A few thoughts on Tumblr, on Tumblr
I thought I'd take a few moments and jot down a few thoughts on Tumblr. And I've done just that, over on Tumblr.
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Celebrating 100 pieces of art with an artist interview series on The Watercolor Gallery
Back in late August I was celebrating over 30 works of art in The Watercolor Gallery's archive. Today I'm celebrating over 100. It is an amazing milestone for me personally as it…
The new Tumblr queue
The new Tumblr queue just went live and it is fantastic. My being able to curate The Watercolor Gallery is solely based on Tumblr's queue feature and now it just got even…
\”I told you so.\”
Fred Wilson quips about how he doesn't like to say "I told you so" because he thinks it sounds mean but, deep down, really wants to say it.Fred's direct involvement in some…
The new Learn More video from Viddler
For years Viddler has had a Learn More page that was used to introduce newcomers to what Viddler was capable of. For most of that time it didn't feature a video explaining…
Random 60: Is it the tools or the artist?
It has been said that a great photographer doesn't need the very best tools because it is the artist that makes something great, not the tools. Billy Disney, Viddler's own videographer, weighs…
The top 5 things people really do while watching The Biggest Loser
Professional comedy writers Colin & Eliza Devroe, authors of The Misguided Twitter Guide and The Misguided Facebook Guide, are back to tell you the truth. Many people think that The Biggest Loser,…
Ben Does Life
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Ben Davis got inspired to lose weight. So he pretty much owned running for a year and dropped 120 pounds. Reminds me of my better days of owning running…
Making art with shadows
Kumi Yamashita creates artfrom shadows. She uses just a few blocks or some pieces of paper and a well-placed light source and makes some incredible things. This makes shadow puppets look so…
The tools of The Watercolor Gallery, so far
We live in an increasingly interesting world where creating something from nothing is getting easier and easier. Several years ago I would say that it was easier than ever to set up…
Google Instant
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Google Instant seeing how I like it so much. I think Google Instant is the best thing to happen to search since "the realtime web"…
I don’t think Tumblr sucks
Zach Inglis, a man whose opinion I hold in fairly high regard, simply went off on Tumblr for a variety of reasons on why he thinks Tumblr sucks. He notes technological, design…
Letters of Note, 1 year old
Congratulations to Letters of Note for hitting it's 1 year anniversary. Last year Letters of Note made my The best of 2009 as told by me list winning The Best New Blog…
The Watercolor Gallery hits 30 works of art
After a little over a week of posting over on The Watercolor Gallery I thought I'd write down a short and sweet update. You know, for posterity. Lets just say I'm enjoying…
Worry isn’t work
This is quite simply a must-read for anyone that works at a desk and is the least bit ambitious. Worry isn't work, by Dan Pallotta. /via the speechless Justin Blanton.
The Watercolor Gallery
I've decided to start a new site dedicated to inspirational watercolor art. This is from the about page on The Watercolor Gallery. "I love watercolor art. For years I’ve found inspiration by…
North Seneca
Seneca Lake, Geneva, New York. Circa 2008.
Sorry Kirk, I’m taken
The How to: Delete photos off an iPhone post is the single most popular post on my blog. After several hundred thousand views and 133 comments so far – it finally happened….
Minas Tirith made from matchsticks finished.
Taking just shy of three years to complete, this amazing representation of Tolkien's fictional cityMinas Tirith is made completely out of matchsticks. The Great White City, as it is referred to, is…
Abstract Fine Art Photography from Shane Robinson
My friend Shane Robinson, who hails from the windward side of Oahu, Hawai'i, has a brand-new Etsy shop where he showcases some of his photographic work in abstract fine art. His photos…
Shades of green
Where did the alphabet come from?
In The origins of abc John Boardley of I Love Typography tells a short, though rather thorough and enjoyable, history of the alphabet as we know it today. Boardley does an excellent…
Why I’d like to use a Blackberry
John Gruber has been referencing polls and articles about why people prefer Blackberrys rather than an iPhone. I love my iPhone but I can think of a few reasons I'd like to…
Different types of rainbows or *bows
Liz Danzico has a list of the types of *bows. Fascinating. Especially, Alexander's dark band. Kickin' it late-second-century style. No, I will not link to nor mention Double Rainbow simply because it…
The iPhone 4 or DSLR?
The utility of the iPhone only increased with the iPhone 4. Taking photos on the go was always possible with the iPhone. Remember, I used the first gen iPhone with its 2.1MP…
Divers at Adventure Aquarium
Eliza and I spent the day yesterday with some family and friends at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey. I've uploaded a few select shots from the iPhone onto Flickr but…
Everyone is playing Oregon Trail online I guess
Over 1,000 people found my post on playing Oregon Trail online yesterday. Yes, yesterday alone. Since I linked to it 18 months ago nearly 100,000 people have found that post via Google,…
The better days of blogging
My friend Andrew's mother Rita recently broke her ankle while hiking. Andrew wrote about it on his blog. The post is both touching and honest. It reminds me of the better days…
Build a small web app and win some dough
I'll admit it, when I saw 10K Apart's challenge I first thought it meant to build a web app for less than $10K. In reality, the challenge is to build a web…
Alexander Safonov at work
I've been subscribed to the Livejournal of Alexander Safonov, or pats0n, for a long time. This is one of the first shots of him actually at work taking the images from an…