December 2007
Xbox LIVE Is Still Down!!! Customers Want... →
Xbox LIVE has been messed up for the better part of a week. MS hasn’t be very willing to acknowledge the issues. I want to know two things…when is it going to be fixed and how is Microsoft going to keep me as a customer?
iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 Imminent: Breaks Unlock,... →
I’m sure by now everyone with an iPhone has seen and is equally excited about the latest firmware update for Apple’s iconic shiny phone. When videos of the update running on a live phone surfaced (hat tip TUAW) this weekend I was a bit skeptical, but it appears this update is legit. Killer new features will include: saving pinned locations in Google Maps, location triangulation via cell tower...
The 61 Year Old Farmer that Won the World’s... →
Those who are in the ultra world already know about the legendary Cliff Young but those outside may not have heard the story. The whole nation thought he was a crazy old man to undertake an almost impossible feat. Most feared that he would die trying. But this humble old man proved all the critics wrong.Cliff Young, at 61 years of age …
Upload Screen Shots To Flickr With FlickScreen →
FlickScreen uploads screen shots to Flickr. That’s it. If you do a lot of screen shot taking and uploading, then may save you a step or two many times over.
Eject a stubborn .dmg →
I’ve run into the odd time that Finder will refuse to eject a .dmg file. I found that you can force an eject using the terminal using the following command:
hdiutil detatch ImageName
For the ImageName part, it’s easy enough to type the first letter and then hit tab to auto-complete the dmg name.
My (not so very) Messy Life →
I’ve decided that for now my involvement with the memes will be more about using the prompts to spark ideas and “riffing” on them as Tiv would say, and less about the social aspect of it, because all that commenting on what ends up being random blogs is much too time consuming and I’ve hardly had time to visit all the wonderful friends and readers who come here because they like having
FlickrFinder →
Filed under: Internet Tools
I love Flickr, Yahoo’s photo sharing site, and I find myself posting every picture I take on it. Today I decided to whip up a blog post (for my personal blog) highlighting my favorite pictures of the year in my Flickrstream. I first tried looking over my pictures on Flickr itself, but it soon became clear that a desktop client would make this task much more...
Art Lebedev kills us with Optimus Tactus keyboard... →
Yeah, you thought the Optimus Maximus was the holy grail of keyboarding — then you saw the Optimus Tactus, a giant touch sensor display tablet keyboard that could do all the sorts of crazy stuff the Maximus can’t even touch, like playing movies and being a gigantic color swatch.
Aperture: Recover Images With File Juicer →
File Juicer is a small Mac OS X application that extracts images, movies, text, and other useful data from practically anything. It’s useful to Aperture users in two important ways: it can recover usable images from the library if the masters are lost and and can scrounge deleted images from memory cards. One of the hazards of working with referenced image masters is that their management...
Circular UIs are Fun →
Exploding the new Corvette ZR1's LS9 engine →
An exploded view of the 620+ HP supercharged LS9 engine from the newly revealed 2009 Corvette ZR1 just to show how it ticks. Here’s every single part in the engine — in detail — for all to see.
Leopard Mail Tricks : Using Notes →
I remember the last time I used my Mac OS X Tiger, I used Journler to take some notes.
Since the upgrade to Leopard, I started falling in love with mail and its new features : Notes and To Do. However, this time I’ll share you my way to use Notes efficiently.
Before step further, I recommend you to download additional plugin for Mail. It’s called Letterbox which I’ve...
Mailplane: Gmail on your Desktop →
Although Apple’s Mail.app seems to be a big selling point for Leopard, I’ve never really been fully sold on computer-based e-mail clients. There are just so many good online options that offer more storage, more features, and to me, a greater ease of use. I’m a big fan of Gmail, Google’s excellent free e-mail service, however, using Gmail through Mail.app seems to me a little clunky and not as...
Make This Startup: HD Video Serving Service →
Here I am, the night before Christmas, thinking about what I’m going to do with the high-definition camcorder I bought myself. Naturally, I am going to use it to share some HD video on this site to spice up reviews and so on. The problem lies in how to get that large amount of content from the server to your display.
Of course there are tons of video sharing and hosting services out there but...
My Nike+ Ad →
I got an email from Nike’s ad agency back in November. After many more emails, quite a few calls, a demo video, film scouting and then a day of shooting, I became the star of my own Nike+ conversional ad. There are currently 5 conversionals up and they briefly take you into the life of a real Nike+ user that converted to using Nike+. As a web guy always on the computer I was lured into using Nike+...
Friday Videos - Dec 21st →
The In-House Carol
Golden Girls Intro (Alternate)
The Snuggler
Everyday Normal Guy - NSFW Language
Blue Man IRL
That’s What Friends Are For
Wolf: The Movie
Amish Drifting Happy Holidays and all that. I hope you all get to enjoy some time off work and relax with family and friends. I may be posting during the duration but expect things to be slow until 2008. Take care.
Good Web Design →
9 Essential Principles for Good Web Design by PSDTUTS.
Rap Graphing →
Rap represented in mathematical charts and graphs. “It’s like some high school kids had to learn how to use Microsoft graphs.” - Noah
Daim →
I found this awesome graffiti piece by Daim while randomly browsing Flickr. Damn it if that isn’t the best 3D effect I’ve seen in Graffiti type ever. Photo posted by trashisfesch.
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Hack Attack : Install Leopard On your PC in Just... →
Here is a complete guide to install Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.1 (9B18) on your PC, in just one step that is as easy as it could possibly get. Just pop in the DVD and you are good to go, running Leopard in no time, with all the 300+ features at your fingertips.
Its been nearly two months, since I last wrote my guide to Install Leopard on your PC in just 3 Steps. Well I wanted to write a better How-To...
Awesome Base Jumping in Wingsuits [PICS and VIDS] →
Wingsuit flying is one of the most radical of extreme sports ‘catching wind,’ garnering recent and increasing popularity. The modus operandi that’s more like flying than falling varies, limited only by the imagination of the thrill seeker — some are base jumpers, others dive from planes, helicopters, hot air balloons and more!
Stammy’s Holiday 2007 Gift Picks →
Holidays have rolled around again and I’ve spotted a few things here and there that I’d like to recommend. All of them are somehow related to tech - you won’t find me recommending any argyle cashmere sweaters here (I recommend this Burberry piece).
Logitech VX Nano: $53
The VX Nano is Logitech’s high-end cordless, laser-equipped laptop mouse. It shares some of the fancy scroll wheel magic that...
Using HTML Forms to pass data to PHP →
At some point, all web developers will need to collect data from their users. In a dynamic web page, everything revolves around the users input, so knowing how to ask for and collect this data is essential to any developer.This article is a basic tutorial on how to user HTML Forms, the most common method of data collection.
Remarks by the President on the Economy →
FREDERICKSBURG, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Holiday Inn - North
11:25 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, all. Please be seated. Ralph, thanks for the invitation. Thanks for the gift, it was planted by the first George W. (Laughter.) I’m glad to be here at the Rotary Club. I have spent some quality time at rotary clubs — whether it was asking for votes or selling baseball tickets. (Laughter.) I...
Interesting Article on Los Angeles Gangs →
Peter Landesman has written a fascinating article for L.A. Weekly on street gangs. The events he details are chilling. I can’t say I agree with some of the broader claims of the piece, however. Landesman argues that the gang problem is worse than it has ever been, and that gang violence hasn’t dropped the way other crimes […]
The FREAK-est Links →
Why cancer vaccines don’t work. (Earlier) Professor predicts “exodus” to virtual worlds. (Earlier) Electric cars vs. gas-guzzlers: further analysis. (Earlier) Traveler chugs vodka to avoid surrendering bottle to airport security. (Earlier)
If it ain’t broke don’t fix it →
One of the biggest mistakes that new blog owners make when purchasing an established net property is to hastily change an already working design. The urge to arrive in a blaze of glory with an all…
This is just an excerpt. To read the full post, visit upstartblogger.com.
Freeware Pic: Resize ‘em All →
One of the most problematic things that I run into when blogging is resizing images. Especially when there are posts with lots of application icons, resizing all of them is a big hassle. (Although, a lot of the time editors do it for us, so kudos to them.) Either way, it’s a task that will be repeated again and again.
There are many ways to do this. The online service Resizr is easy, but you...
Why Can’t Yahoo Search Marketing Block Fraudulent... →
Well regarded online marketer Jeremy Schoemaker was until recently a leading affiliate for Yahoo’s Search Marketing program (for those not familiar with the program think Google Adwords, but from Yahoo.) According to Yahoo Jeremy was in the top three of the Yahoo Search Marketing Program in terms of dollars earned and seeing 5 figure monthly returns. Jeremy was even attending major online...
The Full Mint-y →
Shawn Blanc with an amazingly thorough review of Mint. Part of a his series of reviews on great software. #
Matthew Woodson illustration walkthrough →
I am such a sucker for a good walkthrough. I love seeing how someone arrives at the finished product, and the thought process that accompanies it. I also love Matthew Woodson’s illustration, so you can imagine I was quite happy to see he has posted another great walkthrough of one of his latest pieces.
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Loren Feldman Trashes Seesmic; Founder Loic Le... →
People who don’t follow Loren Feldman are usually surprised when he takes aim at their startup and lets loose. He combines valid points with a highly confrontational approach (he once called me a “pompous elitist asshole” and I still consider him a friend). The results are usually entertaining and combustive. Quite often they also cross the line and could be called offensive.
Today Feldman went...
10 Random Gifts That Please Almost Everyone →
The Slingshot Monkey is guaranteed to make anyone a 6-year old. What could be better?
I love Christmas.
Bright colored lights, snow, butter cookies, multicolored socks, scarves, pine trees, garland, the warmth of a flames in the fireplace and uplifting cheerful music that gets everyone tapping and smiling… ah, X-mas!
But… sometimes it’s hard to figure out what to ask Santa for or what to...
Modern architecture - Farnsworth House →
The one-room, steel-and-glass house designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe that has been called one of the most important works of 20th century architecture. Located in a beautiful meadow on the banks of the Fox River two miles south of Plano, the Farnsworth House has been called “sculptural” in its simplicity and a masterpiece of design. Mies’ temple-like pavilion both invites and challenges...
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune →
The fact that I bought my PlayStation 3 back in August and have only owned a total of 2 games in that time is a little unsettling. What’s worse, is previous to last week, I only had Warhawk in my collection as I had traded in Resistance a couple months back. Needless to say, my PS3 has served more as a Blu-ray player than a game console. Then a little game called Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune came...
Google Starts Rolling Out Centralized Profiles →
Google is rolling out a centralized profile system that will provide personalized information to each Google product you use. The unimaginatively named Google Profile will share information across all Google products, unifying often disparate Google systems that logins aside haven’t previously shared data with each other.
To quote Google:
A Google Profile is simply how you represent yourself on...
FFF "Lemon Twist" WordPress theme v1.5 Released... →
Here it is, FFF “Lemon Twist” v1.5 available for download.
This theme is quite dear to me as it’s been something I’ve tweaked and adjusted until it’s as perfect as I can manage — I hope that you can all enjoy using it as much as I have enjoyed putting it together. I’ve gotten quite a few compliments for this theme and it’s been listed a few times on sites like SmashingMagazine.com.
I’ve also...
Fluid →
Create individual site-specific browsers on Leopard. #
Leopard - Mail Tricks →
I’ve found out several tricks with Mail that can help you with your workflow.
Trick 1. Selecting Items
Adding/Substracting Selection
key will give you the effect of toggling; It means that you can change the select/deselect status of certain items.
When keystrokes A is pressed, all items will be highlighted. It’s powerful, isn’t it? And one more thing, with this...
Team Slayer: Team BRs on High Ground →
Bee Documents Releases Timeline 2 →
Bee Documents recently released Timeline 2. This new version of the popular timeline application brings a lot of new features to the table, and the completly redesigned user interface actually makes the app much easier to use.
A bulk edit mode allows you to create a timeline by entering events in a table. Support of images has also been added; you just have to drag and drop an image on a...
Team Slayer: Team BRs on Construct →
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Team Slayer: Team Snipers on Narrows →
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