Archive

2007

/ Dec 2007

Impassioned plea

I open my email this morning and there's a long message from a vaguely familiar name. It'

2007

/ Nov 2007

2nd curtain sync with a Canon 5D

aka "Merlin's Rockstar Flash" aka rear curtain flash aka 2nd curtain flash 1. Hit Menu 2.

2007

/ Nov 2007

Adventures in $40 eyeglasses

I posted about my experiences buying glasses online over at 43 folders. It may not be a major thing for

2007

/ Nov 2007

Snigglets 2.0

Sometimes I like to make up words to match situations. Here's today's made up word/phrase:

2007

/ Oct 2007

The five minute Leopard review

After installing Leopard on three machines and using it for the past four days I figure I might as well

2007

/ Oct 2007

Amazon blows for video games

I've bought a handful of video games this year and my local Gamestop seems to have trouble getting

2007

/ Oct 2007

The Future of the Music Business

In the age of the mp3, label musicians and the labels themselves are fighting for survival. As the cost of

2007

/ Sep 2007

Crap I love: Signal turns your iPhone into a really nice remote control

I've been hoping that someone was working on using the iPhone browser as a media controller and when

2007

/ Sep 2007

For actual coupon codes, use RetailMeNot

The other night, I got a coupon over email for a product I've been meaning to buy (direct

2007

/ Sep 2007

Word of the day (that I made up)

Clothundrum (n) wittynerdyhumorousconundrumclothing

2007

/ Sep 2007

Satisfaction - People-Powered Customer Service

Satisfaction has launched (more on their blog). Disclaimer: officially I'm a "member" of their "advisory

2007

/ Sep 2007

Playstation 3: complete failure for casual gaming

The other day this thought popped into my head and since several people asked, I wanted to expound on my

2007

/ Sep 2007

Dwell as economic indicator

While walking back from the mailbox today, I was reminded of the old "number of pages in WIRED closely

2007

/ Aug 2007

Boing Boing redo

I gotta say that I'm enjoying the Boing Boing redesign so much that I'm actually breaking

2007

/ Aug 2007

Testing out .Mac, iMovie '08, and the Panasonic AVCHD

I used PCs on a daily basis for about ten years, but over the last three or four years I&

2007

/ Aug 2007

A smarter audio manager

Here's what I typically do in the course of a day. * Start iTunes, play some new songs while

2007

/ Jul 2007

A Wii little story

A friend from college visited me a few months ago and we played a few rounds of Wii tennis and

2007

/ Jul 2007

Jumping Monkeys Episode 6: Matt Haughey

I was interviewed by the new TWiT parenting podcast: Jumping Monkeys Episode 6: Matt Haughey. We recorded in the afternoon