Hide a Boot Camp NTFS Volume (Drive) under Tiger or Leopard

by Ryan Parman • November 23, 2007 • Apple, Software • No comments

I was trying to figure out how to hide my Boot Camp NTFS drive icon from my desktop, and after some searching I discovered a relatively simple 4-step process. If your Boot Camp drive is FAT32, you can skip the first 2 steps, and begin with step 3. Install MacFUSE. This is a Google project [...]

I support the Writer’s Guild of America

by Ryan Parman • November 9, 2007 • Digital Media • No comments

I just wanted to say that I fully, completely, and entirely support the WGA in their strike against Big Media. If you haven’t checked it out, take a look at United Hollywood and sign the petition! This video explains what’s going on, and why it’s so very important that the Writer’s Guild wins this battle [...]

People-Centric Web

by Ryan Parman • November 5, 2007 • Creating Websites • No comments

Last year, I co-founded a company by the name of Foleeo (which will likely change names because of Palm’s Foleo) that is working on a solution to the ever-increasing rift between record labels, movie studios, and people like you and me who want to get music, movies, and TV shows under far more reasonable terms. [...]

Eight things you may or may not know about me.

by Ryan Parman • August 20, 2007 • Just for Fun, Personal • 3 comments

Eight things you may or may not know about me. (This list was inspired by my friend Liz who also wrote such a list.)

Proof that the youth are revolting

by Ryan Parman • May 1, 2007 • Digital Media • 1 comments

I’ve been sitting here for 10 minutes trying to think of a good opening line, and I can’t. I’m speechless. Something very intriguing is happening this very moment: The users of Digg are outright revolting. This is the digital equivalent of the Los Angeles riots. But what’s more interesting is the fact that as of 9:00pm PST, Digg is letting them.

Obsessive Compulsive

by Ryan Parman • March 31, 2007 • Personal • 6 comments

I think I’m obsessive-compulsive.

Not like the guy who washes his hands hundreds of times a day, or like Adrian Monk — the TV detective that suffers from all sorts of phobias and anxieties and has these oddball little quirks — kind of obsessive.

But a little.

Staying Relevant

by Ryan Parman • March 28, 2007 • Work and Business • No comments

I’ve been thinking lately about how to stay relevant in our booming and ever-changing web industry. I’ve been watching successful relative newcomers like MySpace, Digg, YouTube, del.icio.us, Last.fm, Flickr, Newsvine and Twitter to get a sense of what they are/aren’t doing. I’m trying to understand what they have (to attribute their success to), and do not have (to attribute their lack of _blockbuster_ success to), and what are all of these companies doing that are better or worse than the behemoths like Apple, Google, Yahoo, AOL, and others?

Nine Months

by Ryan Parman • March 27, 2007 • Personal • 2 comments

Nine months ago I simply stopped blogging. I’m not really sure why, although I suspect I just needed a break from writing for a while so I could take some time to gather my thoughts. I’d been blogging since early 2003, and I simply didn’t have anything else to say.