About the Author
Copyright
It's Just My Opinion by The Epyllion Co. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at www.epyllionco.com/blogs/dagan.
Category Archives: Technology
Facebook’s new Timeline profiles are pretty awesome, and they freak me the hell out
I just activated my developer’s preview of the Facebook Timeline profile and was treated to an awesome tour of my own personal timeline. The experience really was quite striking, bringing me back to when I first joined Facebook and propelling me through all the life changes I’ve had since, which freaks me the hell out!
Why Amazon Shipped Me Counterfeit Electronics
Like most people in tech—and to be honest, in my age group—I’m pretty comfortable purchasing things online. As it turns out, I’m perhaps too comfortable. Last week, I learned that a $175 pair of Bluetooth headphones I bought on Amazon last October were no more authentic than the Prada bags sold by New York street vendors.
Twitter Has 6 Months to Prove It’s Not Evil
A few months ago, I stood behind Twitter when they changed their developer guidelines and asked developers to stop making Twitter clients (something Twitter had historically left to third parties). Today, albeit tentatively, I’m still willing to back Twitter on [...]
Why I (an Apple Detractor) Bought an iPad2
First, just how much I don’t like Apple (and why) (Feel free to skip ahead if you don’t much care about my extremely valid and poignant reasons for rejecting Apple.) I am not an Apple fan. In fact, I don’t like [...]
And Why Can’t Businesses Change Their Minds?
Google and Twitter have stirred some pots lately with updates to the terms developers/partners have to comply with for early access to new code and continued access to the API, respectively. But what’s wrong with what they’re doing?
How to Recover From a Failed WordPress Update
I’ve always had really good luck with updating WordPress, but when I upgraded to 3.1, something went wrong. Clearly, I managed to recover (and quickly at that), so here’s how
Mobile Is the New “Offline” — Take Advantage of It
As Internet-capable mobile devices make their way into the pockets and purses of more and more Americans, the lines between the online and offline worlds are beginning to blur. Armed with well-designed mobile sites, savvy communicators (marketers, PR pros, etc.) are poised to make all of the advantages of the online world available everywhere.
5 Really Cool Ways to Use QR Codes
Ever since AT&T announced that they would be releasing a QR Code Scanning app for Blackberry and Android phones, those in the know have been a buzz that QR is finally poised to take hold in the U.S., and I agree.
Here are 5 cool ways to use QR codes that go beyond the more common uses . . .
QR Codes: What They Are, What They Do
A Quick Response Code is just a 2-D barcode, which, instead of being read/scanned from left to right, is also read top to bottom. In short, it can store a lot more data than the barcodes we’re used to seeing.
Surprisingly, QR Codes are nothing new. In fact, they were invented in 1994, the same year that Yahoo! was founded and before most of us were on the Net. Their original purpose was as part of an advanced package tracking process, similar to the 2-D barcodes in use by carriers like UPS. Today, though, they can be used to store all sorts of interesting information, such as . . .