Ryan Twomey

Web developer and entrepreneur in Woburn, MA.

Aug 14, 2008 11:46am

Olympic gold medalist credits Wii with helping him mentally prepare

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Look folks, we won’t deny that hardcore usage of the Wii could result in weight loss, but we have all ideas Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima relied a lot more on swimming…
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Aug 14, 2008 11:46am

3-Alarm fire burns at Apple's Cupertino campus

Uh oh. At about 10pm pacific time, a 3-alarm fire (about 66 firefighters responding) was reported at Apple’s Valley Green Six building on Apple’s Cupertino campus. The site which is just…
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Aug 12, 2008 12:45pm

Review: Invotrak, Web-Based Invoicing

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Aug 6, 2008 6:15pm
My thoughts on why streaming Internet radio could be the next killer app for iPhone: http://tinyurl.com/5agzot
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Aug 6, 2008 5:54pm

Internet radio as the killer iPhone app

Since Apple launched the App Store for iPhone OS 2.0, I’ve been keeping my eyes out for what might be the next killer app for the iPhone.  I’ve often thought the iPhone would be a game-changer in…
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Aug 6, 2008 5:03pm

Internet radio as the killer iPhone app

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Aug 4, 2008 3:16pm
“ Lionel Hutz: This is the greatest case of False Advertising I’ve seen since I sued the movie The Never Ending Story. ”
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Aug 4, 2008 11:56am

How to get paid on time

A post on the invotrak blog about how freelancers can improve their chances at getting paid on time.
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Aug 4, 2008 9:56am

Open Flash Chart Plugin for Ruby on Rails

A rails plugin for displaying graphs using Flash.
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Aug 1, 2008 11:30pm
“ A tiny company called Nullriver today released what is arguably one of the most useful iPhone applications to date: NetShare. With a tiny bit of configuring, the $10 software allows you to share your iPhone’s EDGE or 3G connection with your Mac notebook (or any computer in general). We’ve compiled an illustrated 10-step guide that we hope will simplify the configuration process and provide an overview of the software for those who may be considering it as a purchase. ” - Ten step guide to sharing your iPhone’s connection with NetShare
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Aug 1, 2008 3:06pm
Discovering how great Pandora really is. Too bad the MacOS Dashboard widget isn’t particularly well done.
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Jul 26, 2008 3:34pm
Getting my iPhone 3G, finally!
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Jul 25, 2008 11:36pm
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On July 16, Apple took the very unusual step of sending an apology to all MobileMe members, saying that the launch “was a lot rockier than we had hoped.” Fortunately, the letter went on, “we have worked through those problems and the Web apps are now up and running.”

It also said that Apple would stop using the word “push” in its advertising until Macs and PCs did their syncing nearly instantly. It concluded with an apology, and a free one-month extension to every member’s subscription.

Unfortunately, MobileMe’s problems were nowhere near over.

” - From the Desk of David Pogue - Apple’s MobileMess
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Jul 25, 2008 11:34pm

Hey Google: fix yer Cache!

As a web developer, I’m constantly using Google Search.  Many times per day, looking up API docs, researching something, figuring out error messages, etc.  There’s been one consistent thing that’s been bugging me: broken Google Caches.

The Cache feature doesn’t always work. In fact, this evening while trying to solve some particularly frustrating bugs, I noticed the Cache was barely working at all.  I’m talking about the little “Cached” link that appears below a listing and shows Google’s saved version of the page, with matching keywords highlighted.

Often, I find myself using this when searching through reference docs, as it speeds up my lookup process.  When the Cache feature doesn’t work, clicking it brings up a page with an error message, requiring me to hit back, curse under my breath, and click the link to the original document.  Hey Google: when Cache isn’t available, don’t show the link!  Or, better yet, just make Cache always work!

I got to thinking of this as reddit reminded me of the stupidity of results when searching for products.  Type in a product name of some physical item (looking for reviews, documentation, or anything else) and you’ll get an avalanche of useless “comparison” sites enticing you to purchase the item.  I was looking up some documentation on a particular router recently: typing in the name and model number gives you loads of useless pages for purchasing it.  Very annoying.

Really, the only reason this makes me so annoyed is because I’m used to Google being completely transparent: I can very quickly search for and find solutions to problems I have.  When I have to stop my flow because of a broken Cache link, it gets annoying.  And I’m usually in no mood to be annoyed (like this evening, when I had some ugly bugs I was sweating over).  Okay, rant over.
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Jul 23, 2008 9:03am
About to cruise around the coast of Maine looking at historic lighthouses. http://twitpic.com/4xcl
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