Satellite Eyes by Tom Taylor
I linked to this a few days ago on Twitter. You do follow me on Twitter, right? Satellite Eyes by Tom Taylor is a nifty little utility that uses your Mac's current…
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Tommy Collison’s book of short stories
Tommy Collison, someone I've been following on Twitter since I went to Ireland (and then subsequently learned he was the brother of Patrick Collison the co-founder of the excellent Stripe), has published…
A few new details and theories about the Easter Island statues
The moai (or the statues on Easter Island) have been the subject of a lot of research but some new details (at least to me) seemed to have lately. First, something I…
How to use Preview in OS X Lion to digitally sign documents
John Gruber wrote: I’m guessing a lot of people don’t know about this feature. I sure didn't. Excellent tip.
Instagram 2.5 for iOS
Instagram was just updated to version 2.5. Here are a few of the highlights. Revamped profile tab Search for users and tags in the Explore tab Improvements to commenting User search autocompletes…
Top IAmA’s
Reddit's IAmA interviews in a readable format; Top IAmA. /via Andy Baio.
Why Aaron Sorkin’s Newsroom was \”stuck\” at 301 views on YouTube
HBO decided to publish the entire first episode of Aaron Sorkin's latest TV-series Newsroom to YouTube. When I visited that page on YouTube yesterday I saw that the views were only at…
An interview with Kim Dotcom from earlier this year
To give you a taste of how Kim Dotcom rolls watch this interview with him from earlier this year. He really is smooth.
Is Launch Center Pro what the iOS home screen could be?
Shawn Blanc: If Apple had reimagined the iOS Home screen last week I expect it would have had much in common with the way Launch Center Pro works. He might be right….
Kim Dotcom about to launch MegaBox
Kim Dotcom, as he's now called, couldn't be deeper in the legal mire going against non-other than the actual US Department of Justice yet he still finds the time to work on…
Why Microsoft is making Surface
John Gruber, on why Microsoft needs to be the one making Surface (and not a third-party like HP or Sony): The intention is obviously to slow the iPad down, but the radical…
A nicer looking git log
Filipe Kiss shares a great way to beautify, and arguably make more readable, the git log. I shared this with a few people via IM yesterday and last night I realized how…
Dr. Drang’s tea time.
Dr. Drang heats his water up in the microwave for 2 minutes and 40 seconds. Here is why it isn't a moment longer: The annoyance came from the turntable in the microwave…
Is Surface Microsoft’s next chapter?
Yesterday I wrote: I think Microsoft should focus and invest in making this their flagship product… Joshua Topolsky of The Verge on Microsoft's "shift" with the Surface: That's a big shift, and…
\”What is your exit strategy?\”
Wayne Barz, the Manager of Entreprenuerial Services at Ben Franklin Technology Partners in Northeastern, Pennsylvania thinks that question; "What is your exit strategy?" is hurting business and that the early days are…
Microsoft Surface
Microsoft Surface, a name that was reserved for Microsoft's table-sized device not that long ago, is now a tablet device that runs Windows 8 and comes with an ultra-thin keyboard. Actual judgements…
The Edge Cases Show
Just when you thought podcasts couldn't get any geekier Andrew Pontious and Wolf Rentzsch have launched The Edge Cases Show. Bring your own pocket-protectors.
Andrew Kim: experiment 04~5 – lillie bennett
Speaking of Andrew Kim, check out this thoughtful pieceon an experiment for donating to an arboretum. Oh, but I have to say the main reason I'm linking to it is that he…
Aperture and iPhoto now share libraries
I know I'm a bit late on this but I'd be remiss not to mention that Aperture 3.3 and iPhoto 9.3 can now share the same photo library. This is huge. My…
Buzz Andersen on having final cut and doing something new
Buzz Andersen is starting something new again and writes down his thoughts on why: If I had to identify a theme in my career thus far, it would probably be that I’m…
Haiku OS
Haiku OS: Haiku is an open source operating system currently in development that specifically targets personal computing. Inspired by the Be Operating System, Haiku aims to become a fast, efficient, simple to…
The Theme Foundry’s themes all support WordPress’s new theme customizer
The Theme Foundry, who is arguably doing the best work in professional WordPress theming, just announced that all of their themes already support WordPress 3.4's new theme customizer. We’ve been keeping an…
Tumblr Kit by Matthew Buchanan
Tumblr Kit: A jQuery framework for ajax loading post content via Tumblr’s v2 API and rendering it in your document using customisable JsRender templates. See the demo. Interesting. Works well and is a…
Brett Terpstra’s sweet Mac setup
Brett Terpstra, the guy behind nvALT (among many other things) which is literally open all day long on my Mac, was recently featured on Shawn Blanc Sweet Mac Setup series. Excellent all…
More writing tips from McSweeney’s
Colin Nissan (great name, by the way) writes The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better Than You Normally Do. Great list… here's one tip: STUDYTHERULES,THENBREAKTHEM Part of finding your own voice as a…
Seoul food on la mode*
I have so much food envy right now.
The Infinite Monkey Cage Podcast
I've been thoroughly enjoying the archive of The Infinite Monkey Cage Podcast – a very scientific and nerdy podcast aboutastrophysicsamong other things. It stars Brian Cox of the Wonders of the Universe…
Reeder 3 for iPhone release (now supports Fever)
The latest release of Reeder for iPhone has just hit the App Store. All sorts of goodies in this release – copiously described and illustrated by Shawn Blanc. However, a big, big…
WordPress 3.4 released
The latest version of WordPress has been released featuring a pretty great live theme preview feature. Theme developers will need to do a few things to make their themes compatible. Upgrade!
21 tips to start blogging by Chris Brogan
Chris said not to share this list but also said that every rule on this list was breakable so here is me breaking the rules and sharing the list anyway. My favorite…