Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
TextPayMe
TextPayMe is a Seattle area service that lets you send money to a friend using your mobile phone. Get 36 of your friends to sign up, and win an XBOX 360.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Microsoft Feeds API
IE 7 ships built in RSS capabilities. The features in the browser are lacking if you are using a full-fledged feed reader, but will allow everyday surfers to start making use of RSS. I had heard that RSS core libraries would be coming, but I hadn't snooped around to see what was available with the IE 7 beta.
After spotting an unfamilar scheduled tasks referencing msfeeds.dll, I added a reference to it from Visual Studio, and discovered a rich and wonderous API. Searching on the interface definition, I discovered it is already documented, complete with some sample code.
Sample Application: ScreenSaver
I'm looking forward to trying this out. I'm interested in seeing if it will slot in between an ASP.NET front end and a SQL back end, so I can build my own aggregator.
After spotting an unfamilar scheduled tasks referencing msfeeds.dll, I added a reference to it from Visual Studio, and discovered a rich and wonderous API. Searching on the interface definition, I discovered it is already documented, complete with some sample code.
Sample Application: ScreenSaver
I'm looking forward to trying this out. I'm interested in seeing if it will slot in between an ASP.NET front end and a SQL back end, so I can build my own aggregator.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Zillow Launched
Zillow, the real estate web site founded by an ex-CEO of Expedia finally launched today. Discovered via Megite.
Also enjoying this week: Redfin.com, prosper.com
Also enjoying this week: Redfin.com, prosper.com
Friday, February 03, 2006
Music
These are the tracks I bought last night. I hadn't put together a CD in a while. These were mostly added to a playlist during the course of last fall. I am still primarily buying music from Napster, but I'm keeping an eye on the iTunes catalog. iTunes seems to have better artists lately, but I can't stand the 30 second samples (I would subscribe if I could). I did buy a couple of the "iTunes Original CD's" which include artist interviews and alternate recordings.
No Wow - The Kills
Banquet (Phones Disco Edit) - Bloc Party
Blue Light (Engineers' Anti-Gravity Mix) - Bloc Party
Daft Punk is Playing at my House - LCD Soundsystem
Destroy Everything You Touch - Ladytron
Eyes Without a Face - Paul Anka
Helicopter (Whitey Version) - Bloc Party
Mushaboom - Feist
Narc (Plenti Remix) - Interpol
Over My Shoulder (Album Version) - I Am Kloot
Positive Tension (Blackbox Remix) - Bloc Party
Prelude from Suite No. 1 in G Major for Cello, BWV 1007 - Yo Yo Ma
Saeglopur - Sigur Ros
Saturdays (LP Version) - Cut Copy
Today Has Been Okay - Emiliana Torrini
We Will Become Silhouettes - Death Cab for Cutie
About the Picture - Smoosh
Also, on my bus this morning probably 1/3rd of the people had headphones on. Mostly iPods. It is weird to see so many people trying to tune each other out.
No Wow - The Kills
Banquet (Phones Disco Edit) - Bloc Party
Blue Light (Engineers' Anti-Gravity Mix) - Bloc Party
Daft Punk is Playing at my House - LCD Soundsystem
Destroy Everything You Touch - Ladytron
Eyes Without a Face - Paul Anka
Helicopter (Whitey Version) - Bloc Party
Mushaboom - Feist
Narc (Plenti Remix) - Interpol
Over My Shoulder (Album Version) - I Am Kloot
Positive Tension (Blackbox Remix) - Bloc Party
Prelude from Suite No. 1 in G Major for Cello, BWV 1007 - Yo Yo Ma
Saeglopur - Sigur Ros
Saturdays (LP Version) - Cut Copy
Today Has Been Okay - Emiliana Torrini
We Will Become Silhouettes - Death Cab for Cutie
About the Picture - Smoosh
Also, on my bus this morning probably 1/3rd of the people had headphones on. Mostly iPods. It is weird to see so many people trying to tune each other out.
