Re-watching Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade
I'm finally getting around to writing about The Last Crusade. The third Indiana Jones film, The Last Crusade, is as close to my favorite as Raiders of the Lost Ark. Unlike The Temple…
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Todd at work
Todd Troxell, Viddler's system admin, does actually exist.
TubeMogul’s new tier system – An interview with TubeMogul CEO Brett Wilson
Brett Wilson A few weeks ago I had lunch with Brett Wilson, CEO of TubeMogul, and we were talking about the partnership between TubeMogul and Viddler. We also talked about surfing and…
iTunes tip: Hidden bar graph views from Tekzilla
This is a pretty neat tip from Tekzilla (friend Tekzilla on Viddler), one that I never knew about, but that I think will come in handy. If you've ever connected your iPod…
The Ta-da List widget is back!
Over 1 year in the making! Well, not really, but it has been over a year since version 1.2 of the widget was released. Now, with version 1.3, the Ta-da List widget…
Gary Vaynerchuk’s television appearances
My good friend Gary Vaynerchuk, host of Wine Library TV, has had the privilege of making some rounds on network television programs such as Nightline, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, the Ellen…
ManBabies.com – Dad?
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] I couldn't think of a much better title for this link, so I used the title from the actual ManBabies.com web site. ManBabies.com, essentially, is a collection of altered…
Re-watching Indiana Jones: The Temple of Doom
When I was a kid Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom was one of the more gory movies I had ever seen. Men having their hearts torn out while they were still living, alligators (which…
Catching up on Mahalo Daily’s Vlog Idol
If you are a fan of American Idol, particularly its contest style format with judges, auditions, etc. then you may like Mahalo Daily's method of finding a new co-host. When I saw…
Connect 360 – The best Apple TV alternative?
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] On Friday, while I was at Viddler HQ fooling around with Rob, I noticed my friend Dan Rubin twittered the following: "if I ditch cable, buy an AppleTV and…
My first Amazon Wish List
You could just get lost on Amazon, couldn't you? Every single category seems to have a never ending list of subcategories, each with their own products as you drill down. I have never "shopped"…
Refacing Government Tender
This is great. Joe D!, as he is known on Flickr, decided it'd be neat to deface, I mean – artistically improve U.S. paper currency by adding some doodles. He managed to…
The chef is also in Portugal
In February Eliza and I went to dinner with some friends here in Pennsylvania. In the foyer of the restaurant we ate at was this chef guy that I took a photo…
Rob at work
Rob, a Monster drink, and a laptop. The usual scene here at ViddlerHQ.
Comic Life Magiq – from plasq
plasq continues to amaze. Adding onto the Comic Life brand, which includes Comic Life for Mac and Windows, is Comic Life Magiq. What is the difference? Comic Life Magiq is a big…
OpenRoad.tv tours ILM campus
Drool. To be more specific, Open Road TV visits San Francisco's Presidio, which is now a National Park, and goes on to explain its many changes over the years. One of the…
Re-watching Indiana Jones: The Raiders of the Lost Ark
Raiders of the Lost Ark debuted in movie theaters in 1981, when I was only one year old. I don't remember the first time, nor how many times, I saw this movie – but…
Sprint vs. Apple, round one, FIGHT!
Coming this summer: Sprint vs. Apple. Instinct vs. iPhone. Who has got the guts to win? I've seen this reported in a few places, that Sprint is going to spend $100,000,000 on…
Dan Phiffer’s Web site
I am not even sure how I came across this site. A few days ago I found myself browsing Dan Phiffer's Web site and I have to say, it is probably one…
Indy catch up
Catching up on Indiana Jones, in style.
Leopard’s Spotlight window isn’t as good as Tiger’s was
I don't think I'm alone in this thinking either. On Mac OS X Tiger, when you searched for something, the list that appeared is much like the list that appears now, under…
An electrical storm on Saturn
Have you checked the weather today? Oh, but have you checked the weather on Saturn today? Neither did I. But it seems, according to yesterday's Astronomy Picture of the Day, courtesy of NASA,…
Indiana Jones desktop and icons
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] The crew over at the Iconfactory, who are the creators of Twitterrific among many other things, are doing a tribute to Indiana Jones this month. Here is a snap…
The CSS Selector proposal explained for CSS noobs
I am not well versed in CSS. I can get around. I can make a site look pretty good in Safari and horrible in Internet Explorer (look at this site in IE…
Bethlehem, PA
Taken while walking to get coffee.
MNF – Buffalo, NY
I am neither a Cowboys nor Bills fan, but I still went to a Monday Night Football game there. Must have been for booze.
Pittsburgh beer
Too many choices? I'd like to think just enough.
Sameer Barkawi reviews Iron Man
My friend Sameer Barkawi, distinguished actor, and fellow writer at TUG.n (though I've been absent for a while) recently jotted his thoughts down about Iron Man. Here are a few key points…
Table at Panera
One of the many days of working at Panera. This one Eliza, Chris, and Andrew were there.
The missing iPhone ringtone
You know that ringtone you hear in the iPhone ads? It is the same ringtone that is not included on your iPhone! I have no idea why, either. I just downloaded it,…