Exactly one year ago, I took a leap of faith and dropped $50 on a social network that had not even existed yet. At the time, App.net was trying to reach its funding goal of $500,000. Admittedly I was not one of the backers of the fundraiser. The thought of contributing money to a serviceContinue reading “Retrospective: One Year on App.net”
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Initial Thoughts on Nvidia Shield
The Nvidia Shield hasn’t received a ton of attention as far as I’m aware of. It certainly looks like an interesting product in that they chose to make a hybrid between an Android phone (minus the phone part) and dedicated handheld gaming console. At first blush it seems like a trivial entry into the gamingContinue reading “Initial Thoughts on Nvidia Shield”
Piwik
I’ve been thinking about switching from Mint to Piwik lately, so I decided to give it a whirl. Installation was very straight forward and I like the fact that it’s open source and is being actively developed. The API seems far more robust than what Mint offers, and I feel more confident using it knowingContinue reading “Piwik”