I am not sure if the look will stay … but I am just testing stuff out.

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The project is being developed on Ruby on Rails 2.1.0 and because of Ruby on Rails I have been able to develop it so quickly.

Right now I am pulling an all nighter wrapping up the design of the project. I will not sleep till it is released . I plan on running some local tests; soon after that I will be uploading it to the Phoky website. Some time next week I will upload the project to github so anyone can grab a copy.

This will be one of the many projects to be released under the NerdRocket name.

Well got to get back to the project but if you got any questions post away!

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I have been a Safari user since then, but with the latest beta of Firefox 3 … it’s a real close match.

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I am sick of Twitter on how it has its hick ups, of course no service is perfect and nothing will be but twitters ups and downs are bit to much for me personally and well I am dropping them like a brick. I stopped using twitter back in November and switched over to Jaiku but that is another story. Last week I got back on Twitter in hopes that it would be a refresh for me and liven up my social aspect of the online life i have.

It didn’t … I found myself as annoyed as I was before so yes I am dropping it. Maybe in another 3 months I will go back on there and see if it has changed, but I don’t think it will be.

I really think Twitter is great it’s just they need to get a little more stable and I know that’s tough with so many users accessing the site so frequent.

Jaiku is a great service and it’s now owned by Google but Jaiku needs a lot of TLC. They could go places if they added more of a mobile feel to the service and added a few more features. The thing that attracted me to Jaiku was the community feel of the site. Jaiku has channels built in to the service so you can discuss things easily within the channels and keep track of it. This is something twitter is missing and needs it badly! Pownce has something like it but not exactly.

I am leaving Jaiku from a personal level where I will not be posting my day to day stuff but more of using it as a community resource when I need a question answered or I am looking for something. Jaiku will be perfect for it.

That leaves me with Pownce … I really like Pownce it has file sharing, link sharing, event sharing, and good ol’ messaging. It allows your posts to be public, private, to a group of friends, or a certain person you are friends with. Pownce is more community like then Twitter but less then Jaiku, so I can live with that. It’s mobile website works on my phone and on my Amazon Kindle, which is a major plus for me. It is missing one thing, actually it’s missing two things I would love that they had … a SMS code and a Windows Mobile application of course with a windows mobile application they can extend the delay of a SMS code but both would be ideal for mobile use. I mean not everyone has an iPhone(yet!) . Oh it’s also the only service that I know in this area that has a paid plan. The paid plan removes ads, higher uploading limit, and you can customize your profile. I am debating if i should or should not go pro.

So there you have it my random rant about status/social messaging sites well at least the top three in my book. I am sticking with Pownce and hopefully it will do.

If you’re on Pownce and want to be my friend here is my profile http://pownce.com/DigitalKNK/. I will be a regular on there trust me .

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I spoke to an Amazon.com Customer Representative today which I have to say was the easiest support call I have had since god who knows when. I went to the Amazon website clicked on Contact Us click on the button to have them call me within seconds I was on the phone with someone which was prepared to help me as soon as I picked up the phone …. AMAZing! Well by the end of the conversation I had with the rep on the phone they decided to put my inquiry on expedite status because they did see that my Kindle was having issues they weren’t sure what the problem was BUT they would send out a brand new kindle out.So I am currently the Kindle Ordered and will do my work with it as much as I can till I receive the new one, but I have to say Amazon has done a great job with the Kindle and their customer support.

UPDATE: Never got an email about my new Kindle but checked out the Amazon Kindle site by accident and well there is shows You purchased this item on January 28, 2008. There you go already have my order processed but they are giving me a shipping estimation of February 27th which is a month away. Now I don’t mind using this Kindle that I have now till then but my Techie side is saying I want it now! I am happy they have been able to process it so quickly. Once again Amazon proves they truly care about their customers.

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This book is under the Creative Commons Attribution License 2.0 which you can read about by visiting this link http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.

If you have a Kindle go ahead and click on this link to download the book: http://files.jonforrent.com/Version_Control_with_Subversion.zip

The book was converted from HTML to PRC format which is readable on the Kindle using the MobiBook Creator.

If you want a hard copy go grab your self a copy below
“Version Control with Subversion” (C. Michael Pilato, Ben Collins-Sussman, Brian W. Fitzpatrick)

The main file(s) for this book and any upcoming information from the authors you can visit this site http://svnbook.red-bean.com/.

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Let’s hope this is a great year for everyone! 

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1. Menu > Settings(9) > Connection(7) > Network Profiles(1)  
2. New  
3. Added information below
   • Title: T-Zones GPRS  
   • Bearer: GPRS  
   • Authentication: No Auth  
   • Username: Blank  
   • Password: Blank  
   • APN: wap.voicestream.com  
4. Save It!  

1. Menu > Settings(9) > Connection(7) > Network Profiles(1)  
2. New  
3. Added information below
   • Title: T-Zones WAP  
   • Bearer: GPRS  
   • Authentication: No Auth  
   • Username: Blank  
   • Password: Blank  
   • APN: wap.voicestream.com  
4. Save It!  

1. Menu > Settings(9) > Connection(7) > Network Profiles(1)  
2. New  
3. Added information below
   • Title: Picture Messaging  
   • Bearer: GPRS  
   • Authentication: CHAP  
   • Username: Blank  
   • Password: Blank  
   • APN: wap.voicestream.com  
4. Save It!  

1. Menu > Media Net(4) > Browser Settings(6) > Accounts(1)  
2. Options > New  
3. Added information below
   • Account Name: T-Zones GPRS  
   • Homepage: http://wap.t-zones.com  
   • Connection Mode: UDP(CO)  
   • Proxy Address: 216.155.165.050  
   • Security: None  
   • Time Out: 180  
   • Network Profile: Tzones GPRS  
4. Save It!  

1. Menu > My Stuff(8) > Applications(2)  
2. Options > Java Accounts(1)  
3. Options > New Account(1)  
4. Added information below
   • Account Name: T-Zones GPRS  
   • Homepage: http://wap.t-zones.com  
   • Connection Mode: UDP(CO)  
   • Proxy Address: 216.155.165.050  
   • Port: 9201 (you might need this and might not)  
   • Security: None  
   • Time Out: 180  
   • Network Profile: Tzones GPRS  
5. Save It!  

I know it’s a lot of steps but after all that the internet will work and Java applications should work. Currently they are not working for me but when I did use the phone prior to me switching over again Java applications worked. So YMMV . Now to figure out how to get my N800 to link thru bluetooth so I can have mobile internet. :-D 

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Overall great improvment to to the N800 I would have given it a different name something like n850 or n900 … I don’t know how Nokia comes up with their model numbers. If your looking for a portable device that is smaller then a laptop but has almost the same (I am saying almost ) as a notebook then look into a Nokia Internet Tablet (n800 or n810).

Specs to the N810 | Photos of the N810

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I am not affiliated with eMusic in any way except that I use their service and have been a happy user up until now.

What is eMusic? Well, eMusic is an music distributing service like iTunes but without the DRM (Digital Right Management), they have a good amount of tracks also over 2 million now I am sure their over 2.5 million but I have not been keeping track to be honest. They also recently got into selling audio books without any DRM good collection about over 1000 or will be by the end of the year. One of the great things about eMusic that I personally like is that most of the music they offer is 256kbps VBR (Variable Bit Rate), which is better then some of the offerings from other music downloading services. At least I know the music I download from there is free from restrictions and a great quality.

Also included with the subscription is an RCA 512mb MP3 player, now I know that everyone and their moms have an iPod but this is kinda like a backup or a side mp3 player for anything you want it to be. So even if you don’t want it you got to take it.

How can you have a chance to get in this giveaway? Well this is how. Comment(with a valid email address) or a track back with what/why you like about music. No real rules except two, USA only … Unless your willing to risk the time it will take to ship the package to your country outside of the USA and only one of your comments or Track-backs will count. Multiple submissions will be ignored and possible block after the first entry. So please avoid posting more then once.

I will be picking the winner on Friday October 19th, 2007 and will be shipping out the prize on Saturday morning using Priority mail. Once the prize is received you must sign up BEFORE October 31st. This is when it expires so sign up quickly once receiving it.

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The bootcamp was well worth it and if they have another one I will do my very best to attend. I recommend anyone that is planning to or is running a technology based company to join the bootcamps and donate to the Eff.org because you never know if your going to need their assistance one day.

I met a lot of people that work for companies that have services I use all the time. It was interesting to talk to them and even able to give them some of my ideas for the services they offer. It’s always better to talk to them in person then with an email, at least you know they have to listen to you then .

So it was a great experience and possibly meet some new friends.

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If by chance you read my blog and your going to be there let me know, we can go out for lunch or something when the lunch break comes up.

Location: Silicon Valley Center
Times: 9:00am till 5:00pm (Just like work for me )
Upcoming.org Event Link

You can give me a call(714.661.5565) if you like to meet up or just email me!

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