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Tim O’Reilly Supports Obama!

by max on October 31st, 2008
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Tim O’Reilly is probably one of my Web 2.0 heroes who has an extensive history of writing books, creating HOWTO, DIY book publishing company, all while being officially banned from his own family due to cultural differences. Anyways, Tim O’Reilly is officially supporting Obama due to the technical expertise Obama has over McCain. I have to agree that we need a President 2. ...

iPhone Illusions with this funny walking Alien App!

by max on August 24th, 2008
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Here’s a slight illusionary work with the iPhone, a funny walking Alien App. Created by David O’Reilly, iHologram combines anamorphosis and the iPhone’s gyroscopes to achieve this awesome visual magic trick. Anamorphosis is a way to draw things distorted so, while watched at a certain angle, they pop out of the 2D surface as if they were real. David’s applicatio ...

DIY - How to Make a Book using Google Docs!

by max on June 24th, 2008
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I’ve been thinking of writing several books lately and I came by this great guide on making a book using Google Docs over at Hackszine. Currently, my editor Brian Jepson and I are collaboratively writing the book (tentatively titled) Google Office Hacks by O’Reilly using Google Docs. I wanted to outline the process we came up with, and maybe it’s helpful for you too fo ...

Dash, in-car Navigation Company Launches their API!

by max on May 14th, 2008
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s Dash, a company that makes in-car navigation opening their API for developers to develop apps for their navigation system. Sounds like a great idea, it will work a lot better if they offered some prize ...