February 2008
42 posts
“Kevin Ham is the most powerful dotcom mogul you’ve never heard of”
– http://www.boomj.com/?page=finance/kevinham
January 2008
94 posts
Amazon Buys Audible.com →
… wondering how this will impact iTunes.
Fluid - Free Site Specific Browser for Mac OS X... →
“Neuroscience is confirming what we all suspect: Multitasking is dumbing us down...”
– The Autumn of the Multitaskers I don’t understand most of what he is saying. :) Seriously, this is an excellent piece of writing. I know that my Sunday’s without the computer are refreshing and needed. I fought them, still do I suppose. Next Sunday, no iPhone either. Will this make me...
“Technology might be just as addictive as alcohol and drugs and could also wreak...”
– Technology overload can ruin relationships I’m pretty sure this is not true. I mean, I can quit at any time. Really. I can. Thanks to Alison Werner for this link.
“i read blogs for three reasons: brilliant writing; fresh, innovative ideas; or a...”
– Meg Fowler: @ResPres
“Lithoglyph’s Mondrianum is a powerful plug-in that enables Mac applications to...”
– Lithoglyph » Mondrianu I’m a big fan of Adobe Kuler, an online community centered around color themes. I have used Kuler many times in the past month when working on blog themes. Mondrian brings the power of the Kuler community to the Mac. It claims toworks with any Mac app that supports...
“Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.”
– boortz.com: More Boortz Top Ten Thoughts For 2008
PodPress.org →
… thanks to @jjprojects for pointing to this one.
Web 3.0 = (4C + P + VS) →
… interesting reading.
MacBook Air? Think Different - Buy a Bigger... →
This was sent to me by my good friend Mike Whitman. Mike is a bigger Mac geek than I am… and that’s saying something. So for him to send this to me speaks for itself. It’s a truly great post. My favorite line: “If I can give up shiny things, you can too.”
New Features At Utterz: Input Audio/Video Direct
Mobile post sent by ResPres using Utterz. Replies.
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
– John Wooden
Mac Rumors: Apple Quietly Intros 64-Bit Windows... →
The Great Depression Watch - Today Is Global Black... →
Gary has been predicting a global depression for a long time.
sarabellum studio →
… there is some really good stuff here.
I Have A Dream - Full Speech
Celebrating Martin Luther King. Mobile post sent by ResPres using Utterz. Replies. mp3
“It’s no accident that the number three is pervasive throughout some of our...”
– How to Use the “Rule of Three” to Create Engaging Content | Copyblogger
Apple - MacBook Air →
I’m not sure what to think about this yet.
Twitter Co-Founder: “We Must Be Reliable,” 24/7 →
A commentary on Biz Stone’s blog in response to the service issues that arose from MacWorld.
The Jewish Americans | PBS →
I just finished watching one of the parts to this. It was amazing. Extremely well done!
“I was a casual worker at a firm owned by a Kikuyu, and I have lost my job now....”
– BBC NEWS | Africa | Kibera residents wary of ethnic politics
Macworld | Editors' Notes | Macworld Best of Show... →
The Eye-Fi card made the list and I can tell you from experience, it works as advertised. I now us it exclusively to take photos of the family inside my house. It automatically uploads the photos to Flickr so only my friends and family can view.
Ask500People - Do you TRUST real estate agents? →
Interesting site. I see Matt Gosselin found it before I did. I’ve asked a similar question. We’ll see what response I get if it makes it to the front page of their site.
MacBook Air and Pro Size Comparisons →
Tired Of Thinkin' Live Reading
Daniel Johnson Jr. inspired me to do this with his post from this morning http://www.utterz.com/…Nw/utt.php I stumbled upon it while driving my son to school. So I thought I’d share a reading to add the the Live Reading Project at http://livereadings.wordpress.com/
This one popped into my head while driving with my son yesterday. So I used Jott to capture the thoughts. You can hear the...
DYMO DiscPainter | Video →
This looks very hot!
Testing Microphone Pop Filter
I wanted to see what difference a pop filter really makes in a recording. I just purchased the Blue Snowball Professional USB Mic and a pop filter, because a recording I made last week had so much pop it drove me crazy.
As you can see from the graph and from the recording, it makes a big difference. The pop is dramatically reduced and the sound cleanup time was reduced as well. Mobile post...
Time for Tiger to roar →
“He will transcend this game … and bring to the world … a humanitarianism … which has never been known before. The world will be a better place to live in … by virtue of his existence … and his presence.” He’s a great golfer, but can he really have that kind of social impact?
"Social Saturation" covering Beer with Bloggers at... →
“Facebook reserves the right to send you notices about your account even if you...”
– With friends like these … Tom Hodgkinson on the politics of the people behind Facebook
“‘Share’ is Facebookspeak for ‘advertise’.”
– With friends like these … Tom Hodgkinson on the politics of the people behind Facebook @gapingvoid pointed this little ditty out. It’s a long read, but worth the time. I was already spending almost zero time on facebook for anything other than approving application requests… this...
“Writers write. You’ll get better by writing, not by doubting yourself. We all...”
– Want to get more done in the world of Social Media Marketing? Repurpose your content! Greg Swann
WatchIntoTheBox.tv is fast becoming one of my favorite sites to visit daily. Rachel is very, very good!
“Goofriend will launch as a smart and little desktop application (Adobe AIR...”
– Goofriend.com Meetings with random new people? I’m gonna have to experience this one before commenting further.
Trains, Rangers and Facebook
These were two wonderful strangers on a train. Mobile post sent by ResPres using Utterz. Replies. mp3
Protesters riot after Kenya cabinet announcement →
My wife is trying to plan another trip to Nairobi in April, to visit an orphanage there. The continued violence is an obvious concern.