How to squeeze decent photos out of an iPhone
An excellent title for this list. My wife Eliza's iPhone photos always turn out better than mine – but, that's ok. She must follow these rules more closely than I do without…
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LOST: The Time Loop Theory
I take all theories, especially LOST theories, with a healthy-sized grain of salt. I've read theories, especially just before the beginning of Season Two, that I thought were too incredibly detailed not…
Readability
I'm all for advertising on the Web. But lately it seems that the content to ad ratio isn't in favor of us readers. So, Arc90 is taking matters into their own hands….
Regarding blog comments, again
I'm behind in my reading and even further behind in my writing. Which is why I'm just now finally writing about something I've wanted to since earlier this week even though the…
On Retweeting
I just finished reading Stephen Fry's thoughtful essay and strategy regarding Retweeting. If you are a Twitter user (like me) I suggest you give it a read. Most of us do not…
Photos from the Scranton, PA Photo walk
Before I reveal a few of the photos that I took during our Photo walk this past Sunday in Scranton, Pennsylvania – I wanted to post an update to how it turned…
A fish with a transparent head
This coming via Justin Blanton who says "mind == blown" after linking to a fish with a transparent head. The fish, Macropinna microstoma or barrel eyes, is a bit of an oddity….
Dokdo or Takeshima? Not a tiny issue.
Who owns this relatively small set of islands and reefs found halfway between South Korea and Japan? This has been in dispute for centuries. I find this most recent post by The…
Lost and still not yet found: Atlantis
In fact, it could be argued that Atlantis was ever lost at all – but that isn't why I'm writing this post. How awesome is this blog post from Google? A few…
USB drive stopped mounting on Airport Extreme
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Since there seems to be a lot of people having this same issue and not a lot being said about solving the issue, I thought I'd write a quick…
Photo walk in Scranton, PA
Photo: My friend Sameer on a Photo walk of sorts in Carbondale, PA. Something I've wanted to do for some time was to have a Photo walk in Scranton, PA. I would…
Older WordPress posts resulting in Error 500
Every now and then I experience a 500 Error when trying to access and older post. I really have yet to figure out what is causing this problem but it seems to…
A glass for water
For some reason I have only been drinking water from these glass cups. They are perfect for drinking water.
Shaquille O’Neal encounters two Twitter followers at a diner
Let me just start off by saying that I think this is excellent in every way. Shaquille O'Neal, the star Center from the NBA, is on Twitter and actually uses it aright….
Review: Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
For the past several weeks we've been interviewing for various positions at Viddler. We've gone through several resumes, conducted a few interviews, probed referrals for information about the interviewees, sent follow-up questions,…
A roll of 400TX film shot with a Canon Canonet G-III QL17
If the camera model and the film type don't mean too much to you – don't worry. All you need to know is that my friend Albert Yee has managed to take…
Tags, the way Apple should have done it
I'm a little late to the game in mentioning this application – as it has made its rounds around the Mac-Web a while back – but I'd be remiss if I didn't…
Always disappearing.
New York is easily one of my favorite cities. The last time I was there I had the privilege of eating some really delicious Thai food, drink at an authentic Irish Pub,…
Hidden preferences in Safari 4
Nearly every browser has "hidden" preferences. Options that you can set by running a command, editing a file, or changing an entry here or there. The Safari 4 Beta, which has only…
Videos: Lose weight at the office
As most of you know I have struggled with my weight ever since reaching adulthood. The reasons for my weight gain are vast but one of the more significant reasons is the…
Haiku Knives by CHROMA Cutlery
Jason Kottke recently linked to a photo essay on the making of these authentic Japanese blades. After looking through the photo essay, while my jaw progressively lowered itself to the carpet, I…
MeToday: February 23, 2009
Yesterday, February 23rd, I did a lot of driving. I attended the February Viddler Board Meeting in Springfield, New Jersey. To go to a board meeting in New Jersey I end up…
Looking at a new apartment
Date taken: February 22, 2004 Clifford, Pennsylvania Five years ago today: Eliza and I went to look at an apartment in the rural village of Clifford, Pennsylvania. It was a small, two…
Owen Stone interviews me for Friend-up Friday!
Last Thursday, not Friday, Owen JJ. Stone, also known as Ohdoctah, interviewed me for his Friend-up Friday series. Well, now it is Friday. And he has put the video online. It is…
Sour. Bitter. But good.
I have a confession to make. I only watched the first twenty-five minutes of No Reservations – Philippines on Monday. Why? Because I was tired after playing many hours of basketball. Why…
This is why you’re fat.
"Why can't I lose any weight?" or "Why am I fat?" Two questions that have no doubt crossed your mind, in one form or another, in your life. Well, this blog attempts…
Video chatting on a Macintosh
Date taken: February 17, 2004 On a Mac. Five years ago today: I had a video chat with Chris Clark while he was still in Perth, Australia. Now he's somewhere in Canada…
(non-breaking space)
A fantastic site written by Howard Hall and entirely Haiku. Source: (non-breaking-space).
Tutorial: Seamless grunge textures with Photoshop
An excellent example of why I'm happy I did this experiment – here is a tutorial from Jesse J. Anderson on how to make seamless grunge textures using Photoshop. What I appreciate…
Why I asked for your URL
A few minutes ago I asked for everyone to please @cdevroe me their blog URL on Twitter. Here's why. After a few years of Twitter use I've found that, through trial and…