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Christmas Shopping At Home
Amazon is getting pounded tonight. Trying to buy something is like watching molasses flow out of a glass in -20˚ weather. After about an hour of browsing Amazon and trying to remember the name of some toy, and then giving … Continue reading
My Election Coverage
Spitzer winning NY Gov is good, especially since he’s not afraid to go after payola scandals. I hope he does well as governor. This Mac OSX themed summation of Rumsfeld’s resignation is good. Democratic victories suggest people don’t like the … Continue reading
Hanging in Hamburg
Had a good time last weekend hanging with buds in Hamburg! Chris gave us a tour of his hometown and of Buffalo. We all caught up with each other. Andrew prepares for his new life in Chicago. Life seems to … Continue reading
There’s Also Marsedit
Seems to be a little more elegant than Ecto. It feels more Mac-like, although it seems that Ecto is more customizable than MarsEdit. Both offer trials that last about a month. Ecto costs like $5 less than Marsedit. Over the … Continue reading
Ecto Cooler – A Blogging Refresher
I’m going to try a new blogging program called Ecto. Macjournal doesn’t really do quite a good job with HTML formatting, so I wanted to see other alternatives. Ecto seems pretty cool. You can choose to write your posts in … Continue reading
Did you hear the one about the pirate?
A pirate walks into a bar and he’s got a steering wheel attached to his balls. So a patron asks him, “Sir, do you realize that you have a steering wheel on your testicles?” To which the pirate replies, “Arhhhh…and … Continue reading
Flagr: Tag your Map
I like the concept behind Flagr. Flagr is a site that lets you tag areas of a map. You could walk out of a restaurant you really liked and with your cell phone tag the location of the restaurant and … Continue reading
How Does SPAM Work?
I’ll never understand. Sometimes I get the weirdest junk mail. Sure, I get junk about Rolex watches, Cialis and Viagra, but sometimes crap comes in that clearly doesn’t offer any kind of service or product. For instance, I got this … Continue reading
DS Lite – What I Will Name My Boy
Speaking of good design, I bought myself a Nintendo DS Lite. I never had the regular DS, but this little guy is actually one of the sleekest handheld devices I’ve ever used. It’s obviously taken some cues from Apple. It’s … Continue reading
Very Cool Nintendo DS Comparisions
Yes, it is very Apple inspired. Jim has been telling me that I should pick one of these up for a while, but he goes through videogames and consoles so fast that I don’t know whether to trust him. Being … Continue reading