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I found this on outside.in this morning. Confirming AppleInsider's preliminary investigations, a New York Post journalist has found that Apple will indeed rent out a high-profile space at 401 W. 14th Street, a recently upscaled building at the heart of...

Not one, but two, of our portfolio companies were featured in today's New York Times business section. TargetSpot was featured in the advertising column. And outside.in got some coverage (but no link!) for their most blogged neighborhoods list....

Back in December 2005, I wrote a post about turning online advertising into a real market. That very day I got an email from Michael Walrath, founder and CEO of Right Media, explaining that his company was doing exactly what...

I've never found a better use of social networking than last.fm's neighbor radio. Here's how it works. You join last.fm, download software that reports up to the last.fm servers every song you listen to. last.fm takes that information and finds...

That's the number one search term on my search widget right now. It proves the large of small numbers. I can block any search term from showing up on the widget. But I am not going to do that. If...

Waitress site hosts a fluffy pie-centric Q&A session with Fillion, where we learn that he seems to have a chocolate-issue, & we see what he might look like, were he your OB/GYN.

I've been reading the chatter about the blog world capping out at 15 million active blogs. It seems that the growth of blogging has stalled. Well I am not sure that's true if you count twittering, facebooking, flickring, yelping, and...

This week on show #107, the gang at Slice of Sci-Fi (www.sliceofscifi.com) will be interviewing everyone's favourite companion/human-Ori hybrid!

Sarah has 2 films at the festival "The Air I Breathe" and "Suburban Girl". Coverage of the premiere of "Suburban Girl".

"The NHL said today that actor David Boreanaz would provide the voiceover for the next series of TV spots supporting the Stanley Cup playoffs." The series of spots are called "Quest for the Cup".

Based on the classic Superman storyline, Adam Baldwin is the man of Steel, and James Marsters is Lex Luthor.

Filed under: misc hacks

Apparently our Russian brethren have some issues ordering things online. Their shipping solution? A bit of remote social engineering. Thanks to the nature of Russian addresses - that is, the language is pretty easy to recognize - they've found that putting down their address in Russia along with a Canadian zip code will usually result in the package being forwarded along thanks to the thoughtful Canadian postal workers. Thanks [Jock]

Social engineering not your thing? OK, well here's a few extra hacks to chew on. [Sam] thinks you should wrap your electronics in a condom to keep em dry. If you're in NY, you might want to check out the circuit bending festival. Oh, and if you've had your head in the sand, you might have missed the steam powered R2D2.

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I was pondering our archive and noticed that we've never given attention to some of the more interesting amateur radio hacks. I'd say that most of the amateur radios on the market are susceptible to modding. The mods generally result in a wider band of transmission or reception. I used to own an Icom 706MKII - a serious mobile rig that, after removing a diode or two, gains an extremely wide transmission band. You can find a range of mods here - most are just a quick google away. (The FCC won't be happy if they find you using an unlicensed device, but there's an argument for having the capability in case of emergency.)

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Filed under: laser hacks, peripherals hacks

This has been around for a while, but I thought it deserved some attention. [Todd] used a laser pointer, a webcam, some trig and (sigh) some windows development tools to create his own laser range finder. Given the position of the beam strike and that the camera is located at a right angle to the laser, calculating the distance is pretty simple. This could be handy if you're building a bot for defcon...

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Just a heads up for the linux guys before I hit the hack. If you're using madwifi drivers, make sure you update em. A remote exploit was released. the researcher played nice and got with the development team before releasing the details.

I've been pondering a wifi controlled RC car robot project. I'm thinking of an onboard motherboard and a big battery supply. After considering my own ideas, I like to poke around and check out others. It's inspiring and I almost always find something I can use adapt or abuse. For the wifi RC car, several have been created already.

The Wi-drive is really an exercise in embedded systems and software control, but looks interesting. Sadly, it appears to suffer from the 'our college gave us this dev box' syndrome.

The WRT54G turned RC car is pretty sweet. The router is running a servo control daemon, providing a cheap mobile wireless dev platform.

This star climbing enabled monster truck hack looks very promising as a build platform. It was designed to be autonomous, but it could easily be adapted.

Not be forgotten, Ashish's laser rangefinder based autonomous rc car.

If you'd rather keep the car stock, you could interface the transmitter with a pc with a simple ppm signal generator.

Then there's the RC car telemetry project.

Got any more worthy projects? Shout out.

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Filed under: xbox hacks

This is not the most difficult mod ever, but digg loved it enough to kill Ben's site before I could post it yesterday. Ben's been doing a slate of consignment mods lately. This time he stuffed the guts of a PS3 six axis controller into an Xbox 360 controller body. Ben's starting to act like a XBox 360 borg... His site is back up for now, but it's awaiting some dns updates as it moves to a sexier hosting plan. Look while you can.

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Filed under: misc hacks

[Benjamin] sent in the craziest thing I've seen lately. He's using the magnetic pickup in his electric guitar to sense IR signals. The guitar is hooked to a preamp that's feeding into his computer. By capturing the pulses with something like audacity, you can grab samples of the codes without building any specialized hardware.

If you've got something for Hack-A-Day, use the tips line!

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Filed under: home entertainment hacks, laptops hacks, xbox hacks

I've known this was coming for a while. [Ben]'s been working hard on this for a while. He's built his second Xbox 360 laptop. But this time he's putting up a three part How-To series on building it for engadget. Here's a nice gallery of hi-res project pics. As usual, I'll let you know when they're posted. Aside from the new color scheme, this one features six fans instead of water cooling - so it should be easier for the how-to reader to construct their own.

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Not the hack o' the day, but you guys might have noticed that I've been pretty quiet on the engadget How-To front. I've been spending all my spare time in my garage working on a CNC conversion for the mini mill I bought a few months ago. It features pic based microstepping controllers that handle up to 54 volts and 3amps. I settled for a modified PC power supply for now. I've got plans for this thing, including some stuff just for Hack-A-Day. All the mechanical and electronic work is completed; now I'm taking a breather while I wait for the actual beefy stepper motor for the Z-axis pictured above. I celebrated with a coffee stout.

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Filed under: laptops hacks, misc hacks, xbox hacks

Sure, maybe you're sick of hearing about [Ben]'s work, but he's finally giving up the goods on building that Xbox 360 laptop. It's not your average slap it in a case and splinch on a screen project, so you'll just have to deal with a few more posts as he pumps out this series.

To console you people who can't stand the major pc board redecorating that's [Ben]'s trademark, [kiwisaft] sent along this unique use for the ol' laser toner transfer trick.

The ball point pin dot matrix printer reminded [Tesladownunder] was reminded of this funky servo based plotteroriginally built for the dearly departed vic20.

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Filed under: home entertainment hacks

[Jesse] sent in this one. [Raphaël] decided to take NES practice to a new level by dedicating a NES console to run the arcade version full time. This is more than merely a ROM loading exercise, there are several differences between the NES and it's dedicated arcade sibling, the Unisys VS. Memory was upgrade, several io pins are tapped and brought out for manual access via the newly added controls up front. At the very least, it's a nice exercise in schematic reading. Given the mods and a few arcade accessories, you could reconstruct your own fully functional arcade machine.

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Filed under: robots hacks

[Lars] sent in this sweet snake robot that he and [Aske] built for the DTU Robocup. I've seen snake bots before, but I like the concept and the clean electronic design. They used a single AtMega32 controller to generate PWM signals for each of the eight servos, and used a very interesting DC-DC buck converter that's capable of delivering 16 amps.

For the curious, the bot won the best design and effects award at the competition.

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Filed under: misc hacks, peripherals hacks

[sprite_tm] usually sends this stuff in, but I discovered that he took some time to hack on a Sweex router. The CPU happens to have an on-board usb host controller, so he added a few components. Now the router can support memory sticks, or possibly become a USB print server. (I can't say for sure since I haven't checked out the software myself)
Update: the project was linked in a comment a while back, but we never gave it the attention it deserved. Enjoy.

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er, [-] sent in this little project. War-dialing is classic. The Scanit is designed for VM wardialing from a cell phone. The interface is a simple sound card to cell phone device made from a cheap car kit.. A laptop does the rest of the work. Apparently the nokia they used responds to sound based send/end commands. (DTMF is easy) I'd like to see a schematic and some source code, but nothing in the project is too terribly difficult.

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One of the ideas that's been floating around my How-To bin for a couple of years is an under carpet zone switch dance pad. [sprite_tm] beat me to it in late 2006, and did it even better. He was using a QT160 chip - a nifty six channel capacitive touch sensor to make touch switches. Instead, he used an Atmel to duplicate the technology. He was able to place foil panels below his carpet. Step on one and it acts like you just closed a switch. The QT160 is now available, but the atmel he used is actually cheaper.

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Filed under: transportation hacks

While I'm waiting for my last stepper motor, I've been pondering my electric motorcycle build. While eyeballing batteries, I ran across a really impressive human/electric recumbent bike project. [Bob Dold] built this for his M.S.M.E. Thesis project. The frame was built from bonded aluminum. The flat parts were cut via waterjet service, and the rest were machined by the college's machine shop. The 1000w motor (and controller) came from a Schwinn X1000 electric scooter. Looks like a four link suspension (plus steering and shock linkages). Interestingly, he's using some USB data loggers for voltage and current(with a shunt) and combining it with GPS data to track real world performance.

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I'll be hiding out in my workshop tonight, so I figured I'd give you guys a little extra today.

[Ashish] added a servo to his laserpointer/webcam range finder to give his microbric robot the ability to navigate before moving.
[Fredrick] got really motivated, built his own apple I clone and programmed it to play life.

[natetrue] built a sweet wireless motion sensor. [via hacknmod]

[sprite_tm] made a mechanical web page hit counter.

Some people, like [Nuri], really enjoy pain.

Finally, [chad]'s got a different idea on alternative uses for the Wiimote.

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This one is almost too simple, but it might come in handy. It turns out that Pabst fans (and probably several others) already have the circuitry for RPM monitoring. Pop it apart allow pcb access and add your own RPM sensor lead to the PC board. Not all fans will have it, but it's a safe bet that it'll have an RPM sensor instead of a rotor lock indicator on the common PC board component.

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I've been planning to computerize my A/C once I buy a house. I stumbled across this simple vent mod. A $10 servo was added and controlled with some off the shelf computer servo controllers. Personally, I have visions of doing this along with several 1-wire temperature sensors. Check out the DIY zoning project for more ideas along these lines.

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Filed under: xbox hacks

Dammit. I'm not perfect, but I'm annoyed that despite checking for it, I missed it when part 2 of Ben Heck's XBox 360 Laptop how-to went up. In this round there's plenty of parts modding to do. From heat sinks to caps, you've got to make them all smaller.

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Filed under: pcs hacks

Not our typical fare, but I can't resist. [RCarter] is building a PC from scratch with a single unique feature - it's designed to be bulletproof. Apparently, when it's done he's going to take it out back and teach it a lesson. Right now he's more concerned with shock-proofing the hardware. Most people do this sort of thing at the end of the PC's useful life.

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New in Firefox 1.5 is support of the <canvas> tag, which is a new HTML element that can be used to draw graphics using JavaScript. It's not SVG, even though it overlaps functionality with SVG. Rafael Robayna has created a simple painter demo. A little more detailed is the first-person shooter demonstration. While both are a little slow and not so smooth, it's still cool to see something like this is possible. More on <canvas> tag: Mozilla Developer entry for Canvas Mozilla Wiki entry for Canvas

This Google search led to this post from Nick Bradbury, which led to this extension for Firefox: Feed Your Reader. With proper link credit given, let's carry on to why this find might be important to you (after a short background explanation). Firefox's Live Bookmarks feature serves as an elegant introduction to feed aggregation for the novice user. And its simplicity largely reduces the learning curve for syndicated content. This said, I'm not an average user when it comes to Atom, RSS, etc. I've got 270 subscriptions at the present moment in NetNewsWire, my client of choice. Feed Your Reader allows you to use the RSS Autodiscovery in Firefox to launch external aggregators... By taking control of the Live Bookmarks button, the Feed Your Reader extension has provided an elegant advanced solution to news aggregation outside of Firefox.

IE View is a useful extension for web developers that launches IE and lets you view what the page looks like in IE. FirefoxView is the opposite of IE View, it lets you complete the round trip and view what a page looks like in Firefox from IE. Kind of a strange extension install; it's an extension you install in Firefox, which installs "View This Page in Firefox" item to the context menu in IE. Windows only, and doesn't work with Norton Antivirus 2004 with script blocking enabled.

Making Firefox widgets Apple-icious just got easier, thanks to Amake. His utility, Firefoxy, applies Kevin Gerich's Pretty Widgets using drag-and-drop. Firefoxy 1.1 can be downloaded at MacUpdate. Below are the "couldn't-be-any-easier" instructions (to be followed after install): Drag Firefox onto Firefoxy. To revert to the old widgets, drag Firefox onto Firefoxy again. Or, just open the app and it will prompt you to locate Firefox. If you use OS X nightlies and find yourself re-applying Kevin's work often, this is the solution for you.

Firefox 1.0 is finally here. For those who have been following it's progress, it's been a long time coming. But your work is not done yet. Because it is now safe to recommend Firefox to non-geeks. Please do so. They need your help. Think of the children. The Mozilla servers are currently getting hammered, but you can grab the installer in a few seconds using the torrents: Win 32 Firefox 1.0 Torrent Linux i686 Firefox 1.0 Torrent When you live on the west coast and stroll on into work at 10am, you usually miss these types of early morning announcements. I actually heard about it on the radio this morning. Then I hit the snooze button. Oh yeah, check out the new default start page.

Now that Firefox 1.0 has been released, what enhancements, bug-fixes or general improvements to the browser have made surfing better for you? My most recent "how did I ever live without this?" feature: The ability to configure where links from other applications are opened in Firefox. This option can be accessed via Preferences: Advanced: Tabbed Browsing. I've got Firefox set to open links in "a new tab in the most recent window."

As part of the community marketing for Firefox 1.5, Mozilla Firefox Flicks has launched with two new campaigns, Testimonials and Ad Contest. If you're the type, record a testimonial of yourself talking Firefox and you can win Amazon.com gift certificates. Me, I don't even like having my picture taken. Although it would be pretty funny if a Pornzilla fan recorded a testimonial. The ad contest is for those familiar with Final Cut Pro to create a 30s commercial for Firefox.

Google Jobs: Software Engineer, Firefox - Mountain View Google is looking for software engineers to join us in our collaborative development efforts with the Mozilla Foundation on the Firefox browser. Most likely you'd be working along side Ben Goodger and Brian Ryner. And the rest of the time you'll be working on Google Browser? hmmm? hmmm!

The Microsoft Team RSS Blog announced today that to encourage consistency between browsers, IE7 will be using the Firefox RSS icon to represent RSS and RSS-related features.

After a long, dormant hiatus, Blogzilla is back. Blogging is hard, and interests wane, but Firefox has been on a roll as of late, and interests have been renewed. Oh, and also, we've sold out: In real news, the Mozilla site has been redesigned and is now at www.mozilla.com and Firefox 1.5 is now out.

If you're like me, then you hate it when people use target="_blank". If you've installed Firefox 1.0 and are wondering why the suppress new windows advanced pref no longer works, it's because it's been overridden by a new advanced pref. To turn it on, go to about:config and set "browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs" to true. Or you can add user_pref("browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs", true); to your user.js file. Then in Tools | Options | Advanced | Tab browsing, a new option appears. You can then force links that open in new windows to open in the current window or a new tab instead. It's an experimental option for now, so it might be a little buggy, but it works for the most part. Update: The feature doesn't work on bookmarklets that open popup windows, like the bugmenot or Post to MT bookmarklets. It opens them in new tabs instead of as a new popup window. Update to Update: There's a pref for diverting window.open() calls too.

While navigating to a class website, I found a subtle jab at Internet Explorer followed by Firefox advocacy: Some Windows-Internet Explorer users continue to report sporadic problems when logging in to courses.utexas.edu. One symptom is that clicking the "Login" button on the next page does not do anything. Reports indicate that using a different browser such as Firefox seems to help, as does reloading [the] /webapps/login page. Please contact the ITS Help Desk for more assistance. Know of other university technology administrators guiding their respective communities (online) to Mozilla applications? Speak up.

Mozilla has, without a doubt, raised the bar with Firefox 1.5. Amongst the countless enhancements and bug fixes, though, I found something to make particular mention of, that of view source and bug 262915. Before, the view-source pseudo protocol (i.e. accessing view source from the location bar instead of by shortcut) would open a new browser window. For a single-window/tab user like myself, this bug was annoying — to say the least. But now with that particular bug fixed, page source can remain in a tab, alongside all other open tabs. And here's where the tip comes in... Combine keyword searching (we recommend the keyword 'vs' for, wait for it, view source) with this bookmarklet and navigate to any page you'd like to view the source of. Replace the URL in the location bar with 'vs' (or applicable keyword) and hit enter to view source in a tab. Finally, I'm looking for a way to keep the original site in a tab and open the source in an adjacent tab. Any way to accomplish this with one bookmarklet? Update 2005-12-03: A Blogzilla visitor created the extension View Source Choice, which addresses the request above.

In response to an entry discussing view source in Firefox, Brian King created the View Source Choice extension with the exact feature we were looking for. The ability to: [r]edirect View Source to current window (current default in Firefox), new tab, or new window. Thanks Brian — I've installed the extension, and it works great! The planned ability to override the view source keyboard shortcut already has me anticipating version 0.2. Update 2006-01-20: View Source Choice has been updated and now features an optional override.

Finally, an extension to Mozilla Thunderbird which allows access to webmail! (One of the oft-most requested feature enhancements of the email client. Hooray for extensibility!) The Web-Mail extension creates a platform which other extensions use to integrate web based email accounts into Mozilla Thunderbird. POP is the only protocol supported, this means Thunderbird can only download emails. Currently supported via extensions: Hotmail (and MSN), Yahoo and Lycos. A step-by-step setup guide is available. Update 2005-04-11: Thanks to hints below I've found the option to add webmail accounts in File > New > Account... Any documentation (general or otherwise) on what providers can be accessed by default? Update 2005-10-04: This extension broke with the Thunderbird 1.0.7 update. (Re)installing 1.0.6 should bring everything back to good. Be advised that older versions of the client lack security updates found in 1.0.7.

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Creation events now does short interviews with the guest at their events, they have now posted some from the recent Grand Slam. Also the tickets for the Salute to Firefly/Serenity event in Oct are now onsale.

Brief article and trailer for this independent film about a carpenter-turned-playwright that is set in Boston, was filmed there, and premiered there on Thursday. Dushku was there; wonder if any other Lehane's were in attendance? News on the sold-out screening here.

I left a couple important points out of my post this morning. 1) There is a group that has been formed to fight for Pier 40. It's called Friends of Pier 40 and you can learn more about them here....

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Today's poll question is "Which science fiction/fantasy universe would you most like to see made into an MMORPG?".

Sarah also attended the premiere of Suburban Girl tonight at the the Tribeca Film Festival.

SCREEEEE!!!!!

The cast features Vincent Kartheiser, who was Connor on "Angel". He plays a newcomer to a major Madison Avenue advertising firm, and looks a lot different in a suit than he did on "Angel". The show will premiere in July.

And this covers amongst other things: 24, Lost and of course Buffy and Angel (and there's also much praise for Joss too). This is a really good forthright interview with him and well worth reading. Oh and check out the Smile Time pic.

On horses?

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Last week, Buffy season 7 composer Robert Duncan won an "ASCAP Film and Television Music Award" for his work on the CBS series The Unit.

The Hollywood Reporter, well, reports on the Seth Green/ Robot Chicken Star Wars Special with George Lucas (which was first discussed here on 10/28/06.) A shout out to AICN for the tip. (UPDATE : Story is now on the front page of CNN.)

Sarah Michelle Gellar lip-synchs and dances along with many other celebrities. Video will be available from download through iTunes later tonight. Proceeds go to charity.

"In Sickness & In Health" 9pm Wednesday on NBC.

The first few pages are up at PopCultureShock. This issue is out next week.

Ausiello says Fox just cancelled Drive and that House reruns will take over the time slot. Also mentions a possibility of running the two unaired eps in May. And there's confirmation of the show's cancellation over at Variety.

New updates from Scott Allie. More on the contest winners, where Season 8 is at, how #2 is selling, the cover for #6(amazing!) and much more!

Writer T. K. Dehn has written up his report on the recent Once More With Feeling/Smile Time screening that took place this past Friday in Pasadena.

Brian Lynch, co-author of the upcoming Angel season 6 comics from IDW, has posted a poll at the IDW publishing boards that he would like answered.

Dreamwatch SciFI reports that "the last issue of the magazine is a special 100-page edition with a commemorative wraparound cover and a farewell message from Buffy and Angel creator Joss Whedon".

The main link goes to the Doug Jones interview they did at the Creation Grand Slam. Then they went on to cover part of James Marsters Sunday Q&A.

Web video shows are hit and miss. They don't always work for me. And that is certainly true of Wallstrip. But I really like the way Howard talks about Oakley stock (OO) in this show, walking down the street with...

Kings of Leon Originally uploaded by Omom. It happens to me between a half dozen and a dozen times a year. I get a record and can't stop listening. I don't even have this record yet. I ordered it on...

We are announcing a new investment today on the Union Square Ventures weblog. The company is called TargetSpot and is an advertising system/marketplace for streaming audio. You can read all about it here....

Why have many web 2.0 service seen a significant dropoff in traffic in alexa in the past six months? I used to find Alexa valuable for at least relative numbers. But given what's been going on recently, I am not...

In case anyone didn't know, I am a longtime investor and board member of comScore. I am a huge fan of this company which does the best job of measuring the Internet of any company that has tried. It's a...

I was blue today. Been fighting the blues for weeks now, and I guess I'll tell you why, even though I don't want to. I lost Digit about six weeks ago. I think a coyote got him, and I hope...

Outside.in (a USV portfolio company) has published the 10 most bloggy neighborhoods in the US.Check it out, maybe your neighborhood is one of them. When you are at outside.in, you'll notice their new look which launched today. I think its...

People who make websites have been at it for more than a dozen years, yet almost nothing is known, statistically, about our profession. Let's do something to change that. Presenting A List Apart's first annual Web Design Survey.

 

Hide Your Shame: The A List Apart Store and T-Shirt Emporium is back. Hot new designs! Old favorites remixed! S, M, L, XL. Come shop with us!

Only One Jackson Originally uploaded by fredwilson. This billboard for a new condo in the west village says there is only one Jackson. Well in my world, there is only one Jackson. He's the single most frequent commenter to this...

Bankruptcy Made E-Z!! Originally uploaded by travistubbs.net. I am so far behind on email that I am declaring bankruptcy. If you've sent me an email (and you aren't my wife, partner, or colleague), you might want to send it again....

This is a long overdue post, but better late than never. I've had the FoxyTunes extension in my Firefox browser for something like a year and a half. It's also available for Internet Explorer. The one feature that got me...

The Times is trying to make sense out of Twitter. So am I. But it's been such a nice weekend that I've not had the chance to post....

Well, hello! I am at work, and it's 7:30am, and it's Saturday, and the scary thing is that I've already been up for three hours. And I'm awake. Very awake. That hyper-awake thing you get when you're tired, right before...

Huge line at the shake shack. We waited 90 mins in line to order The computers crashed. They were taking orders by hand Line stopped moving And yet nobody left That's the power of a shack burger in the park...

What's so special?

I am digging the new Kings of Leon record, called Because Of The Times. I've added it to my In Heavy Rotation widget on the left sidebar. I posted a Kings Of Leon track that didn't make it on the...

ilustra-respondendo Originally uploaded by FelipeArte. The thing I love most about the era of web services we are in is that no web service/company owns the entire stack. As massive as Google is, they only ?own? one, maybe two, layers...

On March 2, 2007 the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), which oversees sound recording royalties paid by Internet radio services, increased Internet radio's royalty burden between 300 and 1200 percent and thereby jeopardized the industry?s future. I posted my thoughts on...

Yes, Virginia, design does matter. Better web page layouts aren't only about aesthetics. A layout with clear hierarchies can turn scanners to readers, and readers to members. Learn how visual contrast can turn lifeless web pages into sizzling calls to action.

 

Hide Your Shame: The A List Apart Store and T-Shirt Emporium is back. Hot new designs! Old favorites remixed! S, M, L, XL. Come shop with us!

Wallstrip pays homage to Glengarry Glen Ross in this show about Salesforce.com (CRM). No question, this is my favorite yet. I almost fell off my chair when the jerk calls Lindsay sporty spice....

Our portfolio company, Oddcast, is at the cutting edge of social media with their talking animated avatars that allow people to express themselves virtually on the web. They are seeking an information architect to help them take their products and...

BlackBerry 8700c Electron Originally uploaded by Josh Bancroft. I am one of those people who rely completely on my Blackberry. I don't check voice mail anymore because all my messages are transcribed and sent to my phone via email where...

In the virtual conference room, no one can hear you scream. Social networking enables knowledge workers like us to build virtual companies with no office space and little overhead. But can we make them succeed? Follett dissects the skills required to create, manage, and grow the virtual firm.

 

Hide Your Shame: The A List Apart Store and T-Shirt Emporium is back. Hot new designs! Old favorites remixed! S, M, L, XL. Come shop with us!

When I see a lot of Google traffic coming to my blog, I check the feedburner stats and yesterday the search term Fluorescent Adolescent was generating some meaningful traffic. Flourescent Adolescent is the name of my favourite track on the...

I spent the last two days in Vegas at the National Association of Broadcasting (NAB) conference. It's a measure of the effect that digital technology and the Internet has had on the media business. Five years ago, there weren't many...

Place your bets! Originally uploaded by {platinum}. Luck is an essential element in successful investing, venture capital included. I consider myself a lucky person. My dog is named Lucky and he has lived up to his name. Last night, after...

Just to show you that Lala and I have traded hair colors. Yesterday was nice. It was a day off for both of us, and we had nothing we HAD to do. We wanted to meet up with our dogwalkers,...

What else might you crack with it?

So Lala got a jones to square foot garden. It's a phrase I've heard all my life -- my father being one of the first on the bandwagon back in the DAY. So we read the website and got the...

New Class at Knit-One-One! You all probably know how much I love the Fabulous Bonne-Marie's pattern, Chickami. Welp, now I'm teaching a class on it. Dress it up or down as much as you life: we'll work through designing your...

It's Easter night and I worked 12 hours and Lala is cooking Thai spicy curry with tofu and green onions and squash and all sorts of other good things. A moment ago, I was sitting on the deck with a...

It was always one of my most favorite books in the whole world. I think I've mentioned to you our secret garden, but if I haven't, indulge me. If you go through the back yard, down to the back fence,...

Tuckered? What's that?

So we're sitting in the hotel restaurant that overlooks the ocean. It's just sunset, and as we are seated, the hostess says Happy Anniversary. It isn't until we've settled in and gaped at the view that we really look at...