First of all, the iPad is NOT just a big iPhone as droid fans and those who don’t have an iPad may say. This device, with a few apps and familiarity with the iPhone interface is closer to a laptop (for me) than it is any smartphone. To evaluate it and see if it’s a viable option for people like me to use I made decision to not touch a laptop for a couple weeks, forcing me to use an iPad. Well I’m not a typical user, I don’t just use the Internet, check email, type docs and tweak spreadsheets (though all of this is easily done on the iPad). I’m a coder, a webmaster and I like to tinker, break things, fix things and play. I need to troubleshoot email issues, amend websites, post, create images, videos and more and I need to do it quickly and fairly often. It’s clear, the iPad CAN replace a laptop in most cases. It has for me. In fact, I made this entire post on the iPad.

These are my staple apps that allow me to use the iPad on a daily “work” basis. Click the thumbnails to see a bigger
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Most of my “regulars” here have a sense of my politics, so you won’t be surprised to see I’ve built a little WebApp for iPhones counting down to the exact time Barack Obama leaves the white house.

Each time it’s loaded you’ll also get a comic, picture or joke taken from the web.

Add it to your home screen and it functions just as normal iTunes downloaded app would act. Just surf to THIS LINK on your iPhone and hit the ‘+’ at the bottom of the browser.

Send it to your iPhone friends (there are a lot of people who would like it, sorry to those of you who wish differently) or yourself and you too can watch for the “Change” our country needs in 2012.

I made a simple iPhone site for myself and some friends have found it useful so I’m sharing the link now.

Basically, it’s just a quick way to access information about the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The live dispatch is actually a combined feed from the Douglas County Sheriff, Lone Tree PD, Parker PD and Castle Rock PD. The other resources just lists various departments to find out bail amounts, if your friend is in jail, what lawyers will work best for you Read the rest of this entry »

Real Estate Webmasters has a good tutorial on how to an honest 301 redirect for a denver real estate client of theirs.  The reason for doing it is honest and it’s a good place to learn the correct process with Google.  Check out Morgan’s article to learn about it.

Royal Caribbean wants you to see a completely different Haiti.  “Labadee” is what’s called a leased part of the island that the cruise line calls “private” and is one of the many places their tanning customers get to visit.  It’s in Haiti.  It’s 70 miles from the devastation at Port-au-Prince.

Personally I think it’s disgusting that after a WEEK, Royal Caribbean has “PLEDGED” ONE million dollars to the relief.  Yes, they have several ships that hold THOUSANDS of people.  Sure, the ships desalinate water at sea.  WHY wouldn’t they AT LEAST donate ONE for housing injured victims?  Why wouldn’t they at least DOCK and OFFER to transport the THOUSANDS of kids orphaned and bring them HERE? Read the rest of this entry »

I’m happy to help out Tenth Mountain Division .org integrate an online store to their site.  These are friends of mine, not a client.  They are rebuilding their site so I just want to help make an awareness.

Their Mission is to preserve the artifacts, traditions and history of the WWII 10th Mountain Division; to educate the public about that history, and to present this history where possible in a Living History format for the enjoyment and education of the public. Read the rest of this entry »

Studiomae.com is a small design company in South Denver that is truly unique.  I met these people at a coffee shop and at first glance I thought they were competitors.  After some talking and meeting the principals I found that we are very different.

Media with a conscience is how they describe their company.  Jeremy and Caroline use Dotster for some of their networking efforts and quickly built a video about them.  Yes, it was a contest for Dotster but their rapid development of the video impressed me and some associates.

Web design, video, music and photography. They integrate all these visual and audible components i Read the rest of this entry »

Mike Andruff in Vancouver posted a video recapping the REW Conference in Nanaimo BC last month.  It’s nice to see some friends on there.  I hope Real Estate Webmasters hosts another next year! Read the rest of this entry »

• Because I don’t want to pay for casual abortions.
• Because I don’t think seniors should have mandatory “end of life counseling” every 5 years.
• Because I don’t believe older people (like YOUR parents) have a “duty to die”.
• Because I believe in PERSONAL accountability, not collectivism.
• Because I value FREEDOM.

Because of these things and a hundred more, I attended a rally today at the Capitol building in Denver sponsored by Read the rest of this entry »

Environmentalists are realizing now that with their communist leaders printing money at record paces that our nation will be be completely devoid of trees by the year 2012.

It would be ironic if it weren’t so sad.

But there’s a solution that I’m sure Read the rest of this entry »

I have some awesome friends.  So I titled this awesome post as “Awesomness” – simply becasue that’s the best way to describe them.  Thank you all – you are awesomness.

I admit I’m a fan of the iPhone.  But, unlike those that camp out for days to be one of the first to acquire a new Apple toy (like these guys a week ahead of the release), I am waiting a week or so.

Yeah, my phone has been dropped and kicked a few times – even fell in a toilet, so i do need a new one.

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