Posts by Pete Akins (7)

Is your phone smart?

We have squarely entered into the age of the smartphone. This is the ultimate convergence of communications and technology. The existence of the smartphone is not new--we've had BlackBerries and similar devices for around 7 years. But until Apple came to the game, things were pretty dull for consumers. So what's the big deal?


Vote Dammit!

Those of you familiar to the site will recognize the following pic and statement. Almost as old as Sidedown itself.


Some cleaning up

So most of you won't notice, but the folks who view via RSS may notice some missing images.

WWDC: iPhone, what's the big deal?

So Sunday I fly out west for my annual trip to Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. This year, the focus is clearly on iPhone development. So why is the iPhone such a big deal?

iBaby version 2.0

Population control? Not us. Some say there's a resemblance. I'll leave that up to you.

Maximizing Deductions

In celebration of Tax time, Pete and Melissa are adding another deduction to next year's return.

Understanding RSS

People may have heard about RSS, but what is it? And why the eff should I care? And what does this have to do with S/D?