Foggy fishing
Paul fishing from the middle of the river. What a gorgeous night to be out!
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Gary Vaynerchuk at #140conf
My very good friend Gary Vaynerchuk recently gave a talk in New York City at #140conf, which is a essentially a conference about Twitter, dealing with scaling caring. I've seen many of…
Getting out the summer clothes
Annnndddd…. refreshed. It is summer and that means its time to reach under the bed, pull out the boxes full of shorts, tee shirts, snorkeling equipment, and frisbees. Time to get away…
I’ve got a Fever, and the only prescription is more subscriptions
Shaun Inman, the very same lad that brought Mint to the world, is now throwing his hat into the feed-reading arena in a very different way. Fever is a download-and-install Web-based feed…
Add a progress bar to your Viddler uploads
We get this question a lot at Viddler: How can I add a progress bar to my uploads using the Viddler API? We're always asked if this is something included in our…
Safari 4’s Full-page Zoom is impressive
After reading this review by Pierre Igot I gave Safari 4's full-page zoom feature a spin. It is incredibly impressive. I wish the browser wars were not such a tight race right…
What you get and don’t get with the iPhone OS 3.0 update if you have an original iPhone
Eliza and I have original iPhones. Day one iPhones. They are just shy of 2 years old. They're still gorgeous, still work well, and we couldn't be happier with them. Today Apple…
A pink flower and a bumble bee
While waiting for a ride this weekend I walked over to a small patch of wild flowers growing behind our garbage cans (there is beauty everywhere in this world, isn't there?). I…
Colin Tumbles
For those that may have missed it, or for those of you that use Tumblr on a regular basis and wish to see this site's posts show up in your Tumblr Dashboard…
It Might Get Loud
As per usual, if it has Jack White in it, I want to see it/hear it/touch it.
To catch a snake
I'm no crocodile hunter but I do enjoy hunting for and catching reptiles, amphibians and pretty much anything that hops, slithers, crawls, or swims. Every since I was a kid I have…
Yub Yub means \”Devour the weak\”
This is just awesome. In classic McSweeney form, David Mcardle reports for the Republic Science Academy about the general culture and habits of the Ewoks on the third-moon of Endor. A must…
A Google Wave Highlight Reel
Don't have 80 minutes to watch the entire demonstration of Google Wave given at Google's IO conference? That's ok, Gina Trapini has taken the time to create a Google Wave Highlight Reel…
Our first garden, preparation and planting
Eliza and I have, for as long as I can remember, always wanted a garden. While we've always had flower-boxes, pots, small sections of flowers next to our homes, etc. – we've…
Problems with Twitterrific 2 caused by the Twitpocalypse
Last night while at a bar with a friend I started getting weird errors in Twitterrific 2. I was taking down notes, saving screenshots, all because I wanted to provide a good…
Fixed! My USB hard drive is now mounted to my Airport Extreme
After months of simply letting my hard drive woes with the Airport Extreme stew in the back of my mind and dealing with the consequences, I finally got off my duff and…
Random 60: Interesting facts about water
[viddler id-d3ca22c5 h-280 w-420] Random 60: Interesting facts about water Favorite on Viddler. Something a little, different – or maybe random – for today's Random 60. I saw this interesting facts about…
I love me some sushi
First of all, I'd eat just about anything. Lets get that out there right off the bat. I mean, I helped a friend start a show called Eat Weird. That is how…
Scribblenauts
I'm just going to say that I wish I had a Nintendo DS (or that this game was made available for iPhone). Scribblenauts looks absolutely incredible, here is the trailer: [viddler id-7e381241…
Dispatches from the Island – the Weblog of Jorge Garcia
For a while now I've been enjoying Jorge Garcia's blog which he calls Dispatches from the Island. You may know Jorge from LOST. He plays Hugo "Hurley" Reyes. Side note: Hurley is…
Camping at Keenlake – 2009
This weekend a group of friends and I camped at Keenlake campground in Waymart, Pennsylvania for a night. Fishing, jogging, eating, and fire watching ensued. Here are a few photos from that…
Chrome for Mac developer preview and extensions
Ever since Google release Chrome, their browser, I've been waiting with bated breath for Chrome for Mac. Thanks to my friend Jake Dahn I got a copy of the developer preview. Its…
I guess you could say that I’m starting to enjoy jogging
All good stories start at the beginning. This one starts on August 14th 2006 when I publicly stated my goal to run 1 mile before my wedding anniversary that year (which was…
At the end of the tunnel
Nicolas riding his big wheel.
Creating New Documents
If you're a skimmer, this is worth reading every word – Lukas Mathis noodles the way several Operating Systems have tackled the task of creating new documents and in doing so comes…
Project Natal for Xbox 360
What the Wii brought to gaming can not be denied. Movement, realism, and let's face it – fun. Project Natal, for the Xbox 360, is going to attempt to do the same…
Finding the right \”Night Fisherman\” photo
This is a must-read, via Jason Kottke, on photographer Art Wolfe's attempt to get the right Night Fisherman photo. As Kottke points out, even more interesting is the fishing technique used by…
Mobile Facebook wishes…
I have a few simple wishes for Facebook's mobile offerings. I access Facebook on-the-go using my iPhone – though I believe that these wishes will help more than just iPhone users. iphone.facebook.com…
Making and watching Ratatouille
Back in November 2008 Eliza and I decided to make and watch Ratatouille. We're both big fans of the movie and we thought it neat to actually make some of our own….
Random 60: Can’t wait.
[viddler id-de5ad6e5 h-280 w-420] Random 60: Can't wait. on Viddler. Wait, are you saying that you can not wait? Or, are you saying that you'd rather not wait? See, there's a difference….