November 2009
Minimalist Gmail →
Hands down. The best extension / add-on for reducing the visual clutter in Gmail. Firefox-only.
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October 2009
As an avid reader of Minimal Mac for a while, I... →
As an avid reader of Minimal Mac for a while, I thought I’d submit my desktop as contribution to this wonderful site. Unfortunately, I am easily distracted by the wonders of the internet. By…
Strange Loop 2009 Keynote: Minimalism in Computing →
Strange Loop 2009 Keynote: Minimalism in Computing
Though this fantastic presentation by Alex Payne lacks accompanying audio it is still worth flipping through. Alex is one of my personal…
stevenf:
Nice Redesign:
CNN overlaid a FULL PAGE... →
stevenf:
Nice Redesign:
CNN overlaid a FULL PAGE Flash ad on their front page. I use ClickToFlash. So, predictably…
Minimalism happens.
I’ve always been one to minimize, organize and... →
I’ve always been one to minimize, organize and optimize so I truly love this site and look forward to seeing what’s posted each day.
Here’s a picture of my Mac setup at work: a 13” Macbook…
Mark McGwire Rejoins St. Louis Cardinals as Team... →
[Insert your own comeback joke regarding Alex Rodriguez here.]
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John Resig: ‘Google Groups Is Dead’ →
Public groups are swarmed by spammers. As Andy Baio quipped, “if you want to know which areas of big companies are being ignored, watch for spam taking over.”
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I Dare You to Read This and Not Start Humming the... →
You’re gonna need a bigger boat. (Via Jim Ray.)
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★ Pound the Quality →
“If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither on your side, pound the table.” —Legal Adage Much of the current hype…
Unmasked →
Chris Ware’s Halloween-themed cover and comic for this week’s issue of The New Yorker. So good.
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"Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a... →
“Never trust a computer you can’t throw out a window.” - Steve Wozniak
How-To: Use Facebook to Assign Address Book Photos →
In theory, the idea of having a photo assigned to each Address Book entry is both smart and simple. Make sure you remember the right face with the right name. It’s incredibly handy if you also…
My wonderful wife got me the mStand Laptop Stand... →
My wonderful wife got me the mStand Laptop Stand for my birthday and I can’t say enough good things about it. It raises your laptop to the perfect ergonomic viewing angle and looks minimal,…
O’Reilly wants to help with your computer book... →
O’Reilly wants to help with your computer book clutter | Unclutterer: Sorry I’m so late to the game on this. The promotion expires at the end of this month. Here’s the deal: Digital copies of any…
ericsenf:
mccarron:
Such a great feature that... →
ericsenf:
mccarron:
Such a great feature that most people will not even notice, iTunes 9 allows better organization of the media library.
zachholman:
The iTunes organizational…
Minimalist computing comes to the iPod... →
Minimalist computing comes to the iPod touch.
(Submitted by Jerel Jacobs)
I know I’ve said this before but I would totally jailbreak for this stuff. Just don’t have the fearless geek…
2010 Cosmos 4RWF V8 Muscle Bike is the bike of the... →
Luxury bikes are like luxury cars with every spec tweaked to the max. And if it has four wheels like the 2010 Cosmos 4RWF V8 Muscle Bike, then it offers you similar bigger bragging rights…
Nelson Minar has good advice on dealing with... →
Nelson Minar has good advice on dealing with Daylight Savings Time in software: Set your server to UTC, which doesn’t bother with the anachronism that is DST
Google Maps Navigation looks pretty amazing →
Google Maps Navigation looks pretty amazing: Turn by turn directions, voice search, natural language search. Very impressive demo. Available for Android 2.0, which means the Droid phone from…
"It essentially gives patients a twofer, said Dr.... →
“It essentially gives patients a twofer, said Dr. Roger Khouri, the Miami plastic surgeon who pioneered the technique and is now reporting results in 50 women.” - Dr. Khouri has pioneered a…
Nightline shows site run by Rainn Wilson of... →
Rainn Wilson of “The Office” runs a philosophy/spirituality site called Soul Pancake. Nightline profiled Wilson and the site the other night. The bottom screengrab below shows the Soul Pancake…
Lexus debuts supercar arena with $375k LFA →
Lexus has officially reviled its two-seat supercar — the LFA — at the Tokyo Motor Show. Unveiled for the first time at the Detroit Auto Show in 2005, the Lexus LFA is expected to hit the road…
Nobo electric radiators with iPod controls blur... →
Fireplaces have ruled the roost when it comes to heating solutions to warm up your home. But the Nobo Firepit series electric radiators sees the radiator in entirely different light with…
Tankoa S65 Superyacht is a sea spectacle of the... →
The ingenuity in boating design is a routine these days but to break waves in the $82 million Tankoa S65 Superyacht is like making the dream a reality. There’s probably nothing more stylish on…
Something even bigger and more badass than a... →
Something even bigger and more badass than a 10-foot great white shark did this.
Google voice just got a whole lot more useful -... →
Google voice just got a whole lot more useful - now use it with your existing phone number: Minus some features, though
San Francisco's Bay Bridge closed indefinitely due... →
San Francisco’s Bay Bridge was shut down Tuesday and was expected to stay closed indefinitely after a piece of the bridge fell onto the roadway, the California Highway Patrol said.
Owning A Bugatti Veyron Does Not Put You Above The... →
Even though the parking ticket will not put a dent in his wallet, he sure does look like an idiot with that parking boot attached to his tire.
Want 50Mbps Internet in your town? Threaten to... →
ISPs may not act for years on local complaints about slow Internet—but when a town rolls out its own solution, it’s amazing how fast the incumbents can deploy fiber, cut prices, and run to the…
UN Investigator: War Drones May Violate... →
UN human rights investigator Philip Alston warned the US that its use of unmanned warplanes to carry out targeted executions may violate “international humanitarian law.” Alston said he has become…
8 Hot Companies that are Hiring Now →
These innovative companies are run by rising business stars under 40 — and they’ve got jobs to fill.
The Smart Grid Is On Its Way -- Slowly →
Today, President Obama announced 100 grants providing a total of $3.4 billion in recovery-act funding for the smart grid. What would a smart grid mean to you? In theory, you could save money by…
French court convicts Scientology →
A French court convicts the Church of Scientology of fraud, but stops short of banning the group from operating in France.
Best Drift Ever? Reverse-entry slide has judges... →
You know the famous soccer announcer (football to you internationals), Andrés Cantor, who screams “Goooooaaaallllll” after a score? A bit of performance genius has had some Japanese drift announcers…
THE PERFECT DRIFT D1 TOYO NISSAN RPS13 →
I favorited a YouTube video: THE PERFECT DRIFT. KAWABATA’S TOYO NISSAN RPS13. CIRCA AUGUST 09.
Baby elephant sneezes and scares himself. →
I favorited a YouTube video: Baby elephant sneezes and scares himself.
General Lee Drift →
I favorited a YouTube video: This is by far the best drifting I’ve see yet..
El Vetica →
Mule Design’s latest t-shirt: Celebrating the career of Mexico’s only typographer/luchador. El Vetica, also know as El Kernudo, held the Mexican Inter-Continental belt for an unprecedented 7…
CRASH Writer Haggis Ditches Scientology, His... →
Hollywood Reporter - Paul Haggis, the Oscar-winning writer-director whose credits include Crash, Million Dollar Baby and Letters From Iwo Jima, has left the ‘church.’ His letter is a big step amongst…
Revealing the money making secrets of my highest... →
Before I begin I need to issue a very quick warning. The method that I am about to reveal may be considered as black hat or grey hat depending on your point of view. In revealing the steps taken…
YikeBike Testing #One →
I favorited a YouTube video: In this video the YikeBike is put through 16 challenging tests that shows the its rigidity, power, speed, acceleration and maneuverability. Some of these test…
Cheek Piercings (Warning, It is very Extreme &... →
Devotees pierce their bodies to celebrate a Vegetarian Festival in Thailand. These are really extreme and very graphic.
Apple Applies for Patent on OS With Embedded... →
“Want to launch Microsoft Office? Sure, but first a word from our sponsor.” That somewhat surreal scenario could become a reality, based on a patent application filed by Apple, which was published…
How to Shoot an Anvil 200 Feet in the Air →
Alien Animatronic mandibles →
I favorited a YouTube video: Alien Animatronic mandibles
TouchPad →
My thanks to Edovia for sponsoring this week’s DF RSS feed to promote TouchPad, their excellent remote control track pad/keyboard for iPhones and iPod Touches. Just turn on screen sharing on your…
Radar is a native app for Mac that notifies you of... →
Radar is a native app for the Mac that notifies you of updates to your Basecamp account. Why use Radar? It’s easy to get distracted. Radar enables you to concentrate on your work without needing…
Rob Enderle on the Magic Mouse →
Rob Enderle on Apple: Their big news this week was a couple of PCs, a new keyboard and a multi-touch mouse. This last will likely go down in history as one of the lamest devices yet as they…
Radar is a native app for Mac that notifies you of... →
Radar is a native app for the Mac that notifies you of updates to your Basecamp account. Why use Radar? It’s easy to get distracted. Radar enables you to concentrate on your work without needing…
Feel That Microsoft Retail Excitement →
YouTube video of Lisa Seigneur, a manager at Microsoft’s new Scottsdale Arizona retail store, giving away free Zunes yesterday to the six customers who showed up early. Where was she two years ago?…