Addicted to Information: 5 Tips to Filter out the Noise

With so much information available to us, it becomes increasingly important to know how to get the right information. Sometimes that means going to the right places and sometimes that means filtering out the noise. 1. Forward mission-critical emails to your phone’s SMS If you use Gmail with an iPhone, you probably miss the push… Continue reading Addicted to Information: 5 Tips to Filter out the Noise

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Comment system

I’m disabling the comment moderation feature. This means first-time commenters should be able leave a comment and it will appear instantly. I had been policing the comments because of a recent spam outbreak, but I think it’s under control now. So, no more waiting a few hours for me to check my email and see… Continue reading Comment system

Twitter is like the global chatroom

I just found a fun site that shows real-time geolocated Twitter updates on a 3D globe. Says TechCrunch’s Jason Kincaid: TwittEarth, is eye-candy at its finest – a mesmerizing and mostly useless diversion that sticks you in space and whips you around the globe to see a new geo-located tweet every ten seconds. Tweets are… Continue reading Twitter is like the global chatroom

Best. Magic Eye. Ever.

Click the image to see the full version. It’s easiest to do the “Magic Eye” thing when the image is in the center of your screen. I’ve seen pictures on patterns, and pictures on text, but I’ve never seen text on text. So simple yet so amazing. HINT: If you have trouble seeing it, try… Continue reading Best. Magic Eye. Ever.

In Defense of Complaining

Should companies be immune from complaints? Cory Doctorow put together an answer to that question. Cory is one of my new heroes, I think. I’m always astounded by this reaction. Companies aren’t charities. They’re businesses. It doesn’t matter why they’re offering an unacceptable product — all that matters is that the product is unacceptable. Companies… Continue reading In Defense of Complaining

insert obligatory apology here

Obligatory Apology (thanks to Matt, btw, for the update post format I’ve borrowed) Wow, I’ve become fantastically awful at blogging regularly. I hear that the less you blog, the more likely your friends will remove you from their blogrolls and feedreaders. Hey, at least we’ve seen some pic postings from Jenny at various big events… Continue reading insert obligatory apology here

Google Docs 404

That, my friends, is not a pretty site (pun intended). Google Docs and a 404 error. As of this post, I still can’t load it up.

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April Fools

I hate the Internet on April Fools. In other news, Blizzard has released a Tinfoil Hat item in the WoW Armory, wireless power is now available, Google has released Gmail Paper, The Pirate Bay found a permanent location (the North Korean embassy in Stockholm, Sweden), and Julianne Moore is set to play Dana Scully in… Continue reading April Fools