Top 10 paid and free iOS apps so far, some surprises!
iPhone top paid and free app surprises – Top paid are not all games, but AppBox Pro-Alarm Clock utility app, which I have never heard of is number 9 – Google has two apps in top 10: Google Mobile App and Google Earth – Tapulous has all three Tap Tap Revenge games on top 10 [...]
Groupon wants to punish their employees from unsubscribtions?
I’m a huge fan of quirky marketing and dark humour, but the way Groupon handles this is just twisted and wrong! This is your experience when you decide to unsubscribe to Groupon’s daily email spam. You got a change to Punish Derrick who has been spamming you Clicking “PUNISH DERRICK.” plays a short video where [...]
Web design from 1999 by UnitedHealthcare Dental
Every year you need to make your healthcare elections. This is just rarely enough to forget the details on your last years elections.After spending hours to understand the impact of the recent changes on my health coverage I decided to pick a new dentist. The first thing I found out was that the UnitedHealthcare Dental [...]
Gap logo in turmoil
Based on the consumer response Gap didn’t really nail their new logo. The new logo feels more cloud computing then respectable clothing brand, hence it shouldn’t be surprise to anyone that there is now a rumor of Gap reversing back to the old logo just 4 days after introducing the new. This must the a record of [...]
Game-theory
Gaming is all around us, and often we don’t even recognize a game while participating in it. Open your wallet and count the loyalty and bonus cards you are carrying and you realize that you are participating in multiple collecting games. Coupons, offers and discounts are games designed to drive people into stores. The most powerful location [...]
Facebook down, is this end of social life?
Social media space went crazy after Facebook went down today!
Augmented Reality (gaming)
Augmented Reality (AR) has been around for a while, think Minority Report, Terminator or HUDs. 2008 Gartner nominated AR as one of the top 10 disruptive technologies for 2008-2012. Lately there have been some concrete steps to turn AR into real business: First AR focused business conference are2010 was held in June 2010 Dozens of [...]
The worlds best slab climb – Crest Jewel Direct
Yosemite Valley’s mile high walls of granite intimidate the sport climber in me. After couple of big wall attempts I have come to conclusion that free climbing is just not my thing. I like the simplicity of bolted anchors and strenuous nature of sport climbing, yet at the same time I envy my free climbing friends who [...]
20 million people can’t be wrong?
I had decided not to lay my hands on the Stieg Larsson’s Millenium trilogy, but after seeing the first film Girl with the Dragon Tattoo I started to doubt my decision. The film was very solid suspensive thriller with great acting and definitely one of the better Swedish films I have seen. In weeks after seeing [...]
No filters for your G11, don’t worry use your sunglasses instead
If you are anything like me you want to hike, climb and bike light and just carry the bare essence with you, so having DSLR and the whole kit is a no go. On my last hike at Tahoe I got really frustrated on the lightning conditions and ended up using my Oakleys as a temporary filter [...]