Northeastern Pennsylvania is still behind the times
As I sit in our local Panera Bread, belly full of warm soup, after a day of traveling, meetings and recording an episode of Wine Library TV with my friend Gary -…
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cp /world * /goog
Not the best syntax in that title but you get the point. Someone's copy machines are working pretty hard. AppleTV = Google TV. App Store = Chrome Web Store. Amazon S3 = Google…
LOST is nearly over
Five years ago I said that I had never been more anxious to watch a show each week. That anxiousness has lasted ever since. By Monday it will be all over. Or,…
Man I hated Tommy Maddox
In 2005 Tommy Maddox was the starting quarterback for my NFL team of choice the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was horrible. At least in my opinion. I really, really disliked him. A few…
My morning ritual hasn’t changed in 10 years
Wow. This is sobering. Five years ago, while I was still working at 9rules, I mentioned how much I enjoyed waking up in the morning, having a cup of coffee, checking my…
Twitter, Facebook and soon the world!
OK, maybe not the world. But, this is simply a friendly housekeeping / reminder post to let you know how easy it is to keep up with the latest posts from this…
The most widely read magazine in the world
Spoiler: The Watchtower published by Jehovah's Witnesses. The New York Review of Magazines has an excellent article about The Watchtower, its history, publication and distribution. I recommend giving it a read. Disclaimer:…
Viddler and VP8
Google has open sourced VP8 and is using it as a basis for an entire open web media project. We at Viddler believe in our customers having choice. That's why, hot on…
Give Dropbox a try
I'd be remiss if I didn't recommend Dropbox to all of you. It has been a rather silent, but dare I say deadly, tool that I've come to rely on much more…
The Web is a shopping mall not a concert
The social eruption on the Web has had many small eruptions over the last few years. The most recent eruptions have been Facebook for Websites and Twitter's @Anywhere services. Adding these features…
HQ Garage
We've got a brand new parking garage at Viddler HQ, which is annexed in the excellent Ben Franklin Technology Center, and it is pretty nice.
Todd’s UI is sweet
Believe it or not Viddler's "Super Sys Admin" Todd Troxell uses this text-based, window-less UI full time.
Greyson Michael Chance
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] So: Dude sings a song at a talent show-thingy, puts it up on his YouTube channel (there are a lot of fakes), everyone says he'll be the next Bieber,…
Out to sea
Gloucester,Massachusetts. (Taken with a SeaLife SL320/SL32.)
Secure video hosting for business
A new video for Viddler's secure video hosting for businesses. We've got a lot in store for Viddler B2B this year and this video is only the tip of the iceberg. More…
The “What To Do When You’re Bored” list
I can honestly say that I cannot remember a time when I was actually bored. I've heard many people say that they get bored, especially younger people, and it baffles me. Isn't…
Gmail’s drag/drop image insertion
Looks like my recent switch back to Google Chrome is already paying dividends. The Gmail team has now moved a much loved lab feature that allows you to drag and drop images…
OneWay, FTP in the Finder
On the heels of the release of the great Transmit 4 comes OneWay a simple FTP utility (upload only, you can't download anything) that works right from within the Finder. Need simple?…
Wood hull
Gloucester,Massachusetts. (Taken with a SeaLife SL320/SL32.)
Chrome is faster than lightning
So Chrome is faster than Safari again. Not one month ago I said: "I’m back to Safari. I still love Chrome but Safari’s latest update made it edge out Chrome for speed….
Embed a tweet on your Web site
Dubbed Blackbird Pie this tool from Twitter makes it fairly simple to embed a tweet on your Web site. Provide the URL to the tweet and you'll be provided with a HTML…
How to really get things done.
We humans like to obsess over things simply as a way to distract ourselves from what really needs to happen. There are many examples of this in life, such as a widow…
\”Gone to Sleep\” by Moby and Kelli Scarr
Project Song is a neat thing put together by All Things Considered host Bob Boilen wherein artists have two days to put together an entire song. The process is quite fascinating. "Gone…
Clouds Over Valley
Regarding this whole oil thing going on in the Gulf
No matter how it happened. No matter how much is spilling out into the water on a daily basis. No matter if it reaches land or not. No matter if they can…
Breakfast Instapaper
As you, the avid reader of my blog, already know I'm addicted to Instapaper. I mention it now and then. So obviously I think this is just genius. Breakfast Instapaper is an…
Enter the Mushroom Kingdom
Dude.
HP buys Palm
HP is buying Palm for a cool $1.2B. Let the wild speculation and general blanket statements fly! However, I do like the way Marshall Kirkpatrick scoured Twitter and took the best tweets…
Super Mario Crossover
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Quite possibly the most impressive emulator I've seen in recent memory. Super Mario Crossover allows you to play Super Mario using Mario, Mega Man, Link and more – all…
The misguided Facebook guide for the new, umm, Facebooker
So, you're new to Facebook. Welcome! You've just joined a website with over 400,000,000 members and climbing. Needle, meet haystack. Before you update your status, "install" an application, or like that photo…