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Nintendo Wii supports Flash 7!
Thursday, December 28, 2006 8:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Developers | Comments: 0
All Web Developers! Take notice!
For those who haven't heard yet, Flash 7 is supported in the Nintendo Wii.
This means that if you develop Adobe (previously Macromedia) Flash applications, you don't have to change anything for your Flash applications to work on the Wii.
Top 100 Best and Worst Real Estate Cities
Thursday, December 28, 2006 5:30 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: News | Comments: 0
It's good to see Columbus, OH on the list. :-)
For those who live in the fabulous city of Columbus, OH, I just read a report over at Columbus Best Blog about Columbus, OH being one of the top 10 cities with the best real estate in the region (8th to be precise, and 34th nationally).
CNN.Money.com posted the results and sectioned the cities according to region: Northeast, South, Midwest, and West.
Prepare for 2007! Small Business Briefs
Tuesday, December 26, 2006 11:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Speed Links | Comments: 0
With 2007 right around the corner, here are some links to help you prepare for your best year ever!
Now that the holidays are over (well, half of them anyway) and the work week is quiet, this is the best time for entrepreneurs to start evaluating your business and goals for the upcoming 2007 year.
Take the time and prepare your resolutions not only for yourself, but for your business as well.
Microsoft wants to patent RSS?
Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Opinion | Comments: 0
I'll say it again. Microsoft wants to patent RSS?
No, not just RSS, but the software that runs on top of RSS?
I know I'm not a lawyer, but let's start with the basics.
Christmas Message to Everyone!
Saturday, December 23, 2006 7:30 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Opinion | Comments: 0
I wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and don't forget what's special to you.
Dear Bloggers, Friends, and Family,
I'm taking a minute away from the technology end of my site to reflect on the human side. To reflect on the past year.
Where did you put your Nintendo Wii?
Thursday, December 21, 2006 5:30 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Opinion | Comments: 0
Those upgrading from a GameCube to Nintendo Wii...Where are you putting it?
Do you know how long I've been holding out to write this post?
My wife stood in line for an hour back in October just to place a deposit down at the local GameStop and to guarantee we would receive a brand new Nintendo Wii this year. I nonchalantly walked into the store on November 19th, asked for the Wii, and left without a huge rush.
Rubbing the Crystal Ball: 5 Technology Predictions for 2007
Tuesday, December 19, 2006 10:13 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: News | Comments: 8
Here are my technology predictions for 2007. Others may follow...
Every technologist should go through with this little exercise of predicting what may happen in the next year. It keeps your skills honed for each year and it shows everyone how "hooked in" you are as a technologist in your career. Besides, its fun to guess the future.
The reason I'm doing this is because Darren Rowse at ProBlogger.net has started a Reviews and Predictions Link-Fest. It's a great opportunity to see everyone's predictions and reviews for what's going to happen next year.
Speed Links - Dec-18-2006: AJAX
Monday, December 18, 2006 7:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Speed Links | Comments: 0
AJAX Speed Links for December 18, 2006
- aSSL - AJAX Secure Socket Layer
Ajaxian reports on Francesco Sullo who created an SSL version of AJAX to work with the server for secure AJAX calls. - AJAX Cookbook
Looking for that quick recipe on how to stop the browser when in the middle of a AJAX call? Try the cookbook. - How to create a reusable AJAX driven web dialog
Jack Slocum posted a great technique on using the YUI to make a reusable dialog box. - skrbl
AJAX collaborative "whiteboard" with post-its. :-) - Simple Chat in Spry
Want to make a simple chat application using Adobe's AJAX Framework called Spry? Here's a tutorial on how to do it. - Google Web Toolkit 1.3 - Open Source
Google is going great guns with their Java/AJAX implementation. So much that it's now Open Source...but only 1.3 and up, not 1.2 (?).
What Happens To Your Body If You Drink A Coke Right Now?
Friday, December 15, 2006 1:00 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: News | Comments: 0
Whoa! Maybe I should lay off the Mountain Dew.
Everyone who knows jokes that I should have an I.V. of Mountain Dew sticking out of my arm when I'm programming.
However, this makes me think I should slow down on the carbonated beverages. Here are the effects of what happens when you drink a Coke.
Free TiVo: MythDora 3.1 Released!
Friday, December 15, 2006 7:30 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Software Updates | Comments: 0
The newest update to MythDora has been released.
For those who followed my post on How to create your own TiVo, MythDora 3.0 was updated this week to version 3.1 (there was a bug in 3.0) and the version of MythTV included is 0.20, the latest and greatest.
I'll be looking into upgrading my version to 3.1 this weekend, but I wonder if it will be easy enough to go to MythDora Tools and just select Update.
Consulting Jokes
Friday, December 15, 2006 6:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Humor | Comments: 1
Being a freelance consultant (and since it is Friday), I thought I'd pass these humorous consulting jokes on.
Awesome consulting jokes I found on the Internet.
Joke 1 (There are tons more at this site)
Fireday - Firefox extension reviews for December 15, 2006
Friday, December 15, 2006 4:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Fireday | Comments: 0
This week: Netscape's Digg Tracker and easyGestures.
Ok, everyone, DCS Media will be going through some changes in the next two weeks (the anniversary is coming up, dontcha know) and since the holidays slow down to a crawl (sometimes), I wanted to let everyone know that this will be the last Fireday for 2006. But it will continue strong in 2007.
Anyways, on to the extensions...
Why programming is fun
Thursday, December 14, 2006 7:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Opinion | Comments: 0
Why do you program? Do you love what you do or hate what you do?
Most people I talk to can't wrap their head around the concept of turning a hobby into a job or career. When you love to do something in your spare time, there comes a time when you realize you could actually make a living at this.
"You mean...make money? You would pay me to do something I love? Oh, that's ridiculous!"
Free Open Source Business Applications
Wednesday, December 13, 2006 1:00 PM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Open Source | Comments: 0
Software can be expensive if you're starting a business. Or can it?
When starting a business, you may encounter the price of software may outweigh the price of hardware. But nowadays, software doesn't have to be expensive to provide enterprise-level benefits.
Line56.com posted the Top 10 Free Business Intelligence Applications. Naturally, all of them are open source and this article provides more acronyms than a CES show.
Skype prepares to bill in 2007
Wednesday, December 13, 2006 8:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: News | Comments: 0
Skype is taking the inevitable next step in charging for VOIP starting next year.
After recently writing about how to build a Skype Server to replace your phone system, I knew this was coming. It was only a matter of time.
TechCrunch has the news on this.
11 Tips for Time Management in a Web Worker World
Wednesday, December 13, 2006 5:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Business | Comments: 0
Interested in managing your time better? These 11 steps from Web Worker Daily will assist.
I've found myself running rampant sometimes trying to complete projects by a certain deadline. If web developers can't find the time to manage their time appropriately, then when will you make the time?
Web Worker Daily posted an article on the 11 Tips for Time Management in a Web Worker World. These tips are key in your daily work schedule. As a matter of fact, 3 of the 11 list email and browser management. Email and surfing can be time consuming. :-)
2006 Review of Web Technology Trends
Tuesday, December 12, 2006 6:35 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: General | Comments: 0
Remember history or we'll be doomed to repeat it. ALRIGHT!!
As we come to a close of this year (and working up to DCS Media's anniversary), it seems a lot has happened over the past year.
Read/Write Web talks about the 2006 year in review and all of the year's major events, and based on their report, I'd say it was pretty fantastic.
GMail Mail Fetcher
Monday, December 11, 2006 8:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Google | Comments: 0
The GMail Mail Fetcher retrieves other mail accounts into GMail.
TechCrunch - Google has taken GMail one step further to make GMail your one stop for all of your email accounts.
They have added a mail fetcher to consolidate all of your mail accounts into one GMail account.
Build your own Virtual Office: Software
Friday, December 08, 2006 6:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Virtual Office | Comments: 0
In part 3, we talk about the most important component of your virtual office: software.
The previous segment in the Virtual Office series talked about how to find a Internet provider and connect to the Internet using your device. Now we get to the meat of your virtual office: the software.
What do you do all day?
Before you start hopping onto the Internet and surfing, take a day or two and find out what you use the most during your busy day? EMail (that's a given), Word, Excel, and Powerpoint are all likely candidates. Determine which applications are the most important to you and your team and start listing them. Match up your needs with what is discussed below.
Fireday - Firefox Extension Reviews for December 8, 2006
Friday, December 08, 2006 4:00 AM
Posted by Jonathan Danylko | Tag: Fireday | Comments: 0
This week: Dictionary Lookup Extension, Dynamic Web Project, and the recently released Firebug 1.0.
Woo Hoo! I'm excited about the newest release of Firebug as you'll soon see.
Let's get moving...
Dictionary Lookup Extension
Rating: 4/5
While writing my reviews and posts, I always find that I need a dictionary handy and since there isn't one available, I need to type dictionary.reference.com and type in the word and...oh, you get the idea.
