MoMAcast
by jpreardon on May 28, 2005
Not excited about the audio tour at the Museum of Modern Art? Art Mobs offers some alternatives via podcast. The project is a collection of unofficial audio tours which anyone can download, and perhaps more importantly, anyone can contribute to! (…)
Name That Tune
by jpreardon on May 24, 2005
Ever hear a song somewhere that made you want to run home and download buy it but you did not know the artist or title? Now you can call (866) 411-SONG from your cell phone and it will identify the (…)
Pedal People
by jpreardon on May 22, 2005
Bicycles as delivery vehicles are very common here in Manhattan. Most small restaurants maintain a fleet of bicycles in varying states of disrepair chained to poles or makeshift racks in front of their premises ready to deliver at a moment’s (…)
Officials Drop Plans for Subway Photography Ban
by jpreardon on May 22, 2005
After months of delays, police and transit officials have decided not to pursue a ban on photography in the subway. Now, people can continue document life in the subways without fear of fines or imprisonment.
WordPress Previous & Next Links
by jpreardon on May 20, 2005
Upgrading to WordPress 1.5.1 on highinfrequency.com was pretty painless. Unfortunately, the upgrade broke a tiny yet really important piece of the site navigation. The short story is that I fixed it with a couple hacky lines of PHP code. If (…)
RE RSS
by jpreardon on May 17, 2005
Corcoran Real Estate is offering RSS feeds of their latest listings. Now tech savvy potential buyers can get a jump on their frenzied competition by sending these RSS updates to their mobile device. If only Cocoran allowed one to filter (…)
Proposed NYC 5 Minute Rule
by jpreardon on May 17, 2005
Councilman Gentile (Brooklyn) proposed a five minute double parking allowance yesterday. His thinking is that drivers should be allowed to double park for five minutes while they conduct their business. This is a terrible idea for so many reasons, but (…)
Corporate Uptake of Open Source
by jpreardon on May 14, 2005
news.com reports that corporate development is starting to embrace the use of scripted languages that were once thought to be the domain of hobbyists. In that same vein, they mention that Oracle is expected to anounce a partnership with Zend (…)
Google Movie Times
by jpreardon on May 14, 2005
When will Google stop? Now, movie show times are googleable. via slashdot
Email MTA Service Advisory
by jpreardon on May 11, 2005
I got my first MTA service advisory via email today: Weekend Service Changes for the 4 5 6 4 No trains between New Lots Av and Brooklyn Bridge 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon until May 16 Weekend Service (…)