The 2GB Kingston DataTraveler USB flash drive
I have been to my fair share of conferences that give away flash drives to attendees. Sometimes they come in a bag of schwag with a bunch of other worthless things. Print…
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THiCK, a premium WordPress theme by Matt Brett
Matt Brett, a designer with a style all his own, has joined forces with WooThemes, a company that specializes in developing premium themes (or, themes-that-you-have-to-pay-for) for Wordpress and has released THiCK. THiCK…
Be a Parkour pro in Mirror’s Edge
I've had my ear to the ground regarding Parkour-related things since I featured a video about Parkour in January of 2007 on the Viddler blog. Mirror's Edge Launch Trailer uploaded by Joystiq…
Coda Versions Beanstalk = Drool
Robert Palmer, writing for TUAW, writes "Coda is $99, Versions is free (while it's in beta), and Beanstalk starts at $15 per month (which is the plan I have). Put together, though, it's a million-dollar solution." I…
Take panoramic photos with your iPhone using Pano
A panoramic view of the 5th Ave. Apple Store in New York City. The iPhone's camera has been one of its least regarded features. The built-in camera is only 2.1 megapixels, performs…
You Microsoft Internet Explorer user you!
So you use Windows. I'm ok with that I guess. Oh, you also browse the Internet with Internet Explorer? Version 6? Well, I just can't live with that. In fact, I doubt…
The Wyland Waikiki hotel
During our stay on Oahu for the Social Media Club Workshop, Podcamp and Wordcamp Hawai'i, and a little leisure time – Eliza and I stayed at the Wyland Waikiki hotel. This modern…
A sorting bug in Google Reader?
Is anyone else experiencing this? When I first load Google Reader, and I use Fluid to do so, it is showing me the latest post from my subscriptions (see screenshot) in the…
Michael Crichton, 66, dies of cancer
Well, this sucks. I've only written about Michael Crichton, or his work, a few times – but let me be the first to say that I am a huge fan of everything…
Share contact cards with iPhone or iPod touch with Handshake
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Finally! I've been looking for an iPhone application that allowed me to quickly share my contact information with other iPhone (or iPod touch) owners. What's more, is that if…
Podcamp and Wordcamp Hawai’i photos, videos, tweets, and more
Me, speaking at Podcamp Hawai'i. Credit: Eliza Devroe I have an awful lot of writing to do. I figured one of the easiest things to start off with, and hopefully get the…
World Animal Day photos on The Big Picture
Speaking of photographs from Hawai'i. I have been thumbing through the over 2,000 photos that Eliza and I took during our stay on the Pacific island of Oahu and found some pretty…
Podcamp Hawaii session notes: Using video to build community
This morning in Waikiki I lead a session at Podcamp Hawaii called "Using video to build community". Since only about 125 people were able to make it into room 304B (out of…
Figuring out the proper dimensions to embed the Viddler player using JavaScript or PHP
Pickles helps out. Circa January 2007. Viddler's player is, in my incredibly biased opinion, the best Flash video player available. Especially if you're of the sort that likes to engage in conversation…
A short review of Airframe by Michael Crichton
I have always enjoyed Michael Crichton's writing style. He tends to write in blocks of thoughts and actions, uses new lines to emphasize something that the character feels is important, and jams…
A grasshopper getting carried away by ants
While in Salter Path, North Carolina on vacation we saw this grasshopper, which was already dead, being carried away by countless ants. You can't tell from this photo alone but there was…
Jack Black sings Bluegrass on Charlie Haden’s Ramblin’ Boy
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Charlie Haden is one of the most respected jazz bassists and jazz composers today. He grew up part of a musical family through the 30s, 40s, and 50s. He…
Places to see in London (for geeks)
I have a goal to get to London next year, so this list will come in handy when that happens. For that reason, and because I think everyone visiting London should take…
Wall-E loves Viddler!
The other day I featured one of Shane's claymation videos on the Viddler blog. Then, his video ended up on the Viddler front page. Today, Shane shows his love by doing a…
Day light
And, cubism.
Panera GTD
Getting some things done at Panera Bread with my homey Chris.
Star Trek movie wallpapers
After watching Heroes last night (since we went on vacation we had two episodes to catch up on) I thought about the actor who plays Sylar, Zachary Quinto, who is also going…
A short review of State of Fear by Michael Crichton
Even though I read State of Fear a few months ago, I thought I'd jot down my overall thoughts of the book. As you might notice, I read nearly all of Crichton's…
Jump, splash, bubble, bubble.
Date taken: September 30, 2008 Eliza wanted to test out her new waterproof camera. Andrew and I helped her out. All photos credit: Eliza Devroe.
Ghost crab
There are tons of crabs on the beach here on Indian Beach in Salter Path, NC.
Snorkeling for crabs, big and small
Lady Chancery trolls by our "secret" cove where Andrew and I did some snorkeling. Today we had planned to head out either Sand Dollar Island or Shackleford Banks to do some snorkeling,…
The view
Weather has been good so far. Nearly empty beach. Perfect.
Upcoming events: Social Media Summit, Podcamp and Wordcamp Hawaii, and FOWD NYC
Upon my return from the New Media Expo in Las Vegas I said that I regretted not mentioning that I was going to the event beforehand. So I thought I'd look at…
Pickles watching birds
Eliza trapped him in the office due to bad behaviour. He made the best of it by watching birds out the window.
Sometimes, things just seem to line up
Albert Yee, a friend whom I've never met, recently shot this photo in Philadelphia and since sharing it on Flickr it has gotten what I think is well-worthy praise. You can head…