Weigh in: Week Forty Eight
As we approach the first full year of the diet I'm excited to report another great week of getting more healthy! Even though I only got to play a little basketball and…
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My thoughts on the NY Video 2.0 April Meetup
I was unsure of what to expect from the NY Video 2.0 Meetup because, although I've been to other meetups, this one definitely had a much more professional "feel" to it going…
Going to NY Video 2.0 Meetup
Tomorrow, Wednesday April 25th, I'll be heading to New York City to attend the NY Video 2.0 April Meetup. Rob will be giving a presentation on Viddler and three other presenters will…
Weigh in: Week Forty Seven
I skipped my weigh in last week due to being away. I typically do not like to weigh in somewhere else since I know that not all scales are created equal. While…
My appearance on Lunch Meet
My appearance on The Vloggies at South by Southwest was supposed to be nearly immediately followed by an appearance on Lunch Meet – a show hosted by Eddie Codel where you're able…
The Web 2.0 Expo experience
When I first found out that the entire Viddler team would be going to San Francisco for the Web 2.0 Expo – I wasn't sure of what to expect from the Expo….
Launching Viddler 2.0
Last night the next-iteration of the Viddler.com web site and video player launched. The development team did a nearly 18-hour development cycle in some borrowed office space we managed to secure in…
Ignite at the Web 2.0 Expo
Tonight Donna, Chris Tingom, and I went to Ignite at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. We had to drive down from Santa Clara (from the offices that Viddler is borrowing to…
On the way to San Francisco for Web 2.0 Expo
Overlooking Denver, Colorado So what do you do when you're tens of thousands of feet above the Earth, looking down at nothing but the clouds that most people are seeing above their…
Weigh in: Week Forty Five
This week I weighed in at 189.4 pounds for a difference of .2 from last week, in other words, negligible difference. The last few days have been spent on the couch sleeping,…
Notice: Outage
Over the last few days TUG.n has been down. However, I've been experiencing problems with email for months, and I never even knew it. I've had everyone from clients to my mother…
Does Google My Maps allow video embeds?
I've been playing around with Google My Maps ever since they were released and I'm still having trouble using embedded videos. At first I thought that I somehow had to ask Google…
The sweet smell of ma.gnolia
I signed up for del.icio.us in November 2004. I bookmarked a few URLs in the first few months, then didn't use the service for over a year. I was always teetering between…
Weigh in: Week Forty Four
My weigh ins are going to become less and less exciting (as if they were riveting before right?) because I think my weight will begin to plateau now that I'm sub-190lbs and…
My thoughts on LOST: Season 3: Episode 14 – Exposé
Photo courtesy of ABC.com In short; I loved it. Typically I enjoy when the writers of LOST deviate from the main story line and have a little fun. It gives us all…
Beware: Twitter updated their API a bit
My friend Alex Hillman sent me an IM yesterday: "hey, i think twitter might have switched something up on you, on your blog your twitters are there but the time isnt" After…
My cat Pickles, today
Pickles just chillin' Before I get questions about his nails, we use soft nails on both of our cats and I personally can not recommend them enough. The cats are not subjected…
The near future of online video
I've decided that I am going to rip through my SXSW notes, pull out the best bits, and try to give my thoughts on them. I tried, unsuccessfully, to write up my…
Weigh in: Week Forty Three
Being able to record my fifth straight loss feels great. When I came out of my slump I was worried it would take awhile to get back on track, especially during the…
5 random things about me
A meme, started by Esther Lee on Viddler with her 5 random things about her, is beginning to spread across Viddler and various blogs. It is a video meme and all you…
Weigh in: Week Forty Two
I was unable to weigh in last week due to being in Texas. I'm actually surprised by this morning's weigh in because obviously my diet was thrown by the side while I…
My appearance on The Vloggies
I've already mentioned this on The Viddler Blog – I had the privilege of representing Viddler on The Vloggies while at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. We talked about how I…
Philadelphia Weblogger Meetup – March 17th
Mike Stickel, Chris Fehnel, Matt Regula, Timmy Dunn and I on South Street after the last Meetup. This Saturday (March 17th from 2:00pm till about 5pm) I'll be attending the Philadelphia Webloggers…
Above the clouds of Texas
The clouds over Texas Something always strikes me when I'm flying. Whenever I fly I'm inevitably sitting next to or near someone that feels that flying is "old hat". Typically these people…
Slugger gets updated by Justin Blanton
Justin Blanton has taken the time to give Slugger (a plugin for WordPress that I wrote to allow you to edit your post's slug from outside of the WordPress administration area) an…
Talking Viddler with Stef Lewandowski at SXSW
At SXSW 2007, Stef Lewandowski and I talked about Viddler, video quality, comments tied to specific moments in a video, and building a community. Stef wrote up our conversation in “SXSW –…
Live from SXSW in Austin, TX
Below, in order, are my notes, thoughts, and random pieces of media that I'm collecting at this year's SXSW. You can subscribe to my blog with this feed, and keep up to…
Weigh in: Week Forty
Fourty weeks! Though I didn't manage to weigh in every single week for the last forty weeks, I did manage to do so for over 25 of them. I really can not…
SXSW in Austin, Texas – March 9-14th
I have the privilege of hitching a ride with Viddler to the South by Southwest Interactive and Film Festival in Austin, Texas this coming weekend. Rob and I – February 2007 Look…
3-months of MeToday
MeToday, the Flickr group where a group of us have been posting a single photo per day and one of the ways that I "blog", has reached a milestone of 3-months. To…