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Tim O’Reilly Supports Obama!

Posted on October 31, 2008 by max

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 2.0, capable understanding Web 2.0 and other emerging technologies.

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iPhone Illusions with this funny walking Alien App!

Posted on August 24, 2008 by max

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

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DIY – How to Make a Book using Google Docs!

Posted on June 24, 2008 by max

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 for certain needs.

The base document we’re working on is the outline. It’s a linked

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Dash, in-car Navigation Company Launches their API!

Posted on May 14, 2008 by max

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlMpmecVKuU

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxFbzGDdwBI

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 prizes like Google (GOOG) has been doing with their

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