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I am a web developer for the API Web Services dept., where I learn a little more about cows and PHP every day.

Archive for April, 2007

Joost Invitation Drawing

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

I have one Joost invite left. In order to get to know you better, I am holding a fun little drawing for it. All you have to do is introduce yourself in the comments below.
What do you do for a living? Are you a student, or a 9 to 5er? Where are you from? Write [...]

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Joost from an HTPC Geek’s View

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Today’s guest post comes from Peter Lowe, a self-proclaimed Home Theater Personal Computer geek who looked deeper into Joost and how well it interacts with his HTPC setup. Thanks Peter!
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Joost: First Impressions
I just got invited to the Joost beta. I’d been looking forward to trying it, as I’m a bit of a HTPC [...]

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Guest Post about Joost (pending)

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

I have a guest post coming in from a Home Theater/PC fan, for a different perspective on Joost. Look for it on Tuesday!
Related links:

Joost from an HTPC Geek’s View
Joost Critique (for version 0.9.1)
Short Critique/First Impressions on Joost
Joost Beta Testing!

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April is Financial Literacy Month

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

Bah to all this blabber about taxes. I hate taxes. I know how to file my taxes. What I and many others do not have is the bigger picture: how to handle one’s finances. I stumbled along on my own, learning by getting burned by the fire and skinning a few of my knees skinning [...]

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Joost Critique (for version 0.9.1)

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

This is my extended review. You can find the short critique here.
User Experience
If I ever receive permission, I’ll post some screen shots.
I received an invitation last week to try out Joost. I read the minimum system requirements and then completed a quick and painless install. I immediately noticed the user interface had some very Mac-like/OS [...]

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