These are a few of my favorite things
I have different reasons for saving favorites on each service that I use. I figured I'd take some time to explain the reasons by listing out the services on which I save…
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All Chrome all the time
I've been using Chrome as my default browser for nearly six months. It won Best Browser in my Best of 2009 list. I didn't even realize it had been that long until…
FOR SALE: The Tonight Show
This is absolutely fantastic. It appears as though Conan O'Brien put The Tonight Show for sale on Craigslist. Craigslist appears to have taken the page down. Bummer. /via Mashable.
Launch delay
No matter how fast your computer is there is a slight delay between asking an application to open and it actually being opened. Depending on the size of the application and how…
The since IE 6 list.
Dave Shea has put together a rather fascinating list of some of the things that have happened since the release of Internet Explorer 6 on August 27, 2001 (a browser that is still in…
This is why I love Acorn
When was the last time you saw a free update like this roll out from you know who? I suggest you grab a copy of Acorn 2.2 and test it out for…
Viddler Support command central
Bernie's 'computer bank' for Viddler support is pretty awesome.
I want a big iPhone too
The speculation about the upcoming product from Apple, presumably some form of tablet computer, is all over the place. The more I read the more I want. The more I want the…
Black Phoebe
Several birds have visited our bird feeder since we've moved into the new apartment. I have yet to get a really good capture of any of them though the opportunities have been…
Facebook URL Helper
The Facebook iPhone application now has an address book syncing feature that will pull in all of your friend's profile pictures and also set up their Web site URLs as fb://somethingsomething. Chris…
Not anymore Henry
Interesting comparison between the knowledge of science and the knowledge of man by the always quotable Henry David Thoreau: "Science does not embody all that men know, only what is for men…
Kyle Slattery on geocoding his vacation
Kyle Slattery pulls a bit of a yarn about the current state of geocoding in his world as he experienced it on a recent trip to Chicago. Kyle and I are nearly…
Graceland
Well, my Graceland anyway.
And thanks for the stats
This is odd. Today I was reading on Wordpress.com's blog about "Two New Stats Things", written by the always fantastic and multi-talented Andy Skelton, and since I use Wordpress' free stats plugin…
Back that thing up.
This is just wonderful. Marco Arment has recently released a back up application for Tumblr that is currently only available for Mac OS X. This back up application takes a fairly unique…
CES 2010 videos
The video coverage of CES 2010 by the @viddler base has been pretty stellar so far this year.
Dave Oberheu on fun and winning
My friend Dave Oberheu is a bit of a gaming nut. Having played several games at his house over the years I can tell you from first hand knowledge that Dave probably…
Mushroom Bowl
Eliza is making soup. She cut up countless mushrooms of varying types (only some pictured here). Mmmmm.
Now with 100% more Twitter.
UPDATE: I only use @cdevroe now. In addition to the support for Realtime RSS that I've added recently I've also now created a Twitter account for First initial, last name. Although the…
Random 60: Are you geocoded?
Turn up your speakers for this one folks. My friend Eric Brophy and I (more him than me) have a chat about geocoding, mashups, Twitter, and the potential for other geocoded things…
The L5 Remote
Speaking of cool remote controls – the L5 Remote is a combination iPhone/iPod touch application accessory to turn said iPhone or iPod touch into a remote control for your television, DVR, Blu-ray…
Photos of UPenn Weave Bridge by Albert Yee
Brilliant photos from Albert Yee the new Weave Bridge at UPenn show that it is pretty stunning. I love when people take the opportunity to make something beautiful in a place where…
The Boxee Box.
The Boxee Box, a mini-square-ish computer with the sole purpose of running Boxee on a television, is becoming more compelling with every press release. Made by D-Link this little box is being…
Chrome overtakes Safari for 3rd place among browsers
According to Mashable (via Net Applications via The Apple Blog) Chrome has surpassed Safari for third place among browsers in terms of market share. I'm as big an Apple fan as anyone…
Joining the drum line for Realtime RSS
I remember when I first learned about RSS. At the time my personal Web site was running on some homegrown content management system that I built myself using ASP. So I was…
Gravity Wells by XKCD
XKCD, which I suggested that you all subscribe to nearly one year ago, continues to amaze. Gravity Wells, a recent comic about the relative gravitational pulls of the celestial objects in our…
Adding one step to Aaron Swartz’s thoughts on hiring programmers
If you're in a hiring phase you'll want to peruse Aaron Swartz's thoughts on hiring programmers. The process that he walks through could, and should, be used for hiring just about anyone…
Eiffel Tower blueprints
Probably better described as yellowprints these "blueprints" are reproductions (presumably far better looking ones) of the original documents used to build the Eiffel Tower found in a book from 1900. I never…
GeoAPI now a service by Twitter
As you've probably read Twitter has acquired Mixer Labs who runs GeoAPI, an API for all things location, and plans to integrate that API and its team directly into Twitter's offerings. Brady…
Ways of reading by Mandy Brown
Crap. Crap. Crap. In March of this year I wrote: "Editor's note: I don't know Mandy Brown but her blog is definitely in the top three well-written blogs that I subscribe to….