Category Archives: Computers

It’s always bugged me that I can’t write applications for my cell phone. I mean, it supports Java ME (a mini version of Java designed for small devices), and I know Java, why shouldn’t I be able to write programs … Continue reading →

I love it when my operating system tells me that there are updates available by displaying a little explosion in the taskbar.

Remember about two years ago when some guy made a blog post saying that we needed to have a standard icon for RSS feeds, and he packaged Mozilla’s feed icon for people to download? I’m pretty impressed at how well … Continue reading →

In the middle of last week a few meebo employees made an afternoon run to the local Fry’s to buy about 10 USB web cams. Why? Because we added voice and video chatting to meebo (with the help of a … Continue reading →

FileZilla (for Windows and Linux). This is the best FTP/SFTP program I’ve ever used. It reminds me a lot of CuteFTP from when I used it in the late 90s. PuTTY (for Windows). A fantastic Telnet and SSH client for … Continue reading →

For the record, I am strongly in favor of schools teaching C in introductory programming courses rather than Java. I think c teaches the basics way better. Generally if you know c you should be able to pick up Java, … Continue reading →

Soooo, computer programs occasionally set timers when they need to do stuff. For example, “call this function every 30 seconds to check if I have new email.” Now, the CPU inside your computer isn’t constantly processing shit and crunching numbers. … Continue reading →

I updated The Songs of Summer with this summer’s song. It is Parenthesis by The Blow. That album is great. I’ve started biking to work again. It’s 2.4 miles, which is perfect. Not enough time to sweat and long enough … Continue reading →

Last night at work we finally released our next big product. It’s called meebo rooms. It’s basically just a bunch of chat rooms. What’s good about it? Completely web-based, no need to download anything Can be used anonymously, no need … Continue reading →