MethodShop.com

Writing Backwards to Defeat Censorship in China

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:22:03 -0400

Writing Backwards to Defeat Censorship in China: While Americans are celebrating their freedom and independence this July 4th, let’s not forget that everyone isn’t as fortunate. The Chinese in particular live in a highly restricted society, but…

Why the iPhone Makes Some Women Angry

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:49:55 -0400

Why the iPhone Makes Some Women Angry: One of the coolest features of Apple’s iPhone is the mutitouch capable screen. From navigating menus to interacting with features like Google Maps, using the iPhone’s multitouch screen isn’t…

AT&T to Offer No-Contract (Unlocked) iPhones

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:19:01 -0400

AT&T to Offer No-Contract (Unlocked) iPhones: This week, American cell phone provider AT&T announced plans to offer a contract-free version of Apple’s 3G iPhone… for a price.

How much? About 2-3 times more than a “locked” iPhone.

Why…

Digg Recommendation Engine

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:12:52 -0400

Digg Recommendation Engine: Digg is rolling out a new recommendation engine this week. The new feature’s goal is to help users discover content from like-minded individuals amid the clutter of the over 16k stories submitted to…

FilterMyRSS - Mosaic - Contest - You Win

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:41:53 -0400

FilterMyRSS - Mosaic - Contest - You Win: So exactly what IS going on here? Well, today a blogging buddy of mine, who runs a simple RSS Filter found his logo on an internet mosaic image. There must be a thousand websites which make up…

iTunes - 5 Billion Served

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:52:44 -0400

iTunes - 5 Billion Served: According to an Apple press release, the company has sold over 5 billion songs via iTunes. Earlier this year, iTunes surpassed Wal-mart and became the #1 music retailer in the United…

Political Online Ad Spending by Clinton and Obama Campaigns

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:11:42 -0400

Political Online Ad Spending by Clinton and Obama Campaigns: While attending a Personal Democracy Forum panel titled “New Ways of Making (and Spending) Money Online,” Kate Kaye from ClickZ News presented 2 charts showing online ad spending by U.S….

Meeting Meetup.com at PDF2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:19:03 -0400

Meeting Meetup.com at PDF2008: While attending the 2008 Personal Democracy Forum in New York City today, we got to spend some time with Gary from Meetup.com.

Meetup.com is a networking portal that (based on what…

Yahoo Auto Resignation Tool

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:43:21 -0400

Yahoo Auto Resignation Tool: Tired of working at Yahoo!? Ready to resign? Then head on over to http://yahoorezinr.com. The site is a helpful tongue-in-cheek way to help current Yahoo employees expedite their resignation…

Grandma Got Game - AARP Launches Game Portal

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:21:23 -0400

Grandma Got Game - AARP Launches Game Portal: That’s right! Grandma’s got game. Grandpa too!

Earlier this month, the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) launched a new casual gaming portal on their website. The casual games…

Microsoft IE Team Sends Firefox A Cake [pic]

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:27:16 -0400

Microsoft IE Team Sends Firefox A Cake [pic]: Mozilla engineers shipped Firefox 3.0 this week to much praise and accolades from bloggers and tech columnists across the Interweb (except for some initial download issues). But Mozilla also got…

Bumper Sticker Rage

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:04:23 -0400

Bumper Sticker Rage: Bumper Stickers Linked to Road Rage

As you make plans to take some weekend road trips this sweaty summer, a number of obstacles and annoyances await the average driver. Whiny kids, expensive…

Segway Sales Surge

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:41:42 -0400

Segway Sales Surge: Apparently the recent surge in gasoline prices has made many Americans rethink their transportation habits.

According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, “sales at Segway Inc. have…

Distracted Kid in Call of Duty 4

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:23:18 -0400

Distracted Kid in Call of Duty 4: A player in the video game Call of Duty 4 apparently got a little distracted while playing a multiplayer deathmatch online. The clip has quickly become popular with gamers and even made the

Loopt Developing an iPhone 3G Version

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:43:44 -0400

Loopt Developing an iPhone 3G Version: Are you using Loopt yet? Loopt enables users to see where their friends and colleagues are geographically through an interactive map application that integrates with various social networks and…

Apple's App Store

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:05:56 -0400

Apple's App Store: A massive new online business is scheduled to launch on July 11: Apple’s App Store - an online hub for third party iPhone and iPod Touch applications.

Beginning later this month, developers will…

Was the iPhone 3G a Letdown?

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:06:48 -0400

Was the iPhone 3G a Letdown?: In case you’ve been living under a rock, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the new 3G iPhone during his keynote speech at the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) this week.

The iPhone 3G…

iPhone 3G Announced

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:00:40 -0400

iPhone 3G Announced: Apple CEO took the stage this afternoon at the WWDC and announced the new iPhone 3G. Jobs said that Apple has learned so much with the first iPhone. They have taken everything they’ve learned and…

SanDisk Drops TakeTV

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:47:53 -0400

SanDisk Drops TakeTV: SanDisk has officially killed its TakeTV project as well as its accompanying Fanfare video content portal. Chances are, this may be the first time you’ve even heard of TakeTV. Despite getting…

iPhone 3G Predictions

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:41:25 -0400

iPhone 3G Predictions: There’s no doubt that an iPhone update is imminent. But while nearly everyone has agreed on that, nobody knows anything definite about the specifics except that the new iPhone will be…