Another Commenting System

I don't know why I bother, as I get no comments or reader's at this place, but it gives me an excuse to play around and keep current with what's out there.

So, now I'm going to play around with a new commenting system called IntenseDebate. I kind of liked the coComment system, but it had some flaws that really annoyed me. IntenseDebate seems to have the same sort of idea, but takes it to the next level with linking to other social networking systems and so on.

So, if you run across this for whatever reason leave a comment so I can see how it works!

Playing with chi.mp

So, there's another new social networking Web 2.0 meta service out and about. It's called chi.mp, as in http://chi.mp. The deal here is you sign up for free and they give you a domain name; .mp. This is then bound to a hosted site that you can use to link up with your various social networking services, such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and even regular old webpages. You can then import data from RSS feeds from your blogs (like this one) and data from other service for display on the page. Contact info, etc. is also able to be shown. You can set privacy limits on who's able to see what and so on. So far, it seems like a nifty way to give someone a single reference point so they can find you on their preferred services and see what you're up to on the ones they may or may not use too often. Not to mention giving them easy access to various blogs or other websites you might be involved in. It's still in private beta, and I don't have any invite codes, but I do recommend checking it out.

NaNoWriMo '08

It looks like my good friend Terry is taking another stab at it this year and it's pushed me into condsidering it more seriously. I think if the notes on the story I've started to develop are fleshed out enough I'll be compelled to. Good luck to everyone out there preparing for it.

The iPhone.

Some random thoughts about the device now that I've had a day to play with mine.

The battery life for heavy Internet/app usage sucks. I haven't been able to leave it alone enough to judge otherwise. As it stands I'll definitely be carrying the charging stuff. Although it does last quite a bit longer than a notebook doing the same stuff.

The Internet everywhere is awesome. And with the iPhone it's been pretty much the same Internet as that on my macbook pro.

The applications are the killer feature. The iPhone isn't so much a phone as a handheld computer. The iPhone SDK definitely brings desktop computing and applications to a mobile device.

The keyboard is much easier to use than I expected. Pretty much instantly I'm typing accurate emough for the auto correct to get most erprs and at a very comfortable pace.

I may follow this up with some application reviews in the near future. However I'll say that NetNewsWire and Twitterific are both excellent. Oh, and my 2-year old loves Bubbles.

UPDATE: The batter life doesn't suck as much as I found at first. Spending hours using it non-stop and downloading apps and other such things tends to cloud the picture. I've since been able to use the phone normally for 16+ hours doing various things and still not have the battery completely drained.

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