These are some interesting links I found on the web March 23rd through March 25th:

• Data URIs | CSS-Tricks -
• The Lost Principles of Design -
• Logging with MySQL -
• Google Redesigned – Make Google services shine! – I’ve been using this as a Firefox plugin for the last 3 months and can only say good things about it. Makes the UI a lot better and the user experience as a whole a lot more enjoyable, especially if you use Google Apps constantly throughout the day as I do.
• Official Gmail Blog: Detecting suspicious account activity -
• The Complete Guide to Fixing Google Contacts [Annoyances] -
• Mojito – The Social Aggregator -

These are some interesting links I found on the web March 17th through March 23rd:

• Pick Up The Realtime Pulse Of Your Website With Chartbeat’s New Beta – Most of you know about my fascination with ‘Status Dashboards’; this looks very cool!
• Google Online Security Blog: Meet skipfish, our automated web security scanner -
• Set Expires -
• Amazon Takes Wraps Off Kindle App for iPad – PCWorld -
• HOWTO: CSS for the iPad -
• Make: Online : Weekend Project: Vortex Cannons -
• SiteSucker for Mac OS X – Awesome utility. Does just what is says; sucks down a site, etc. The ‘plus’ is that is also downloads Javascript and images referenced in CSS, which Firefox doesn’t do.
• WordPress Admin Toolbar Bookmarklet -
• MagnoGrip -
• Google and Partners Seek Foothold in the Living Room – NYTimes.com – Google TV is just around the corner!

These are some interesting links I found on the web March 14th through March 17th:

• Rework: Unveiling the cover – New book from the folks at 37signals –
• Blazing Fast Password Recovery With New ATI Cards –
• Everything You Need to Know About Humpty Dumpty –
• Fail2ban – Scans logs and bans IPs that cause too many password failures. – Tired of seeing all those brute-force attacks on your SSH port? This should help…
• CSS3 Generator – Very cool online CSS3 generator with live preview!
• Magic Mouse, Fixed – MMFixed.com –
• Probe questions runaway Prius story | Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Sarasota | WTSP.com 10 Connects – Finally, the truth is starting to come out. I hope this guy gets thrown under a bus; one with a runaway accelerator pedal
• Designing for the Web: A book by Mark Boulton – Great book, now FREE to read online!

Looks like I’ll be getting my hands on an iPad on April 3rd when the first batch of ‘pre-orders’ get delivered.  The order is in for a 64GB Wi-Fi only model; the 3G option is too costly and I really don’t see myself using this device anywhere that Wi-Fi isn’t available. If I do need some form of access via 3G, I can always use a Verizon MiFi 2200 unit which would also be usable by all my other devices. As much as I wanted to be part of the whole ‘in-store’ experience, chatting with my good friend Matt made us realize that we stood a better chance to actually get our iPads on April 3rd if we had them delivered instead of picking them up at our local Apple store. We also took the opportunity to grab some accessories; in addition to the actual iPad, we’re both getting an iPad Case, iPad Dock, iPad VGA Adapter, and an extra iPad Power Adapter.

I’ve been using my small Dell Mini 10 netbook pretty often over the past couple months, and I can definitely see how the iPad will be a more ‘portable’ solution for much of the tasks I used the netbook for. Lots of folks have been calling the new iPad a ‘big iPod Touch’, and I’m really fine with that. I use my iPhone at home pretty often for quick access to information, and the iPad will make the experience a whole lot more satisfying, not to mention quicker and easier. As for the whole issue with buying the first version of any Apple product, I already have a plan for that. When the next version is released with extra features, bells & whistles, etc, I’ll just hand this one down to my wife and get a new one. Of course, that’s contingent on just what those new ‘Version 2.0′ will actually be and if they’re worth the upgrade. I’m willing to wait for ‘Version 3′ if I have to; that’s what I did with my iPhone.