Senses
Blog URL http://senses.thirdi.com
Located Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Tags software, technology, internet, php, software development, e-comm
Welcome to Senses: a place for Thirdi Software to explore what’s seen, heard, and felt about technology, software development, and life experiences.
Latest Blog Posts
- Your iPhone knows if you’re “Fit or Fugly” on Nov 21, 2009 in Social Media Technology Thirdi app store Fit or Fugly iPhone iPhone App Store Twitter
There’s a new app available for iPhones that may help finally settle one of the grave issues of our time. To function properly, society has to be divided into haves, and have nots. Currently, one of the ways that happens is the stratification b...
- How many ways can social media blow up in your face? on Nov 20, 2009 in Social Media B.A. Baracas Facebook privacy settings Facebook status Hollywood actress Jane Adams Hollywood waiter Manulife privacy features social media platforms social media precautions vancouver
We’ve all read the stories of people being fired for a Facebook status exclaiming what a douche their boss was or how easy their job is or how they’re in fact at home playing video games instead of finishing a proposal etc etc, but ther...
- Your favorite eComm site may be scamming you on Nov 19, 2009 in Thirdi eCommerce scam security Senator Rockefeller
If you shop at popular eCommerce retailers like Orbitz, Travelocity, Buy.com and 1-800-Flowers.com, the US government would like you to know that you could be getting ripped off. Senator Rockefeller, who has a somewhat mixed reputation among internet...
- Hundreds of flights delayed today in the US as software gliches cause problems again on Nov 19, 2009 in Technology Air France flight 447 air speed sensors air traffic control systems avionics boxes computer systems and pilots computerized autopilot systems cosmic rays FAA fixed flight cancellations and delays flight status harware upgrades nervous flyer Quantas flight safety advancements in aviation sites software development software glich the safest mode of transportation Vancouver YVR aiport
Thousands of air travelers were stranded today, waiting for computerized air traffic control systems to come back online after malfunctions hit some of America’s busiest airports. Vancouver YVR airport has not been listed as affected yet but it...
- PS3 and XBox Integrate Social Media on Nov 18, 2009 in Thirdi
On today’s Engadget, I was pleasantly surprised to hear about Sony’s foray into integrating social networks with the Playstation 3. Consoles already allow for chat functionality and friend lists via their internal networks, but this was t...
- Unit Tests vs. Functional Tests on Nov 16, 2009 in Software Functional Tests Quality Software Unit Tests
Unit Tests Unit tests are low level tests that measure the input and output of a single function or class. Tests are written in a completely isolated environment where all the input values are specified and the class being tested does not communica...
- A new ecommerce player about to Glyde onto the scene on Nov 16, 2009 in eCommerce Bilski Supreme Court case Business Week e-commerce eBay Glyde hacking malware and viruses Simon Rothman
While “decompressing” in Ohio after years of slugging it out in Silicon Valley, Simon Rothman (formerly of eBay) had an epiphany “E-commerce doesn’t seem to work for normal people” as he put it in a recent Business Wee...
