Archive for Justin Time

Technically Geeking: New Touch Phones Coming Soon

May 27, 2009 17 Comments

Last time, I gave you some iPhone app recommendations. Now it is time for a look at the possible next-gen iPhone and its sworn enemies from Palm, BlackBerry, Microsoft, and Google. First, let’s get the next iPhone out of the way. WWDC is less than 2 weeks away, and Apple is expected to drop some [...]

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Hello Friday: The Fiercest Nerds On The Block (May 8-15)

May 15, 2009 Comments Off

Whatta week, whatta week! Spock, Rats, Responsible Procreation — you know, there’s an app for that… HELLO FRIDAY re: Fierce OR Nerdy, in which slpc asked you to choose between Fierce (Wolverine) or Nerdy (Spock). cybele: I’m not sure how I feel about sci-fi movies/tv’s belief that all members of a species must have the [...]

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Technically Geeking: There’s An App For That.

May 13, 2009 19 Comments

. a blogumn by Justin Time No doubt you have seen the Apple commercials for the iPhone and its apps: “Say you’re a coal miner. Your canary dies and the entrance to your mining shaft collapses. There’s an app for that.” My wife joked last week that it should become the new catchphrase to replace [...]

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Hello Friday: The Fiercest Nerds on the Block April 23-30

May 01, 2009 2 Comments

Hey guys! Make sure to stop in next week when one, possibly two HUGE announcements will be made re: your dedicated FaN editor. Oh, and if you haven’t weighed in on which photo I should get made into Michel Gondry sketch, please do so here, as I’m going by your results and sending in the [...]

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Technically Geeking: 94% of All Email Is Spam — No, Really

Apr 29, 2009 36 Comments

. a blogumn by Justin Time Spam, Spam, Spam… No, I’m not referring to “America’s favorite canned meat.” Sadly, I am talking about spam: everyone’s least favorite email – also known as unsolicited commercial email (UCE). This kind of spam is back to 94% of all email on the internet, according to Postini data (Google’s [...]

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Hello Friday: The Fiercest Nerds on the Block – April 9 – April 16

Apr 17, 2009 Comments Off

I think this week’s FNotB comments can best be described as gross, metaphorical, hypothetical helpful and informative. HELLO FRIDAY re: Procrastinate on This!, in which we directed you to a post about two sisters not only eating placenta, but converting into a panini placenta sandwich and a pasta sauce. Seriously, skip to “Philosophical Monday” if [...]

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Technically Geeking: Richies Riot Over Google Street View

Apr 15, 2009 20 Comments

. a new blogumn by Justin Time I’m a geek. And I like cars. That’s why last week I was captivated by a story about the geekiest car of all – the Google Street View Car. If you don’t know what this is, it’s a regular car onto which Google straps a camera and drives [...]

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