Archive for the 'News' Category

Merchant Account business Heats Up!

Saturday, June 18th, 2005

Two bits of news popped up recently that’s worth putting on your radar:

1. PayPal has just started offering a more traditional Merchant Account processing solution called “Website Payments Pro”. For $20 bucks a month you’ll get an integrated Payment Gateway that can process transactions seamlessly and you will no longer have to send your customers […]

Apple OS to run on Intel Chips

Tuesday, June 7th, 2005

Oh…. Knife in the back!

Just kidding… just kidding….

I don’t think this is worth ranting and raving about. If anything, spend that energy on the whole Adobe and Macromedia deal.

On a little sidenote, last year I saw some folks that had ported OS X to run on windows boxes, and there is another project that even […]

No more Medical Marijuana, says Supreme Court

Tuesday, June 7th, 2005

“People who smoke marijuana because their doctors recommend it to ease pain can be prosecuted for violating federal drug laws, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, overriding medical marijuana statutes in 10 states.”

Well the Herb Man better keep hustling then. (great song btw, go get it on iTunes)

The pictures in this article alone are worth taking […]

Speak without Speaking - Subvocal Communication

Wednesday, May 18th, 2005

Are you one of thoses folks that always does a double take, when you see someone that looks like they’re talking to themselves… and then you figure out that they’re on a cell phone with a hands-free headset? Well get ready to deal with a whole new level of that.

Nokia owned mobile-tech site The Feature, […]

Vonage - WiFi VoIP

Thursday, May 5th, 2005

On a more interesting note, I just noticed today that Vonage will soon be introducing a new WiFi phone. Sounds simple enough, right?

Well get this…. You’ll be able to carry the phone with you and use it on WiFi networks outside of your own home. You grab a cup of coffee, pop out your Vonage […]

OS X ORLANDO

Friday, April 29th, 2005

It’s PANDOMONIUM!

Not really… But there is a healthy line. This is line #1. I just went through line #2 pretty quick.

Get it while it’s hot!

NEW OS X - Party at the Mac Store

Friday, April 29th, 2005

Today is the day. At 6pm this evening, Apple will officially release the latest version of OS X codename: Tiger. You local Apple Store will be throwing a little shindig from 6pm-midnite so why don’t you swing by and go check it out. There are some really, really cool new features that they’ll be demo’ing […]

Accessible Web Typography for Everyone!!

Thursday, April 28th, 2005

I’ve been watching this technology sprout and blossom over the last couple of years, and as the ball keeps rolling, it gets more anr more impressive.

sIFR is a DOM based typography solution that replaces short passages of plain text with text rendered in your typeface of choice, Regardless of whether or not your users have […]

Remix Hotel NYC 2005

Thursday, April 28th, 2005

boom boom boom boom.

They just don’t seem to stop with these Remix Hotels!

Dates, Venue and other info have been annouced for th 2005 joint in New York:

June 3-5 | 1-6 p.m. Daily | SAE Institute of Technology
Herald Square, 1293 Broadway, 9th Floor
Sixth Ave. @ W. 34th (top of Daffy’s/Staples building)

For more info scope out […]

FLA Big Surf!

Tuesday, April 19th, 2005

Florida has been absorbing the brunt of a big swell that has been coming in from a system off the Carolina coast. Along the Space Coast (Cocoa Beach and the area a bit north and south) the winds have been making it a bit messy to ride, but over this last weekend everything lined up […]