So far, it’s been a mash-up of personal thoughts on the state of advertising and pop culture but I think I owe it to myself to make things a little more [...]

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Social Media Shows the Zeitgeist

Lately there’s been a lot of talk about how social media is permeating all other corners of the web. New websites with static only content are scoffed at for their shortsightedness and even those who attempt to integrate the social web on their platforms are criticized for “doing it wrong” – basically, not committing wholly [...]

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I Know The Value of A Dollar, But What About A Phone Call?

I Know The Value of A Dollar, But What About A Phone Call?

Today, Google announced its new web-based (of course) platform for communicating and collaborating in real time, Wave. Upon first glance, this might be just the Outlook-killer that Google has been preparing to launch since they launched Gmail and Calendar, and more recently juiced both apps up with Tasks. Now that communication happens in so many [...]

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