Humor Can Inspire
A month or so ago this video made the rounds. I have since lost track of the number of times this (or a link to it) was sent to me. The message was always the same: ”Look at this…”, “I would never…”, etc. To most people this was the most preposterous thing imaginable. Using a [...]
Where are Your Bitcoins Now?
Some time ago I created a post which drew some ire from the Bitcoin faithful. To this day I still do not get what all the hubbub was about it, except for the anonymous nature of both the “currency” and the transactions which could be made with it. Unless you are trying to buy something [...]
Elvis is Dead
I never met Steve Jobs. I never worked for him. I never even met him, but when I heard the news last night of his passing, I felt like something inside me passed as well. He inspired so many people to not just create, but to make it your passion to create great things. His [...]
My Cloud
My choices for cloud services and how I use them: MobileMe – Contact, Calendar and Preference Syncing Dropbox – Active working files for both personal use and work Sugarsync – Personal archives (documents, software, etc.) Evernote – Capturing notes and ideas Gmail – Personal email What do you use?
TreeID
It’s that time of the year again and the leaves are starting to fall. Ever wonder about those leaves and what kinds of trees they might be from? Now you can use your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to learn more about them. TreeID from MEDL Mobile will teach you the name (common and scientific), [...]
Apple-Equipped Bentley Mulsanne
How can you make the Mulsanne just a little more exclusive? Add a Mac Mini, a couple of iPads and a lot of extra cash. Via Engadget
File Management is About To Get More Complicated
It would seem that Microsoft has been hard at work further complicating what should be the simple process of file management. When asked about Apple products and why I use them, I send them links to things like this. Video: Improvements in Windows 8 MSDN Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2011/08/26/improvements-in-windows-explorer.aspx
Icon Ambulance
A nice story about Steve Jobs from Vic Gundotra on why attention to detail matters. Via Google+ https://plus.google.com/107117483540235115863/posts/gcSStkKxXTw
This is why I stay with Apple
While I didn’t write this, I have agree with the point that Apple’s service is difficult to beat. If you’ve ever dealt with customer service or attempted to obtain repair service from Dell or any other PC manufacturer, you know how hard it really is. From Chris Rawson at TUAW
Facebook’s Standalone Messenger App
After launching just Tuesday afternoon, Facebook Messenger is already the number-one free app in the iTunes App Store. Via Forbes
Flickr Find Friday
The Macgasm blog is now featuring Flickr Find Friday. Each week a user submitted photo from their Flickr group is selected and featured on their site. Last week’s photo was this nice classic Mac SE that apparently is fully functional and is even Twitter-capable. via Macgasm
Roach Motel
Merlin never fails to amuse me. “Why did Windows sell? Well, Windows was easy to buy and it was easy to install and it was hard to get rid of. You know it really was like a lobster trap in a lot of ways or a roach motel. You know, whatever the thing is that [...]
Washington State L&I “Borrows” Icon
While it has since been pulled from their site, some somewhat-less-than-clever webmaster over at the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries chose to “borrow” and tweak an icon from the developers of Bodega. Somehow removing the “Bodega” sign from the icon was thought to be one of the requirements for assuming ownership. The image [...]
The Cougatti Veyron
Now this is a cool project car! You have to really want a Veyron pretty bad to take on a project like this. via Pistonheads
Bitcoin. Am I Missing Something Here?
A few weeks ago I decided to install the Bitcoin client and see exactly what this new unregulated peer-to-peer financial system was all about. What have I learned? It’s like playing the lottery. You play for weeks and weeks and weeks. And then you finally win! The reality sets in. You find out that the [...]
QR Code Tattoo
I think this is a first, both in the live-streaming of the tattoo process and of the tattoo being an interactive piece of art.
This is what engineering is all about
I used to think that all of the cool robotic and automated creations at BrickCon were so cool, until I saw this: Lego Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet on Autoblog.
Moleskine Needs the Cloud
I am a big fan of Moleskine. Those wonderful black covered, nylon-banded notebooks that no hipster could live without. While not a hipster by any means, I do use them daily for making notes, doodles and other things as they relate to specific projects. For many projects they are where my ideas begin and quite [...]
iTowel
This is one iProduct that I won’t likely be adding to my collection. http://adventurehousegroup.com/360_blog/2011/06/23/itowel/
Steam Cleaning Your Computer
This is the kind of advice you probably won’t get at the Genius Bar. Via Seattle Post-Intelligencer Article Link
Cooking With Kung Fu Panda
When I first heard of the Kung Fu Panda Interactive Cookbook, I thought it was just another weird attempt at getting a couple more bucks out of the parents of kids who are in love with the movies. Boy, was I wrong! What a great way to introduce kids to the world of cooking! Check [...]
Checking On Your Laundry with the iPhone
I am constantly amazed by the creative ways folks have been able to use the power of the iPhone and iPad. At the University of Iowa, administrators have created an app which enables students to, among other things, check on their laundry. via the Iowa City Press-Citizen
