I backed A Show with Ze Frank
With only three days left to go and Ze already raising nearly triple what he set out to raise I backed A Show with Ze Frank on Kickstarter. I chose no reward…
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My iPad 3 event predictions
Looking at Apple's invitation to March 7th's iPad 3 event may give away exactly what is on the agenda. This wouldn't be the first time Apple has dropped not-so-subtle hints in their…
Better OS X updates in Mountain Lion
Since the Mac App Store debut I've been disappointed with the way Apple had three unique ways to update the OS, the applications on my Mac, and the applications on my iPhone…
How to see your buddy list while in full-screen mode in the Messages beta
The Messages beta is now available and full-screen mode is a great way to use the application. However, you can't see your buddy list in full-screen mode. However, there is a trick….
iOS ’86
This would make a killer iOS theme. /via Andy "I track Oscar winning torrents" Baio.
John Williams turns 80
My favorite composer of movie soundtracks John Williams turned 80 the other day. I hope he continues to live and work another 100 years.
How Pinterest makes money
Josh Davis: If you post a pin to Pinterest, and it links to an ecommerce site that happens to have an affiliate program, Pinterest modifies the link to add their own affiliate…
Is Page listening to Jobs?
According to the biography of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Jobs reportedly told Google's Larry Page: [figure] out what Google wants to be when it grows up. It’s now all over the…
Apple updates iBooks, releases iBooks Author and iTunes U app
While the phrase "Apple has changed the education landscape" may be a little premature I certainly believe that today it has provided the world with the tools and devices to do exactly…
Colourmod – A color picker Dashboard widget for Mac OS X
This Dashboard widget post (see the others) is more for developers and designers than the average person. Colourmod is a Dashboard widget for Mac OS X that you'll end up using much…
A man’s life does not result from the things he possesses
I found myselfnoddingmy head in agreement with Shawn Blanc's It's Just Stuff: I may drive a Jeep because I’m a Colorado boy at heart, and I may own a charcoal grill because…
Delivery Status – A package tracking widget for Mac OS X
The post on GAget was mildly popular. I'm happy about that. It means that more people are seeing a useful Mac OS X Dashboard widget than may have otherwise. Especially since Apple…
How to speed up Mail.app just a bit
This isn't anything new and it has been covered elsewhere in much more detail. However, there are a few ways to speed up Mail. I've tried two. One I highly recommend, the…
How to use services in Mac OS X
Let me just admit this right off the bat; I don't use services in Mac OS X. I'll use an Alfred extension or two in order to make my life a little…
The definition of Incubator
This edition of real words doesn't really come from me but rather from Wayne Bartz who manages the Ben Franklin TechVentures incubator in Bethlehem, PA where Viddler was annexed for the first…
Thoreau on sunsets
Henry David Thoreau, on January 7, 1852, pretty much nails my thoughts of every evening. We never tire of the drama of sunset. I go forth each afternoon and look into the…
Eric Schmidt as CEO of Microsoft? No. How about Rubinstein?
Robert X. Cringely predicts that Eric Schmidt could be Microsoft's next CEO replacing Steve Ballmer. I'm not saying it wouldn't or couldn't happen but I will say it would be an even…
Everyone is making bread. You should too.
That artisan style bread recipe I published the other day has spurred on a few people to make their own. It really is very, very easy to make this style of bread….
More benefits of turning off comments
Over four years ago whether a blog should or shouldn't have comments was a heavily debated topic in the blogging community. Back then I wrote about one possible benefit of disabling comments….
An artisan style bread recipe
Artisan bread isbest described by thinking about the person who makes the bread. An artisan baker is a craftsperson who is trained to the highest ability to mix, ferment, shape and bake…
Paper stop motion Mario
Jeremiah Warren recreates level 1-1 of Super Mario Bros. using paper and stop motion animation. It is remarkably well done.
The Night Sky for iOS
For the last few nights I've been playing around with The Night Sky on iOS. It is really fun to use and a wee bit magical. If you want an app on…
Why movie revenue is down
Roger Ebert gives six reasons why he thinks movie revenue was way down in 2011. Here is one of them: 3. The theater experience. Moviegoers above 30 are weary of noisy fanboys…
Om Malik on the tech start-up scene in Berlin
Om Malik on the tech start-up scene in Berlin: The lack of classical German industries means it is a city with fewer jobs than other parts of Germany. It also means the…
Diego’s Soul Patch
You may remember that Jorge Garcia and his girlfriend Bethany Shady had a podcast for behind-the-scenes LOST stuff appropriately named Geronimo Jack's Beard. Well, Garcia and Shady are back with a new…
If you make a reservation, keep your reservation.
Joanne Cronin on restaurant reservations that end up in no-shows: This problem isn't limited just to Irish restaurants as I've also noticed similar complaints emerging from English tweeters. Understandably, restaurants are annoyed…
Molloy & Sons, Donegal Tweed
I found this interesting, perhaps you will too. Molloy & Sons is a weaving business in Donegal, Ireland.Sadly I didn't visit Donegal during our visit to Ireland this past October. However, I…
Birds of the same species sing different tunes in the city than in the country
This makes sense. Sabri Ben-Achour for NPR reports that birds sing different tunes in cities than they do in the country. The buildings, noise and other factors in city life make it…
Google has over 60 million profiles. Not users.
I'm glad someone is finally saying it. Eric Eldon for Aol/Techcrunch: "That’s not 62 million active users, though — a point that everyone covering these numbers seems to have missed. It’s just the…
How to add personal documents to your Kindle
Somewhat related to my last, Adi Robertson on The Verge provides a quick step-by-step on how to add personal documents to your Kindle. I'm cataloging these in hopes of one day buying…