A video tour of suite 4235 on the Carnival Miracle cruise ship
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] When Eliza and I were hunting for good photos and videos of what the rooms looked like aboard the Carnival Miracle for our vacation we really couldn't find what…
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Commentary on the misuse of #hashtags from a lame old fart
So I'm an old fart. It is something that I'm beginning to come to grips with and so should all of you. That being said, I'm beginning to get annoyed with the…
My poor buddy list
In late August I opened iChat, as I typically do, only to see that no one was online. Having quite a few people in my buddy list this makes for a strange…
Giving Instapaper a whirl
Instapaper, a read-later service by Tumblr's Marco Arment, has been popping up in front of me for months. I've seen two of my friends, Justin and Jonathan, rave about it. So I…
See you at LessConf?
I'm happy to announce that I'll be speaking at LessConf in Jacksonville, Fla. on October 17th. The title for my talk is still tentative but the main subject will be about how…
Baker Tweet
Own a bakery? Want to notify your customers when fresh baked goodies are ready via Twitter? Look no further than Baker Tweet. A simple device that sends canned Twitter updates with the…
Almost all of Tumblr is down?
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Nothing is stated on their Twitter account. Their staff blog is silent (yet not down). Of course, neither is Marco Arment's Tumblog (he's a staff member). And yet my…
How SLR cameras work. Aperture, Shutter, and ISO explained.
Want an easy way to learn how aperture, shutter speed, and ISO affect a photo using an SLR camera? This simple flash application shows you a live preview of what a photograph…
The official Flickr iPhone application. Stick with the mobile site.
Flickr recently released an official application for the iPhone (link opens iTunes). I agree with John Gruber, the design of the application is well done in many areas but it doesn't feel…
Our new ride, Mary Ann, is a 2007 Honda Civic LX
If you follow me on Twitter, Facebook,Tumblr or my wife on Flickr than you know that we've picked up a new car. We decided on a 2007 Honda Civic LX. After our…
Help Panic become more transparent
This is excellent. After our interview was published yesterday Steven Frank of Panic has now posted a call for help on his Tumblog. He's asking what the community thinks Panic should do…
An interview with Panic on transparency in software development and Coda 2.0
My thoughts on transparency in software development got me thinking about a particular application that I use on a daily basis, Coda. I think it is safe to say that most Coda…
Axle FAIL
Well ok then.
MAP: The Museum of Animal Perspectives
I wish I thought of this! The Museum of Animal Perspectives is, exactly what it sounds like, a collection of videos taken from the perspective of animals by literally putting a camera…
Two buttons, one hole.
I assure you this link is SFW. Ever wonder why men's dress shirts have two buttons and only one hole? Ben Gray knows and is willing to let you in on the…
Chris Clark’s proposal for minimizing windows on Mac OS X
With Snow Leopard comes a markedly better way of handling window minimization into the Dock however Chris Clark feels as though it could be done better. His proposal is to minimize the…
Cicada skins
After climbing a tree at Lehigh University in an attempt to capture a cicada I ended up finding several skins left on a tree at about eye level. Go figure. There is…
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard review
The only review of the latest version of Mac OS X you'll ever need to read, John Siracusa's review of Snow Leopard.
Thoughts on transparency in software development
Corporate transparency has always been a lesson in balance, a constant struggle between altruism and self-preservation, and proves itself to be a different challenge to each company striving to stay as transparent…
Our 10th Anniversary party invitations
For our 10th anniversary, which was on the 27th of August, we received an incredible gift from Eliza's mother Carla – an anniversary party in our favor. Since she told us many…
CRUSH IT!
My good friend Gary Vaynerchuk's new book "Why Now Is A Good Time To Crush It! And Cash In On Your Passion", also called "CRUSH IT!", is set to ship on October…
Matt Mullenweg’s suggestions for starting a bank
With so many lessons to learn from, and so many companies doing such a bad job or being dug in too deep, now seems like the perfect time to start a bank….
A late lunch
A late lunch with a few friends on a hot Thursday.
Can we please disable Tumblarity? Please.
(via fightfirewithariot) Except this is exactly what is happening. Tumblarity has increased the amount of content on Tumblr, that is indesputable, but it probably hasn't increased the amount of unique or even…
Hands on with the Canon EF 1200 f/5.6L Lens
Hands on video with Juan A. Pons from Outdoor Photo Gear using a Canon EF 1200 f/5.6L lens which measures 38 inches, weighs in at 36 pounds, and costs $120,000. Interestingly enough,…
KFC’s Double Down Chicken Sandwich. Deplorable. I need one.
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] "If it tastes good, it is probably bad for you." We've all heard this saying and for the most part it is true. Although I tend to like all…
Tag channels by Tumblr
I think this is a genius feature. Tag channels by Tumblr combines a normal tag search with a slider to filter your results based on the number of times something was "liked"….
\”Always on\” by Adam Lisagor
Better writing about the iPhone 3GS' camera you will not read. Via John Gruber.
Another Orbweaver
Eliza spotted this little guy yesterday. Left him alone. I have enough pictures of cross orbweaver spiders.
The Broph
As if we could hide from the Broph in a pub.