Jake Spurlock

Tag: Nerdy Stuff

  • Installing Leopard

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    Just got done with the Leaopard install. All said and done, it took about two and a half hours. I was hoping that it might be a little quicker, but not terrible. After watching the Guided Tour, I was a little more excited for the install. It is neat to see the enhancements that were…

  • Utah Bloggers Dinner

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    **Update** Moved to Sweet Tomatoes Time and Place Date: Thursday, October 25, 2007 Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm Location: Sweet Tomatoes Street: 10060 S State St. City/Town: Sandy City, UT gCal and Facebook for the event. Hope to see you all there!

  • Insomnia Film Festival

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    Some friends of mine have made a great short that has been entered into the Insomnia Film Festival. Take a look and have give them a vote, I would sure appreciate it. You can find the video here.

  • Blackberry

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    Finally. I have been really jealous of the Facebook mobile client that iPhone users have had for sometime now, but this really evens the playing field. AllFacebook brought the news of the new app earlier today, and I have been really impressed with it. Find me on Facebook here.

  • Blackberry <3 Facebook

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    Finally. I have been really jealous of the Facebook mobile client that iPhone users have had for sometime now, but this really evens the playing field. AllFacebook brought the news of the new app earlier today, and I have been really impressed with it. Find me on Facebook here.

  • Tools Are For Building

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    I just read a great post from Richard K. Miller about Apple’s OSX Leopard that is being released Friday, the 26th of October. He says: I thought my strong interest in the new operating system was justified since I’m going to take the opportunity to replace my 4½ year old Titanium Powerbook with a new…

  • Gmail Now Has IMAP Support

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    For everyone but me… For those that don’t know what IMAP is, this probabpy isn’t huge news, but if you have more then one computer, or a mobile device that supports email, this is huge news. Check out the news here.

  • Bloggers Are Dangerous

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    It’s true… To protect the kids on the street, here are a few of the telling signs. There are some serious common misconceptions about Bloggers within the Enterprise. Many company executives see bloggers almost as a roving band of gangsters. Forbes wrote about “Attack of the Blogs”. It is all true. Bloggers even have gang…

  • Principles and Guidelines for the Modern Photowalker

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    Saw this on Scoble’s Twitter page. Interesting notes on photography, and can really be applied to any passion. This was interesting. 9. Money spent on gear is almost always worth it. Yes, one downside to photography as a lifestyle is that it is ****ing expensive. And the more it begins to live inside you the…

  • Twittergrams

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    Scoble was down at the Facebook headquarters and was able to talk to them about why it was down. Apparently they where trying to push out some new features, and it brought the site down… Whoops. What is cool about Scoble, is he made a phone call, and immediately 4940 people knew the results. Cool…