Archive June 2003
Refrigerator Raider
The best part about staying up past my bedtime is being able to raid the fridge. And since I'm not a Mogwai, I can do it after Midnight, too. I was in denial for months, until Gretchen got the idea to install a hidden camera on the mayonnaise jar that hasn't been touched since 1964. [...]
Call for Comic Strips
What's your favorite section of the Sunday paper? If you're at all like me, you flip to the comics first. I can't think of a better content-type that's ripe for RSS. I scoured the Web to see which strips were supporting this rich syndication format. To my surprise, I found very few. Am I missing [...]
Rush is an ID10T
And I quote: “The G5 is going to go to 64 bits, and it's going to change everything.” Excuse me, but what does this political pundit know about technology? Just because he can connect a USB cable to the back of his Mac doesn't mean he's qualified to tell me that a 64-bit hardware platform [...]
World's Geekiest Fan
We've been experiencing a slight heat wave here in San Francisco. I begged and pleaded for Gretchen to buy us a fan, and she finally caved this afternoon and brought home the revolutionary Lasko Wind Tower. This thing has a remote control! As she set it up, I unpacked my iSight. That's right, I've got [...]
Nice Segway
Several updates on the Gnomedex front. I've talked Phillip Torrone (book author and director of product development for Fallon Worldwide) into bringing a Segway Human Transporter for you to admire, VIA is running a contest to win an EPIA M10000 Mini-ITX mainboard, and the School of Metaphysics will be there, too. Don't ask. I just [...]
FeedDemon Beta!
Are you ready to use the ultimate Windows desktop news aggregator? The time has come for you to download the FeedDemon Beta. I've been alpha testing it for weeks now and can honestly say that it's coming along very nicely. It won't hose your system, either. Give it a shot – especially if you're an [...]
Tablet Schmablet
At some point this evening, Robert will post a rebuttal to my earlier remark: “Are you holding out for a Tablet PC – possibly one of Redmond's biggest mistakes since Bob?” I just don't think they're worth the money. Let's take a laptop, make it (possibly) a little thinner, call it something else, and then [...]
/me Grins
From the JoiIto channel: “Someone just filed for a trademark on 'blog' in Japan.” I love chat rooms. Sure, I usually lurk in 'em, but boy – what a great place to pick up on conversations, gossip, and links.
Schweddy Balls
It's hotter than an oven in our apartment tonight. I've had to change my shirt four times since 10AM, dropping darn near 27 pounds of sweat throughout the day. The only thing keeping me cool is the new Google Toolbar. With a Popup Blocker: and AutoFill functionality, this is becoming even more of a “must [...]
ISO PowerToy Programmers
Here are a few utilities that I really, really, really need: (1) Font thumbnails directly in an Explorer Window or tooltip; (2) Image thumbnails on the desktop or tooltip; (3) A desktop newsticker app that reads RSS feeds; (4) A “Recently Used Programs” menu for people like me who use the Classic Start Menu; (5) [...]
Amazon.com RSS Feeds
They never got around to it, so we set up 160+ separate RSS channels for darn near every type of product on Amazon.com for you. If you have any feedback for this new (free) service, please let me know immediately! We're looking to make it an outstanding and permanent part to your collection. Enjoy!
The Linux Show
In another hour or so, I'll be a guest on The Linux Show. At 6PM PT, Kevin Hill, Arne Flones, Doc Searls, Russ Pavlicek AND Jeff Gerhardt are live. I'll be speaking on the death of e-mail marketing and then about Gnomedex. “This isn't a convention where you get lost in the hallways; it's a [...]
My Next PDA
I know the galaxy is all aflutter over the countless Pocket PC announcements today, but I'm quite far from impressed. Why hasn't one company released a PDA that I want to use? The technology exists! I need: a thumb-driven keyboard, CF & SD media support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a built-in camera module – all sitting [...]
AL-TV Deleted Interview
It's time to give meaning to your boring, miserable life! You probably caught the recent airing of AL-TV on VH1. I was looking forward to it, too – until I realized that my interview was left to die on the cutting room floor. Never fear, faithful few – before the lawyers shut me down, I'm [...]
12 Free CDs
Gretchen has somehow stockpiled twelve “free CD” certificates for her dedication to BMG's music service. The problem is: we don't know what to get. Carly Simon? Paul Simon? Billy Joel? Billy Idol? Billie Jean King? Billie Holiday? Holiday Music? The Sound of Music? No wonder she's never used these coupons. We saw Wicked this afternoon, [...]
