An Apple a Day

Joel on Software

robert — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:06:54 +0000

In this book, Joel Spolsky is an iconoclast par excellence. He relentlessly refutes many of the absurdly sacred tenants that are touted by many software developers as absolute truths, in his down-to-earth tell-it-like-it-is way.

WP Hide Post: WordPress Plugin

robert — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:27:48 +0000

The WP Hide Post plugin enables the author to write posts/pages that are hidden on the homepage, feeds and/or other places, but still visible to search engines. This is a great tool for SEO.

Peace Love Equality: The Seattle Gay Pride Parade 2009

robert — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:04:15 +0000

This year's Gay Pride Parade in Seattle was a wonderful display of diversity and freedom of expression. Here's a collection of photos.

Fremont Solstice Parade 2009

robert — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:19:26 +0000

The Fremont Solstice parade is world famous for its Naked Cyclists that open the procession every year. Here are some photos from 2009's parade.

900GB USB Drive

robert — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:12:05 +0000

A friend of mine went to China recently and brought back a SONY, VAIO-branded USB 2.0 drive with a startling 900GB capacity.

“An Apple a Day” is Now on Kindle

robert — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:17:31 +0000

You can now subscribe to and read your favorite blog, An Apple a Day, on your Kindle!! Enjoy!

Wolfram|Alpha Computational Search Engine

robert — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:00:50 +0000

Wolfram|Alpha, a "Computational Search Engine", will launch on May 18, giving people access to a wealth of "computable" facts and algorithms. It takes queries in simple English and produces all sorts of results in the form of tables, charts and diagrams.

Google Maps Alphabet

robert — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:14:16 +0000

An interesting effort from Australia to locate the 26-letter English alphabet on Google Maps.

Google Goats

robert — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:04:56 +0000

Google Inc. has hired 200 goats to graze its fields to eat grass and weeds and to fertilize the soil as a low-carbon alternative to mowing lawn.

Go Chrome… and Never Look Back

robert — Mon, 04 May 2009 06:44:47 +0000

Once I tried the Google Chrome browser I was impressed with its speed and lightweight impact on the system resources. In spite of the essential features that it still lacks, it's currently my default browser.