May 2008
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April 2008
Absolutely love the Google Reader Preview greasemonkey extension. It lets me comment on blogs without leaving GReader http://is.gd/aEV
Sweet, updated del.icio.us extension for Firefox 3 http://tinyurl.com/6n3k4o
Better Bookmarks for Firefox 3 →
The del.icio.us team has been working on a new beta add-on for the also-still-in-beta Firefox 3 to give users easier and quicker access to information. While maintaining full compatibility…
Need for a business language [On the Need for a... →
As many of my readers already know, I work for SAP. It is my personal belief that SAP R/3 is so successful only because of its ABAP system. The language provides the right level of abstraction and…
Speeder Dogs! →
As both a dog person and an aficionado of science fiction action flicks, this photo amuses me to no end:
Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
Living in the Cloud →
Ever since Tommy Vallier’s “Living in the Cloud” talk at Podcamp Toronto this year, I’ve been pondering the idea of truly living in the cloud. In many ways, it is the ideal solution - being able…
Unified Comments - A New System for On Site... →
So I was listening to Mitch Joel on the latest Six Pixels of Seperation this morning and Joseph Rogers had a comment that he spent a lot of time reading blogs but not commenting because he uses a…
Oh. My. God. Marvel Moves To Shut Down Our Iron... →
Marvel has sent us a cease and desist letter demanding that we cancel the Iron Man event tomorrow at the AMC Metreon in San Francisco. We are not canceling the event yet - stay tuned as our…
Podshow, Mevio, Fuckyouvio →
“We have never believed in user-generated content as a business, or even as a sustainable entertainment offering,” said Ron Bloom, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, MEVIO.
Wow.
What else…
my tour of the SF Chronicle City Plant →
Last week I had the total delight of being invited on an employee your of the SF Chronicle’s City Plant — the place where all our newspapers are printed. It’s an old plant with machinery…
“We’re thrilled to announce we have a deal with Apple to bring the
iPhone to Canada this year. We’ll tell you more later, stay tuned”
Retweeting @laurentlasalle: Rogers to bring the iPhone in Canada (Press Release) : FINALLY! http://tinyurl.com/5l3keh
At the waterloo Web dev night, good croud here
Slave Leia Pillow Fight →
There will be more substantive tech articles soon, I promise. But I can’t resist posting a photo titled Slave Leia Pillow Fight…
Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
Doing a bunch of cleanup in my Google Reader using AideRSS, I think I’ve finally brought my flickr feeds to a managable level. Blog to come
Having trouble with Yahoo Pipes, it doesn’t seem to be saving my pipes, not cool
Posters for "Evil Dead: The Musical" →
Gord says: Back again, for its (I believe) third run in Toronto, is the hilarious Evil Dead: The Musical. I recently saw these awesome street posters and wanted to share. Link
Its annoying that Facebook won’t be content until I’m friends with all of my friends’ friends as well
Zealous Autoconfig →
RSS Needs An Easy Button →
Yesterday, Microsoft Live News Search added RSS feeds site-wide. This means you can now subscribe to a specific category, such as Business, or subscribe to a specific search term, such as…
DIY Leatherman Compact Keychain [How To] →
A group of users at web site EDCForums have tweaked their Leatherman (and Leatherman-like) multi-tools into the ultimate multi-key tools. The process appears to involve grinding the edges…
Sleazy proposed new Dungeons and Dragons license... →
Brian sez,
Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, is releasing a new license with the upcoming fourth edition of Dungeons of Dragons. Publishers can create compatible D&D products, but only…
No Phishing →
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Blogger, Podcaster, New Media MeetUp →
If you want to learn about Blogging, Podcasting, or anything else Media or just want to hang out and chat with people involved with the community come on out. We can help set up a blog or podcast or…
Retweeting @THErealDVORAK: too funny: http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=17438
Just followed a bunch of people on @CastRoller, apparently tweets don’t show up as soon as you add someone.
http://viewzi.com/ is pretty cool and very very flashy, don’t really see the use unless you are specifially looking for visual media
Love the new Twhirl shortcut buttons, one less click is very much a good thing
PodShow is Dead; Long Live Mevio →
The podcast world is abuzz - an icon in the podcasting world has passed on as a company. Adam Curry’s PodShow is dead, but before you podcasting naysayers start dancing on it’s grave,…
You Need Business Cards [You Need Business Cards] →
As a pseudo-followup to my post about establishing an online identity, I want to talk about creating your in-real-life (IRL) brand. Meeting people at business networking mixers, tech events and…
Wii60 Wheel Is Our Kind Of Mod [Mods] →
Works? Check.
Combines two otherwise cluttering peripherals? Check.
Takes like 5 seconds and requires no adhesives? Check.
Seriously? We’re really lazy. Check.
Sends at least one fanboy…
Retweeting @jeffhinz: Podshow abandoning podcasts? http://tinyurl.com/6nomx5
Ok, the new alert thingy is useless, the same alerts keep on staying up top even if I hit refesh
Just downloaded the new Alert Thingy with combined Twitter anf Flickr, could be cool
No Phishing →
We take spam prevention seriously here at Facebook, but unfortunately, there is spam on the site. As an example, you may have seen Wall posts advertising free ringtones among other spam, as well as…
Funny backwards bus ad →
This advertisement for an insurance company was put on the back of buses in Amsterdam. Link (Thanks Justin!)
The double-click time tells the window manager how... →
The double-click time is sort of the dialog unit of time.
It’s used as the basis for many user interface time values
that don’t have their own custom setting.
Here are just a few examples, along…
Funny backwards bus ad →
This advertisement for an insurance company was put on the back of buses in Amsterdam. Link (Thanks Justin!)
MSN Music customers lose *all* their music the... →
People who bought music from the MSN music store have been royally hosed by Microsoft: as of today, if you buy a new computer, or refresh your hard-drive, you have to kiss all your music goodbye….
I keep on getting spams, “spaetzel’s naked video”, if that existed, I wouldn’t need to pay for it…
MySocial 24x7 looks great, http://mysocial247.com/#
Just had facebook chat added to my account, will it be useful, we’ll see
Middlesbrough cops, goons and clerks grab and... →
Security goons, store-clerks and police officers detained Flickr user “i didn’t mean to go to Stoke” for taking photos in the outdoor, pedestrianized area of Middlesbrough, UK:
Moments later as…
Again I ask, why do servers have to go down at 5:00?
Podcasting in Plain English →
Common Craft put together this fun and simple intro to podcasting.
The video is licensed with a Creative Commons license, so you can copy, distribute, display, and perform the work for…
The Beauty of PodCamp →
Shashi Bellamkonda (you probably know him as ShashiB) sent me video of his presentation at PodCamp DC. His session was interesting, and I liked the formula he used to help small businesses…
NES mod puts NES into NES cartridge →
This is one of the most fun casemods I’ve ever seen. Someone — apparently a Frenchman — was able to cram all the guts of an NES clone into a Super Mario Brothers cartridge shell.
…
More Photographer Harassment From Your Friendly UK... →
Middlesbrough cops, goons and clerks grab and detain photographer for shooting on a public street - Boing Boing Boing Boing posts on a recent account by Lawrence Windrush of his…
Free Domain name for a year, I just signed up and it’s legit: http://link.register.com/h/NP9U2/UGP8U/A5/FD80KO