Archive for January, 2010

My Seven Guest Posts

The weekend is upon us. Let us relax in the glory of the week that transpired; Apple’s unveiling of the iPad and the subsequent negative reaction followed hours later by President Obama’s longest-speech in his career (Huh? You didn’t watch it?). With my creative juices running dry and the impending doom I call a Calculus [...]

LonePlacebo Updates

Semi-Live Coverage of Apple’s “Latest Creation” Event

It is approximately 10:09 am PST as I write this sentence. That makes me 9 minutes and 25 seconds behind schedule. Apologies to everyone. So, it’s finally upon us. Apple’s latest creation will be unveiled today at the Yerba Buena CenterĀ in San Francisco. Follow the semi-live update of the event as I scurry between Twitter, [...]

iPad

66 Beautiful and Free iPhone & iPod Touch Wallpapers

You just purchased a brand new iPhone. Awesome feeling, right? Now you can join the legions of other iPhone owners who brag incessantly to their friends, family, and neighbor’s cat about how great their phone is. Did you know that there is an app that can make fart sounds? I bet your phone can’t do [...]

Photography, iPod Touch & iPhone

The Secret to Finding Better People to Follow on Twitter

How many people do you follow on Twitter? 50? 100? 1000? More? I currently follow 97 people and let me tell you, it’s quite exhausting. Keeping up with everyone’s latest tweets sometimes feels like trying to treat patients in two hospitals located on opposite sides of a city. No one ever told me how stressful [...]

Twitter

iPhone OS 4.0 Details Revealed! (Rumor)

Breaking news! Details of iPhone OS 4.0 have surfaced this fine evening of Tuesday, January 19th. The news was first reported by BoyGeniusReport, whose source was attributed to one of their “trusty Apple connects.” According to the news, iPhone OS 4.0 will feature:

iPod Touch & iPhone

Refunds from the iTunes Store? FACT!

Sweet! This wicked awesome app I bought at the App Store for $20 bucks is gonna be awesome and wicked! Can’t wait to use it and show it off to my jealous co-workers at Taco Bell tomorrow! Fast-forward, one hour later… WTF?! All this stupid app can do is make fart sounds?! I lost a [...]

iPod Touch & iPhone

The Twitterfication of Facebook

In my recent post “Six Reasons to Ditch Facebook and Use Twitter Instead“, I tried desperately to convince the legions of unconverted Facebook-holics to adopt the far more formidable addiction called Twitter. I went to far lengths to deliver my message – photoshopping images of fake Facebook status updates- and received a lukewarm response. I [...]

Facebook, Twitter

39 Photos Guaranteed to Make You Smile

Feeling down lately? I ain’t no doctor, but I can sure prescribe you a heavy dose of laughter. In this post, I put together weeks worth of hilarious and memorable photos I have found while visiting social news websites such as Digg, Reddit, and Stumbleupon. So sit back, have that mouse scroller ready, and remember [...]

Photography