The next gadget in my sights is actually a point-and-shoot camera. But why the downgrade from the DSLR? Nope, I' m not looking for a DSLR replacement - rather a complement. There are just some situations where a DSLR doesn' t make sense and I' ve come to learn that in the last year. Enter the upcoming Sony [...]

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It' s finally happening. A big tech event I' ve actually heard about before is coming to Atlanta. It' s called Webmaster Jam Session and it is a forum for designers, developers and the rest of the lot to exchange knowledge and socialize. I usually don' t use my blog to spread the word about events like this but [...]

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Not too long ago I accidentally dropped my MacBook Air onto a hard floor and the screen cracked. I knew that I did not have the time or patience to let Apple take it away for repair for what, in my experience, would be at least two weeks (not to mention the exorbitant cost). I [...]

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There' s a new kid on the block when it comes to web-based applications for creatives. It' s called Aviary and I don' t believe I have ever seen anything like it. Aviary is soon to become a powerful brand. They are developing a massive suite of such Adobe Flex-based applications. I first heard about Aviary through a [...]

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I have been using the iPhone 3G ever since I waited in line and bought one a bit over two weeks ago. The big question people ask me is if it' s worth the $199 USD and increase in monthly service fees. It is, but only slightly. For the most part, the 2.0 firmware provided most [...]

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For the next week, I will be completely unwired as I embark on a camping trip with several friends (an electrical engineering student and three pre-law students) in the Middle of No Where, Texas (about 2-3 hours from Austin). According to AT T' s coverage map, I won' t have much of a cell signal and paired with [...]

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I know what you' re thinking - another lounge chair review? Not too long ago I purchased a Sumo Omni and declared it to be the ultimate blogger' s chair for its ability to conform to variety of comfortable computer-friendly positions. Not much has changed with Sumo as I feel the same way about their largest offering, [...]

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I' ve never been a fan of bluetooth earpieces. I always thought it was kind of weird to see people walking along and seemingly talking to themselves, or emitting a bright blue pulse from a LED on their earpiece. After hearing about the Aliph Jawbone 2 bluetooth earpiece all too much, I decided to see what [...]

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Unlike the name implies, Apple' s MacBook Air laptop is not lighter than Air nor does it float on Air or any such nonsense. It is actually quite prone to falling and the minimalist nature of the laptop does not protect internal components as do the larger MacBooks. I accidentally put this theory to the test [...]

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For the past three weeks I have been toting around a Nikon D300 camera, courtesy of John Ratcliffe-Lee and his team at the MWW Group. While my Nikon D80 is considered an entry-level DSLR camera, the D300 is more along the lines of a mid-range offering, only bested by the full-frame Nikon D700 and the [...]

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Earlier last week I had the chance to attend and speak at a private TTI/Vanguard conference entitled Generation Techs. Due to the nature of the conference I am not allowed to say who was in attendance but I hope to share some of the more interesting things discussed. As I told the conference organizers, it [...]

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Taking a note from Hulu, CBS has just launched an HD video player. Their HD video gallery sports streamed, ad-supported clips and full episodes from their primetime shows. The site is plastered with Intel ads and unlike Hulu, videos are not embeddable. CBS began testing their HD video streaming back in March, when they [...]

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Now that I have recovered from my jet lag, I have been catching up on news, the biggest story being the iPhone 3G launch that I missed. Well, not entirely - there were quite a few stores in Rome that had the new iPhone. Today I began standing in line for an iPhone 3G at [...]

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As a reminder, I am in Rome for a while attending and speaking at the TTI/Vanguard Generation Techs conference so there won' t be any typical PSTAM posts until I return early next week. I have been hanging out with Josh Spear and we' re wondering if you know of any interesting things to do in Rome. [...]

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Many people have predicted what the future of the Internet holds. To each his own comes to mind as there are many different takes on what that future will be like. For some that future shows a vastly improved mobile web or the proliferation of open standards while to others the future places high [...]

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It' s no secret that I love the cloud and try to keep all of my data in it. So when Google announced that they added PDF support a few weeks ago, I was listening. Last night I had the bright idea to move my treasured PDFs from my S3 account to Google Docs, where I [...]

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The recently launched Startup Warrior from former Georgia Tech classmate Andrew Cantino utilizes the Crunchbase API to help visitors visually browse startups and view startup hubs. Since the launch, Crunchbase has added such mapping functionality but it' s up to you to decide which implementation is more effective. StartupWarrior.com allows you to learn about startups in [...]

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Today I turn 22 years old. In the last year I have done a lot of things I' m happy about but I won' t dwell on them here. I' m looking to the future and especially this upcoming year. I only have 5 classes left at Georgia Tech until I receive my degree and I have already [...]

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Back in May I did a bit of traveling and became somewhat paranoid about the Internet connections I found at various hotels. I began using SSH tunnels to protect my web traffic when using Internet connections I did not trust. While setting up an SSH tunnel is a fairly trivial matter for those familiar to [...]

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I just got back from the midnight showing of Disney/Pixar' s latest flick, Wall•E. I' m here to recommend that you see it at your earliest convenience. I am no movie critic but I can easily tell you it was great and not more than a few minutes passed between theater-wide laughter (Rotten Tomatoes rates it at [...]

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