Author Archives: Brian
Best iPhone App
My vote for the best iPhone App so far is Flashlight, which costs $0.99. It’s not best for reasons of utility or value–there are said to be 4 or 5 other flashlight apps, at least one of them is free. … Continue reading
Irony
I’ve got this trick to work out if something is ironic or not. I think I picked it up from a college professor. I recall it as thus: Imagine that a driver dies in a car accident, and the driver’s … Continue reading
Amazing Firefox Search Engines Selection
A friend expressed his annoyance at not being able to search for YouTube videos in Firefox via the search box in the upper right. One can click “Manage Search Engines” at the bottom of the search box dropdown to add … Continue reading
Google Street?
My header image shows a Google street sign. It’s real, but we don’t have a Google Street–it designates the driveway at Huff and Charleston as Google HQ to help people navigate, I suppose. It’s not reflected in this StreetView image, … Continue reading
Prosper.com Two Years In
Two years ago I threw a couple thousand dollars at Prosper.com as I thought the concept was cool. Over two months I loaned money to 16 different people. I didn’t have much of a strategy, but made micro-loans on gut-level … Continue reading
Fixed WordPress Empty Feed Bug
For some reason, my Feedburner feed was empty as was the WordPress-generated one. I was bouncing back and forth between the two, looking for clues, and was thinking it was a chicken-and-egg problem. With the Feedburner plugin, it redirects some … Continue reading