July 2007

The Archives

• Life Unplugged

  Live from Lake Winnisquam

  07.29.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  I thought I’d mess around with ustream.tv. I’ll broadcast from our cottage from time to time. Keep checking back. We’ll be up here until Thursday. (August 2nd)

  P.S. I’m using the neighbors Wi-Fi. Shh, don’t tell.

• Computers & Technology

  Could Vista be the final nail in the coffin?

  07.26.07 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  I had this thought while driving to work today. As a lot of you know, I split my time pretty evenly between Windows XP and OS X, and I’m quite happy doing so. I’ve been a Windows user for as long as I can remember and an OS X user for a little over a [...]

• Fun & Entertainment

  Joost has Transformers.

  07.16.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Finally, something worth watching on Joost. Check it out. I should probably tell you that I haven’t logged into Joost in quite some time, so this might be old news, but it’s great news nonetheless. Now all they need to add is Thundercats, Mask, TMNT, Silverhawks, Star Blazers, G.I. Joe, and Voltron — and I’ll [...]

• Self Improvement

  Zen Habits: Inspiration on the Net

  07.14.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  I read quite a few blogs. The vast majority of these blogs are technology based. See for yourself. But if you asked me what my absolute favorite blog was, the one that I look forward to reading the most week after week, it wouldn’t be technology based at all. My answer would be Zen Habits.

  Zen [...]

• Cyberculture & the Net

  Twitter, Jaiku, & Pownce

  07.09.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  The days of microblogging are upon us. Say what you want in 140 characters or less, but which service should you use? Twitter? Jaiku? Pownce? Why not all three? I’ve used (am using) each of these microblogging platforms and have found that each has its own unique set of qualities. Here’s the lowdown…
  The original…or [...]

• Life Unplugged

  Happy Independence Day!!

  07.04.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  HAPPY INDEPENDECE DAY!!!
  Here is a clip from one of the most obnoxious parades in America. It’s absolutely fantastic.

  This goes on for about half an hour and includes fire trucks from dozens of towns. The video really doesn’t do it any justice at all. It could be the loudest single event I’ve ever been a [...]

• Cyberculture & the Net

  Pownce me please!!!

  07.02.07 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  If anyone out there on the great Interweb would like to shoot me an invite to Pownce, I will be forever in your debt.
  For those of you who don’t have the foggiest idea what I’m talking about, allow me to enlighten you. Pownce is sort of like twitter + ftp + instant messaging, all [...]