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Entries from June 2008

Morning run - Nike+ and GPS track… And honeysuckle

June 23rd, 2008 · Comments

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This morning’s run was notable. Honeysuckle and other sweet flowers filled the air next to the Schuykill River… Far better than the expected dead fish, exhaust, and port-a-potties.

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Tags: BlackBerry · GPS · Geolocation · Life Streaming · Nike+ · Running

Mobile Phone GPS - Where are we going?

June 22nd, 2008 · Comments

Most smartphones slated for release over the next 12-months include a GPS receiver, built in. After that, it will be a marked failure to not include a GPS in a phone. The functionality that comes with GPS is outstanding - mapping, directions, location based experiences, etc. We’re about to enter an age of advancement in [...]

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Tags: BlackBerry · Bold · Etiquette · Facebook · Geolocation · Jaiku · Life Streaming · Micro-blogging · Microblogging · Nokia · Pownce · Prediction · Social Networking · Software Development · Twitter · Wearing · Web Services · iPhone · iPhone 3G

Where is Sol Young (on the tubes)?

June 22nd, 2008 · Comments

Was just updating the MyBlogLog services tab (not my most liked service, but it has a good listing)…
Here’s a breakdown of the sites and social networks I frequent. Numbers indicate my personal value (10 being daily use and highly valuable and 1 being a land-grabbed account and following the service’s popularity). Plus (+) indicates rising [...]

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Tags: Blogging · Life Streaming · Micro-blogging · Microblogging · Social Networking · Web Services

links for 2008-06-22

June 22nd, 2008 · Comments


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Tags: Links

links for 2008-06-21

June 21st, 2008 · Comments


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Tags: Links

Giving a plug - WhereTheHellIsMatt.com

June 21st, 2008 · Comments

Ran across WhereTheHellIsMatt.com this morning and wanted to give a huge thumbs up. He’s a game developer, so I’m biased, but his video and dancing videos should be passed around to others.
I hope I can visit the places he’s been.
Just watch the vid…

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Tags: Travel · YouTube

Homeless, Keyless, Wednesday

June 18th, 2008 · Comments

Today was strange…

Image courtesy of Malingering on Flickr - it is not of either of the homeless men I met today.
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I started off the day by going for a great morning run. On my way home I realized my house key fell out of my shorts pocket, so I was looking around on the ground [...]

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Tags: Economics · Etiquette · Homelessness · Philadelphia · Running · Twitter · YouTube · del.icio.us