December 2010
6 posts
“In her good story in The Washington Post, Amy Goldstein noted that nearly seven...”
– What We Should Have Known All Along about Health Reform : CJR
Wonder when the Supremes (the court, not the pop...
“So, Beck’s “9/12 Project” is canalizing old racist and clerical toxic-waste...”
– Tea’d Off | Politics | Vanity Fair
“Just a crooner serenading the audience and doing other stuff.
The Doors...”
– Jim Morrison pardoned by Florida for his night of infamy, 41 years on | Music | The Guardian
“As long as the people who were young at that time still live, the songs of the...”
– Remembering John Lennon :: rogerebert.com :: People
“As noted in the LA Times blog post, the deal is sure to upset traditional cable...”
– Netflix/ABC/Disney streaming deal will bring TV all-you-can-eat to Apple TV
September 2010
2 posts
Nike Plus iPhone app; so far, so good.
A gorgeous day for racewalking so I did a little over an hour on one of the local trails. That was a little over 4 miles, which is plenty given there’s a 10K race coming up. Don’t want to get stale for the races. So I did try out the iPhone Nike Plus App on the walk. And I have to say it worked well. If it lost the GPS signal, I wasn’t aware of it. Comparing the distance kept by...
Nike iPhone app; what have I got to lose?
There’s a new Nike Plus app for the iPhone. I’ll probably try it out; at $1.99 the price is right. I mean, what the hell, I’ve tried most of the GPS running apps for the iPhone. And I’ve found them all wanting in some way or other. Usually, my objection is they lose the GPS signal. When that happens, of course, the app is not useful. Unless, that is, I want to run down my...
August 2010
4 posts
“Is the New York Times going to start doing that? “If you like this story...”
– Lateline - 12/08/2010: Reusable horse race journalism fails the public
Maybe giving Tumblr a whirl again?
I’ve been using Posterous for the past year or so for my occasional blog posts. I’d forgotten about Tumblr, but this largely positive review in MacWorld has me rethinking. Maybe I’ll use both for a while.
Tumblr Tumblr Web Publishing Software Review | Macworld
“If the past several years in the shadow of a war against terrorism have taught...”
– The Atlantic :: Magazine :: Prison Without Walls
“Not every president — not even every successful president — has this...”
– Michael Gerson - Obama’s cool is leaving more people cold
June 2010
1 post
“In response, what has materialized is an almost frantic attempt to deliver as...”
– Why We Built Readability | Arc90 Blog
February 2010
1 post
January 2010
2 posts
“The iPad’s time is coming, but it may be very far ahead.”
– So, When Do You Plan To Use the iPad?
Yeah, well I’m not sure about that. Subscribe to a Twitter list of magazines or newspapers, and you hold your own newsstand in the palm of your hands. Just like on the iPhone, but you don’t go blind from reading it.
Of course, if every...
Cinch on the Mac lets me tip my hat to the Redmond...
A few years ago Windows XP crashed on me one too many times, taking some valuable content with it, as I remember. Well, I switched to the Mac and haven’t really looked back since. But when the Redmond Borg started showing commercials for Windows 7, I did see one thing that intrigued me. I don’t remember exactly what they call it, but it’s the feature that lets you put two windows...
July 2009
1 post
Buckeye Striders Rainy Walk July 25
Saturday mornings usually find members of the Buckeye Striders walking together. Today’s walk walk was scheduled for Alum Creek Park in Westerville. And walk we did - at least an abbreviated one. A couple of unseasonal torrential down pours punctuated our time on the trail, contracting it to about 2.5 miles in about 40 minutes.
Other than the rain, we did have a highlight to share. We...
January 2009
5 posts
10 Take Aways From the Bush Years -... →
Woodward’s piece here is not really an eye opener. But it does paint an unpleasant picture of a largely dysfunctional management culture.
Tumblr Unveils Serious Upgrade | Twitterrati →
I’ve been sadly neglecting Tumblr for a while now. Maybe this upgrade will offer some incentive to keep posting.
WebWorkerDaily » Archive Twitter for Business:... →
Ustream May Be First To Broadcast Video From... →
I can’t imagine any video app for the iphone won’t eat the battery in a few minutes. Still, the idea itself is exciting/
Wine: Fix "Corked" Wine with a Bowl and Plastic... →
And wouldn’t you know this came a couple of days AFTER we’d opened some old bottles that were corked.
November 2008
7 posts
A Web-based Text Summary Service Like Apple's... →
Great summary offers text summaries based on either text you paste in or a url you give it. It reminds me somewhat of Apple’s Summarize service.
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The Missing Near Future →
Kevin Kelly argues that science fiction has trouble picturing the distant future because it can’t possibly anticipate the context of that future.
Tweetag Lets You Drill Down into Twitter Searches →
A way to search Twitter that lets you drill down into a search. It says it uses tags, but I think it really means search terms, or keywords in more traditional usage.
One of the cool things here is how it uses tag or keyword clouds to help narrow down and refine the search.
Micro Persuasion: Making Gmail Your Gateway to the... →
Steve Rubel on using gmail as a web hub. This guy really, really uses the newest web tools to great advantage. I remember a post he made about using Google Reader that still gives me ideas and ways of working with RSS.
Inspiration on Demand: Create a Swipe File | Write... →
Basic instructions on creating a swipe file, with a link to a blog that recommends using Tumblr for storing swipe file stuff.
September 2008
1 post
The Digital Natives Are Restless →
I guess I’m not a digital native, being on the leading edge of the baby boom. But I don’t feel like a digital immigrant, either. I mean, I love doing stuff online now, but I’ve always…
August 2008
2 posts
Who's Making Who Stupid? →
Is Google Making Us Stupid? I’ve written here about that before, and Nick Carr’s essay has gotten its fair share of reaction in the press and on the net. David Wolman weighs in on the “probably…
The Brain Body Blog →
July 2008
13 posts
Go On, Distract Me with Something Interesting →
I love surprises, especially the informational kind. Most days bring the same types of news and subjects that I follow in my RSS aggregators and various social media sites I look at. I’ve written…
Attending to Reading: On and Off the Web →
I’ve been giving a lot of attention to attention. Well, as far as following a debate about web reading vs book reading goes. The debate surrounding Nick Carr’s Atlantic essay Is Google Making Us…
I Love the Smell of Distraction in the Morning →
teamaskins, via Flickr (CC license) there are some software-related tricks that might help damp down internet distractions Nick Carr’s essay Is Google Making Us Stupid? has gotten a lot of play…
I Love the Smell of Distraction in the Morning →
teamaskins, via Flickr (CC license) there are some software-related tricks that might help damp down internet distractions Nick Carr’s essay Is Google Making Us Stupid?…
Expecting the Unexpected, But Not Finding It →
Here’s something I just came across that stopped me in my tracks: Homophily makes you stupid. I get kind of buzzed when I find something that excites me, but I might not have found it…
Finding What You Weren't Looking For →
Image: rorris, via Flickr (CC license)
“Pay attention to irrelevant details and follow intriguing but useless connections.”
I like attention. No, not being paid…
At the Apple Store →
It even does screenshots! →
iPhone 2.0 →
I’m trying out the new Typepad iPhone app, so this won’t be much of a post.
At the Apple Store →
It even does screenshots! →
iPhone 2.0 →
I’m trying out the new Typepad iPhone app, so this won’t be much of a post.
Robot Policy? →
A few days ago there was a discussion on Friendfeed about tech policy in the election and the new administration. Like any discussion, there were a range of opinions. But in the end, it…
June 2008
8 posts
Does Comedy Endure? →
If The Beatles are the baby boom’s rock band, then surely George Carlin was its comedian. Or at least one of the more important ones. Carlin endured from the 60’s to a live HBO special I watched…
Stupid from Googling? It Depends →
There’s been no shortage of discussion around Nicholas Carr’s Atlantic essay Is Google Making Us Stupid. Do we really share an unhelpful shortened attention span from reading tweets and…
Social Media and News: a Healthy Relationship →
I’ve been exploring some social networking site quite a bit recently, mainly twitter and Friendfeed. The information flow through those sites is nothing short of amazing. And that’s a good thing,…
This Is Your Brain on Google →
Author Nicholas Carr asks Is Google Making Us Stupid? in the most recent issue of the Atlantic magazine. In a way, yes, but in another way it might be leading the way to some other way of knowing…
This Is Your Brain on Google →
Author Nicholas Carr asks Is Google Making Us Stupid? in the most recent issue of the Atlantic magazine. In a way, yes, but in another way it might be leading the way to some other way of…