FriendFeed on the iPhone
FriendFeed, of which I'm a member, recently launched an iPhone-friendly version of their site. Notably, however, they've done it in such a way that I much prefer to some of the ways…
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iPhone: Troubleshooting touchscreen response
A new Knowledge Base article on the Apple Support Site, which was modified and/or added hot on the heels of my needing an iPhone replacement because of this very problem, addresses the…
Ten things you need to know about the upcoming WordPress 2.6
Aaron Brazell, who has done just about as much development on top of Wordpress as anyone I've ever met, likes to break down each release of Wordpress just prior to its release…
WineLibrary TV featured on the iTunes Music Store
Today is a great day for Vayniacs! Wine Library TV, one of the very few podcasts I've been subscribed to since nearly day-one, is featured on the front page of the iTunes…
A few fun facts about Star Wars
No where near a complete list of some of the most interesting facts surrounding the creation of what is now one of the most iconic film epics of all time, but there…
Greenland Brewhouse – The first brewery in Greenland
Jot this brewery down as a "must-have in my lifetime". The Greenland Brewhouse is the first brewery in Greenland. That alone makes it attractive enough to give their beer a taste if…
Whistle’s Pub & Eatery
A sports bar in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The crest-like logo is pretty cool because, if you look closely, it does a good job to represent the bar, the city it is in, and…
Video comparison of a new iPhone and old iPhone’s speaker volume
Since I had to have my iPhone replaced due to dead touchscreen spots, I figured I'd take the opportunity to do a side-by-side comparison of the June 2007 iPhone's speaker volume with…
A visit from Kyle
Date taken: June 25, 2008 Kyle, friend and fellow Viddler team member, came to work here today. He is wearing a Celtics shirt. He's from Boston so he can get away with…
No, please, not Forstall
Every since Steve Jobs started letting Scott Forstall, and others, help him out with Keynote presentations during Macworld, WWDC, and other presentations made by Apple to the media – I have wanted…
Photos of Snow Leopards
Being that I comment on the Macintosh now and then you might think that this link is to some screenshots of Apple's next version of Mac OS X. It isn't. It is…
Weigh in: June 24, 2008
We're back to this? Back to the diet? Yes. We are. I know what you might be thinking, especially if you follow me on Twitter. How can he play so much basketball…
Get yourself a custom illustrated avatar
My friend Anton Peck, who is an amazing artist, is offering to illustrate an avatar for you from a photo for only $65USD. Here is more on what he is offering to…
Odd snow globe scenes
Most snow globes feature a peaceful winter scene that calms the nerves and makes you think of joyous winters playing in the snow outside of a warm cabin. That isn't the case…
One small plane in one big sky
Date taken: June 21, 2008 A small plane flying in a big sky. Destination unknown.
Picking strawberries at Pallman’s Poultry Farm
One of my berries, overlooking the patch. Eliza harvesting berries. I picked strawberries for the first time on Saturday. Eliza had always been the one to go out picking berries. Last year…
Some photos of last night’s barrage of lightning
Last night, while we were watching a movie, there was a constant flashing outside of our window. The flashing kept getting more and more consistent and, seemingly, closer. One of the strikes…
Sssssushi!
Date taken: June 22, 2008 Have you ever seen anything so beautiful?
Ice on Mars, confirmed
Yesterday, via Hahlo on my iPhone, I saw @MarsPhoenix twitter this: "Are you ready to celebrate? Well, get ready: We have ICE!!!!! Yes, ICE, *WATER ICE* on Mars! w00t!!! Best day ever!!"…
Newborn
Date taken: June 19, 2008 My new nephew, Gavin, born on June 18. His story has yet to be written, yet everyone is already talking about him. (more photos)
Quoting morons isn’t good
Sarah Buynovksy, reporting about a new safety system at a regional airport near me, wrote what I think is a pretty well written and succinct article explaining the system and what it…
The first day of Summer, I mean, Winter
Today is the first day of Summer here in North America. The sun will shine longer today than any other day this year. But one must not forget about the rest of…
A storm trooper, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, and I in Hollywood, California
Today I did a search on my site for Vader and came up empty-handed. I just couldn't stand for that and so I'm posting this photo of me, taken by Daniel Nicolas,…
Gewurztraminer 107
Date taken: April 13, 2008. A vine post near Seneca Lake in New York. This particular vineyard and wineary had each of their grape vines marked for the type of grape that…
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Yesterday I saw a link from Jason Kottke's blog to a trailer for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a new movie starring Brad Pitt. I immediately watched the trailer and was…
The king of stop, drop, and roll
Actually, the whole stopping part pretty much eludes him. My friend Chris Fehnel isn't so good at landing jumps. You may remember we did some jumping at the State Park a few…
Not quite a review of The Happening
Christopher Orr "reviews" The Happening in a different way than we're used to; by giving away spoilers on purpose. His reason for doing so? Because he believes you shouldn't have to see…
The Firefox 3 launch might be more important than you realize
I don't know how many applications you have installed on your computer but I have enough where there is an update to one of them at least once per week and often…
The page rendering race
It is a race that has an end at 0.00. Well, not really. But you'd have to think that the speed at which a browser can render a certain amount of HTML,…
How I’m using Spaces on Mac OS X
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] When Apple released the latest update for Mac OS X Leopard, with the version number of 10.5.3, they updated the way that Spaces worked. As John Gruber pointed out,…