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Tech Cocktail : Allen Stern, Early Tech Blogger and Entrepreneur Passes Away

Mon, 8 Apr 2013 05:28:40 +0000

Thanks for saying good words about our friend Allan. Your old blog and CenterNetworks are still in my Google Reader feed due to respect. I was really missing Allen's posts when he focused on LetsTalkFitness and his company, but when I saw the pure art he was creating, I was happy for him, and especially happy to see him getting healthier. Just like you, Frank, he will live forever in the history as one of the pioneers of the social media! RIP, Allan!

TechCrunch : TechCrunch Review: The Blekko Search Engine Prepares To Launch

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:42:55 +0000

Michael Arrington didn't want people to know where he lives now, but it's so obvious from this screencast! :)

TechCrunch : Why I’m Craigslisting My iPads

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:21:15 +0000

I think the most popular use of video chat is neither family, nor business - it's adult entertainment and it won't ever be mainstream due to all the considerations and complications that come with it.

TechCrunch : Why I’m Craigslisting My iPads

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:44:09 +0000

I disagree. Windows-based tablets are more useful than iPad is and ever would be. They might not be as sexy, but more useful - definitely. Even the virtual keyboard on Windows tablets is better designed. The flaw of UMPCs is the low screen resolution. I did use an UMPC extensively and that was the only reason I stopped using it - low vertical resolution prevented many native non-tablet apps not to fit on the screen, but other than that, I was a happy camper. With the low resolution, Remote Desktop and the alternatives such as LogMeIn and GoToMyPC sucked, too.

TechCrunch : Solar Powered Toothbrush Cleans Using Electrons

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 18:06:34 +0000

Most definitely! :)

TechCrunch : Solar Powered Toothbrush Cleans Using Electrons

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 17:45:09 +0000

Oh, yet another scam. Like the oxygenated water.

TechCrunch : NTP Sues Apple, Google, Microsoft And Others Over Wireless Email Patents

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 15:50:26 +0000

This is perverting the idea behind the patents. I think US government has to finally step in and do the right thing fixing the broken patent system. Just like patent trolls, big companies are forced to file generic and often ridiculous patents to have an arsenal to fire back. It works for the government as they get paid for the ridiculous number of patents and get income tax on hundreds of millions, but does this serve the public in a good way? Not at all!

TechCrunch : UberCab Takes The Hassle Out Of Booking A Car Service

Thu, 8 Jul 2010 03:06:50 +0000

Thanks, Ryan! You know some people (me included) get sensitive when they see charges on their debit cards. Thanks for working with me and welcoming my feedback! Good luck with your project! When you release an Android app and I'm when I need for a cab, you'll be my first choice!

TechCrunch : UberCab Takes The Hassle Out Of Booking A Car Service

Mon, 5 Jul 2010 21:54:56 +0000

UberCab look like fraudsters. First, they authorized/charged my card with $0.01 and right after that - with $100. I called them up, they have some voicemail system, you can't talk to real people. I tweeted, they care less - no response there either. UPDATE: They responded saying every time you look on their website, they authorize your card with $100 without even bothering to ask or note anywhere. In general, they are not allowed to authorize without my explicit permission. If they had to verify my card with $0.01, that's fine, but how about the $100 that followed right after they verified my card? If I don't receive a prompt response from them, I'm disputing the authorization and filing a fraud claim with my bank.

TechCrunch : FCC Endorses Skype, Tweets That People Should Use It

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:30:13 +0000

I didn't expect something like this from FCC! First, Skype isn't the only, isn't the cheapest. Secondly, it's based in Luxembourg and pays mostly taxes there, not here. And, thirdly, a governmental organization should promote vendors using open standards and not proprietary technology.

TechCrunch : Yammer 3.0 For iPhone: Now With 100% Fewer Crashes

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:20:20 +0000

Didn't Steve Jobs say they don't approve apps that crash? Wasn't this the whole idea about App Store censorship?

TechCrunch : Chatroulette Enlists Shawn Fanning In The Fight Against The Masturbators

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:10:11 +0000

I thought that people go to this site just for the private parts and without the freaks, Chatroulette would become totally meaningless.

TechCrunch : Google Voice Desktop App Launch Delayed, May Be Scrapped

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:52:33 +0000

Stop using Sipdroid and switch to the native Linphone, built using Android NDK and offering better quality. But Google Voice and Linphone don't work together!

TechCrunch : Google Voice Desktop App Launch Delayed, May Be Scrapped

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:49:48 +0000

Exactly. I don't see why Google needed Gizmo5 - they could have simply added SIP to Google Talk!

TechCrunch : WordPress Gives Us The VIP Treatment, Goes Down On Us Again

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:38:25 +0000

Matt posted his comment after my comment and the article got updated after that.

TechCrunch : WordPress Gives Us The VIP Treatment, Goes Down On Us Again

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:35:57 +0000

Thanks for the explanation - being open about what's happened is extremely important and I'm sure tomorrow nobody will remember this. Keep up the good work, guys!

TechCrunch : WordPress Gives Us The VIP Treatment, Goes Down On Us Again

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:12:30 +0000

Every service goes down, so, calm down. But what I don't understand why Automattic is hosting both free and VIP blogs on the same infrastructure and not giving extra redundancy to paying customers. I also don't understand why VIP customers are forced to use the WordPress VIP branding and also force them to link tags to WordPress.com. Anyway, Bank of America, which to me is way more important than WordPress.com and TechCrunch.com is down a lot more often than even Twitter, so, spend the downtime thinking positively everybody and don't be so mad that WordPress.com is down and you cannot blog first about it, because your site is down, too! Geez!

TechCrunch : Twitter Annotations Testing Starts Next Week Through The Streaming API

Thu, 3 Jun 2010 02:05:41 +0000

You're right about the geo data.

TechCrunch : Twitter Annotations Testing Starts Next Week Through The Streaming API

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 23:47:46 +0000

As far as I know, tweets are read-only once they are published and they can only be deleted.

TechCrunch : Twitter Annotations Testing Starts Next Week Through The Streaming API

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 23:45:29 +0000

Stop copying Twitter, Ralf! And in the age of "less is more", "more features" doesn't sound very excitingly!