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Monthly Archives: April 2009

SPAM about SPAM…

23-Apr-09

Believe it or not, I got the above email from Microsoft this week. They emailed me asking me to change my account settings to enable them to send me “promotional information” (aka SPAM). Isn’t that just ridiculous? … And of course, this email had no unsubscribe link.

Capital Calls receives an Honorable Mention

23-Apr-09

I submitted my first iPhone application to the iTunes store almost exactly a month ago today. It’s an application called Capital Calls. I wrote it for the Sunlight Labs – Apps for America Contest. While writing it I was of course dreaming of winning first place and the $15k  bounty that came with it. However, [...]

Pandora – A second chance

06-Apr-09

I tried Pandora back in 2005 when the service first launched. The concept was intriguing – a radio station that would help me discover new music that I would like. Like many others, I discovered that on Pandora all music eventually led to Christian rock. Not necessarily a problem if you like Christian rock, but [...]