http://joe.kueser.com Another Geek Finding His Place on the Web Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:43:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been watching the little spat between Macmillan and Amazon.com with some interest, since I think it represents a very important turning point in the publication industry. Amazon.com published their side of the story, and Macmillan published theirs. In the end, Macmillan won, and you and I ... http://joe.kueser.com/2010/01/31/nasty-ipad-side-effects/ Anyone that knows me is expecting me to run out and buy an Apple iPad the day it becomes available. Ok, I probably will, but am considerably more hesitant to do so than I would/should be. Why? Because I think version 2.0 of the pad is the ... http://joe.kueser.com/2010/01/28/why-i-will-wait-to-buy-my-ipad-maybe/ I live in the “suburbs” of Joplin, so basically in the middle of the middle of nowhere. In this berg, only one book store, Books A Million. Because I like to support our local economy, especially around Christmas, I decided to purchase a couple of books from them. ... http://joe.kueser.com/2009/12/28/books-a-million-youre-dead-to-me-dead/ It’s been a LONG time since I’ve written a blog entry, and frankly don’t have anything worth saying right now. I am, however, preparing a blog entry that may be helpful to some, on testing while using Django Haystack, and I wanted to make sure my blog actually still ... http://joe.kueser.com/2009/12/12/is-this-thing-on/ I worked with a few buds of mine to create a new app called BorrowMe.  The short and skinny...it helps you keep track of the things you borrow, and the things you lend.  We really dipped into the iPhone capability bucket on this one and have some great features in ... http://joe.kueser.com/2008/10/23/keep-track-of-your-stuff/ The PDF version of Erica Sadun’s book, “The iPhone Developer’s Cookbook: Building Applications with the iPhone SDK” (link: http://tinyurl.com/4aldd8) is finally available. I’ll admit, I had some very high expectations for this book. The samples on Erica Sadun’s web site offered a peek into what to expect. Not only ... http://joe.kueser.com/2008/10/08/iphone-developers-cookbook/ I normally don't worry too much about anything political. I just can't get excited about something that in inherently corrupt. However, what is going on in Washington today is pissing me off. It’s not so much the bailout. While I would personally rather the government didn’t spend our ... http://joe.kueser.com/2008/10/03/bank-bailout-hold-the-pork/ Apple has finally opened the AppStore for iPhone and iPod Touch applications. Not to toot my own horn, but toot toot, I have an app available!  MPG I've also launched a new site to support my iPhone apps.  iPhoneCodeMonkey.com. Check it out! http://joe.kueser.com/2008/07/10/iphone-appstore-now-live/ A little background...I live in a small town (which will remain nameless, lest everyone in town will lynch me). The people here are some of the most polite, laid back drivers I have ever experienced. It is not at all unusual to: Get stuck behind a driver going 5 ... http://joe.kueser.com/2008/06/13/hypermiling-or-how-to-piss-off-anyone/ No, despite popular belief, the only prescription is not more cowbell. For me, the only prescription is lots of expensive toys. The fever I gots is the photography bug. I guess that makes me a... shutterbug |ˈ sh ətərˌbəg| noun informal an enthusiastic amateur photographer. It started with a trip to Hawaii where ... http://joe.kueser.com/2008/04/14/guess-what-i-got-a-fever-and-the-only-prescription/