• Home
  • Flailing Wildly
  • Résumé
  • Design
  • Code
  • Wishlist
  • About Me

Flailing Wildly
Too much straw, not enough camel.

Category Archives: Technology


iPhone 4S and Siri

by Ryan Parman • October 21, 2011 • Apple, Technology • No comments

I’m not able to upgrade my iPhone until next summer when the next iPhone will presumably be out. That said, I find this sort of technology absolutely fascinating and I absolutely love how easy Apple has made it all.


Netflix: Crazy or Genius?

by Ryan Parman • September 20, 2011 • Digital Media, Technology • No comments

Reed Hastings seems like a bright guy. He handily trounced the incumbent DVD rental giants (e.g., Blockbuster, Hollywood Video), and currently has a commanding lead in the movie streaming market. So why on earth is he destroying what he’s built? What’s happening to Netflix? Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, recently wrote a blog post to [...]


Iranian cyber-terrorism, online security, and you!

by Ryan Parman • September 9, 2011 • Browsers, Technology • No comments

If updating your web browser is something that you typically put off, now is the time to break that habit. A recently-discovered attack by an Iranian hacker has thwarted the industry-standard approach to online security, causing browser makers and security firms to scramble to restore balance. What is a web browser? Not sure what a [...]


Skating to where the puck will be

by Ryan Parman • September 5, 2011 • Apple, Digital Media, Technology • 3 comments

Wayne Gretzky is often credited as being the single greatest hockey player of all time. It is said that his father, Walter Gretzky, taught him the most important thing to learn in hockey: “Skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” This quote in particular is one that Steve [...]


Comparing the HP TouchPad to the iPad 2

by Ryan Parman • August 21, 2011 • Apple, Software, Technology • 3 comments

I currently own and love my iPad 2, but with HP slashing the prices on the new TouchPads this weekend, I decided to pick one up after calling around and finding some at my local Best Buy. Preface I feel that I should start by saying that I’m an Apple guy; or more specifically that [...]


Loving my new iPhone 3G!

by Ryan Parman • November 2, 2008 • Apple, Design, Technology • No comments

Recently, I became the owner of a shiny new black, 16GB iPhone 3G. I’ve had a BlackBerry Pearl (8100) for the past 2 years, and the iPhone is a significantly better device for me. Here’s why. For starters, I’m an avid Mac user. I’ve spent many years on Mac and Windows systems, and I overwhelmingly [...]


My thoughts on Twitter

by Ryan Parman • April 9, 2008 • Design, Software, Technology • 1 comments

Twitter has tweaked their design as of this morning, and they added a link titled “Tell us your story,” in which they ask about your thoughts as a Twitter user. Here’s what I had to say. I’m an information junkie with a limited attention span. Twitter has all of the interesting links and thoughts of [...]


Movie Makers Just Don’t Get It

by Ryan Parman • April 13, 2006 • Apple, Technology, TV and Movies • No comments

With all of the recent hoopla about Sony dropping the UMD format (here and here), it’s little wonder why. The reason? This Think Secret posting gives all the explanation we need: Cinemanow bills itself as “the #1 legal movie download store” and sells movies a-la-carte, but for the same price, if not higher, in some [...]

« Older posts
Newer posts »
Blog search

Archives
  • 2013 (5)
  • 2012 (16)
  • 2011 (27)
  • 2010 (9)
  • 2009 (6)
  • 2008 (12)
  • 2007 (8)
  • 2006 (18)
  • 2005 (57)
  • 2004 (104)
  • 2003 (103)
Categories
  • Apple (58)
  • Browsers (56)
  • Clueless Recruiters (8)
  • Code (58)
  • Community (2)
  • Creating Websites (31)
  • Culture (6)
  • Design (7)
  • Digital Media (9)
  • Family Life (12)
  • Just for Fun (26)
  • Law (1)
  • Life Lessons (2)
  • Music (5)
  • Notable Quotes (1)
  • Personal (36)
  • Political (15)
  • Projects (49)
  • Software (65)
  • Syndication (28)
  • Technology (88)
  • The Hiring Process (1)
  • Tutorials (8)
  • TV and Movies (17)
  • Video Games (5)
  • Website (62)
  • Work and Business (7)
  • Writing (4)
Socially-aware

Twitter • Facebook • YouTube • Yelp! • Flickr • Instagram • Zerply • LinkedIn • Last.fm • Spotify • Rdio • Pinboard • gdgt

Claim to fame
  • Amazon Web Services
  • WarpShare
  • CloudFusion
  • SimplePie
Legal mumbo-jumbo

All ideas, opinions and comments I post are my own and are in no way affiliated with anybody I work with. If you quote and/or reprint something I've written or said, please direct folks back to this site as a form of attribution. I promise I'll do the same for you. Unless otherwise noted, all content on this site is copyright © 1979–2011 Ryan Parman.

Powered by Rocket Sauce. A Ryan Parman production.