Give, Don’t Get – making a difference for Earthquake victims
Something important I’m collaborating on with a couple of other tech people is a Facebook page called “Give, Don’t Get”. The idea is that instead of buying something you would like but don’t really need (like an iPad 2 if…
Adblocking behavior is relatively stable, geeky
Mozilla has a lot of interesting information and statistics about installed plug-ins, and one of my personal favorites to examine is AdBlock Plus by Wladimir Palant. Here is the stats page for it. Looking at a chart over the last…
Jiwire/Freefi Wifi “ad-supported service” is a joke
I tried to access Twitter on the Freefi/Jiwire network here at the Oakland Airport, and kept getting weird page refreshes from the bar at the top of the screen that loads banner ads, a small and a 728×90. The thing…
My hobby = PSA spotting
It’s a sick thing to call a hobby, I guess it’s really more of a pastime that I can’t stop doing even when I’m surfing the Web not for work (online advertising). And that’s to be on the look out…
Free sometimes worse than paid
a.ka. crappy free wifi…. On a trip over the labor day weekend, stuck at the airport a little longer than expected and had the wonderful experience of using some free wi-fi. Now you may ask, how can free be bad….