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Blogging from the iPhone

Tim McGuinness — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:19:44 +0000

This is the first post from my WordPress for iPhone app. It took two versions and help from the tech support team at 3essentials.com. Thanks to their team who went beyond the norm to make it work: Patrick, Josh, Damon and Sam (hope I got you all).

Here’s to trusting auto-correct.

– Tim

NY Tech Meetup – Let’s Play Two

Tim McGuinness — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:38:18 +0000

NY Tech Meetup

A busy day around FIT for the the NY Tech Meetup scene thanks to New York Internet Week. Late in the afternoon the FIT Great Hall hosted 60 NY start-ups and at least 500 people (my estimate) for a showcase event. Attendees had free access to visit all the start-up tables for demos and questions.

From there the action moved into the Auditorium for the monthly Meetup gathering where the program was the standard 5 minutes to demo your product. It was a great a night for the demo teams. I can honestly say that I will try out each of these products, with the exception of the MakerBot. However, it was cool enough that I’ll share it with a brother-in-law who likes these robotic thingies.

Here are some links that you should check out:

– UpNext – If you are in the NYC area or a frequent visitor, you will want this great iPhone app that features a 3-D vision of the city, subway maps, and built in directory all by simple tapping on the map.
– Centrl – Another map-type app for iPhone and BB, but it focuses more on the social networking that pulls in feeds from all the major social platforms.
– Livestream / Procaster — High-quality live video from your lap-top is possible with these simple tools.
– Aviary – Think online Photoshop.
– MakerBot – It was hard for some of us to grasp what was being discussed here, but think of it as a desktop robot builder that grinds out mini objects. Check out the web site and you’ll see.
– NYSenate.gov – The new web site that will bring transparency to NY government. Cool I guess.
– Mahalo 2.0!
— Jason Calacanis showcased the new Mahalo and their plans for sharing the revenues with page owners.

Renewing Domains

Tim McGuinness — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:50:43 +0000

At the end of each year, I sign onto my GoDaddy account and renew all my domains with one swing. In doing so, I had to make some decisions, since some of the domains are dogs. I have to really think back: What was I thinking when I signed up for this? One domain I had, but declined to renew: TIMFO.INFO. It must have been on sale. What else could I have been thinking?

Now, I had been planning on launching this blog since August, so I was trying to find the right domain. The obvious would have been MCGUINNESS.COM, but the guy who has owned it, after a financial advisor dropped it, wanted $10,000. I hate squatters; just another form of web parasite.

So we get MCGUINN.ES. Not the exact spelling, but I’m going to run with it.

Engineer Dance

Tim McGuinness — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:02:08 +0000

Engineer Dance

This is the first post just to make sure it works.