by jtpratt | Nov 7, 2007 | distractions, online games, video games, web
I cannot count the countless hours over the years that I’ve wasted playing stupidly addictive online flash and java games. I swear sometimes that the people that build them implement the same kind of human psychology techniques used in casino slot machines. The...
by jtpratt | Oct 11, 2007 | music, p2p, riaa, tech news, web
Whether you love or hate Madonna, a groundbreaking deal was announced when Madonna signed a $120M deal with “LiveNation” out of L.A. The contract is for 3 CD’s, and they will also promote her concerts, merchandise, and license her name. I don’t...
by jtpratt | Sep 14, 2007 | graphic apps, tech news, web
According to John Nack’s Blog over at Adobe – Photoshop is going online with a stripped down version called “Photoshop Express”. I think this is a significant branding point for Adobe – if they can tie their service into huge social apps...
by jtpratt | Aug 22, 2007 | google, resources and tips, tutorial, web
We all use google, and most of us that would consider ourselves “power users” probabaly already know the more popular google ‘shortcuts’ and features. Like you can use google as a calculator and search “8 + 8” and google will spit...
by jtpratt | Aug 9, 2007 | firefox, hardware, resources and tips, software, tutorial, web
I came across something I just had to share that has changed the way I work quite a bit. I was doing StumbleUpon one day, and one of the first pages I came across was Portableapps.com. Now I’ve blogged about both Portable Firefox and Portable Opera before. These...
by jtpratt | Jun 29, 2007 | video games, web
Well, back in the day of 3.0 browsers – did you ever think that you’d see the day when you’d be playing a complete version of Super Mario Brothers right in your own browser built completely on DHTML and CSS? Talk about coding ’til your fingers...
