2008

Jul

“Tell yourself at every step in the design process that...”
— Mike Davidson

Design in America

“A snippet from Jess Gibson’s Draplin Project. Design-wise, if this doesn’t get...

“If you’re not prepared to being wrong, you’ll never be...”
— Sir Ken Robinson @ TED (via...

Right up there with “Na-gheen-an-a-jar. Nagheenanajar.”

Interesting new 37signals method of getting Highrise users...

szymon: Show us your desktop, and we’ll tell you who you...

Riddle me this: why are the Pantone Bridge HTML colors so...

My 12 year old cousin’s seemingly weekly email...

Texting while riding…wow. The other funny part is that nobody seems to know what a lane is or...

Packaging laugh of the day: All of this for those two...

Jun

Carbon Offsets

Ask Bill McKibbenAsk Bill McKibben is a series of Q&As that give the Brighter Planet community a...

This Estelle/Kanye video is so well done. Song is...

I should close some things.

Very cool intro video from girleffect.org

Clever Jeep ad. “What do you get when you cross a dog...

Since I am designing business cards today…

Sooner or later…

Internet Radio Ads

L: I don't think internet radio should be able to have ads.
me: Why? It is free.
L: Because they are annoying.
me: Good point.

Funny twitter cigarette visual by Carot Creative.

Supposedly a painted bathroom floor on the 10th floor of a...

We’ll see if AT&T really comes to VT in the next...

Urgent personal finance advice

If twitter can withstand the barrage of tweets that...

iPhone 2.0 in Vermont

“According to sources RCC, the handover of GSM towers and subscribers in Vermont to AT&T...

The Bean (not really it’s name), in Chicago, amazes...

People were tweeting up a storm about Obama tonight. The...

May

Came downstairs to these this morning!

Without ESPN, this is how I watched the very close ending of...

Coudal Partners tries to sell something that a) does not yet...

riotrepublic: The 11 Million Dollar Car - This past...

Current Mood:

C - 100M - 0Y - 0K - 0

21 Accents (via Very Short List). The Los Angeles voice strikes me as the funniest for some...

Does size matter?

Many people take their mom to an all-you-can-eat buffet on...

Broken chain. So glad Mark was around with his nifty chain...

It's not working between us

yourmonkeycalled: It’s not you, it’s your Hotmail address.

If the formal wear shop is not open, go to the laundromat? ...

Chi O’Hare BMW text msg marketing. I bet we are going...

jackieheartsb: deef: hillary is 404 clever. Indeed.

Water Saving Toilet

Just was in the bathroom at the airport. The only other person in there was in a stall changing. ...

This beautiful day makes it hard to leave Vermont.

HUUGE Boston Apple Store

me: Apple estimates 1,500-2000 customers/hour will visit
me: whaaat?!
MH: yup, waiting for you to see that part
MH: truly unbelievable
me: how can that be
MH: it's a busy street, boylston
me: wow, must be
me: that is unreal
MH: 8 hour day = 16,000 people
me: that is more than most websites
MH: hah yah

generation "?"

jackieheartsb: as i was driving on I-66 yesterday into northern virginia, a thought hit me out of...

(via Heidelweiss, via elsewhere).

What if Facebook “friend” interactions were real world? via AdRants

Apr

65 minutes? Are you serious? Vimeo can’t handle the...

“Every day is Earth Day, for people in the know”
— -my mom

Happy Earth Day!

“the person you love is 72% water.”
— (via afemme)

Clinton politics have changed. via DF

“My endorsement is more for Obama The Movement than it is for...”
— A Michael Moore quote worth...

Building a Foundation for Whatever is...

“Publishing your ideas… in books, or on a blog, or in little twits on Twitter… and...

The Black Cab Sessions.Chapter Twenty-Nine: Stephen Fretwell

“The added length also detracts a bit from the regular Mini’s...”
— 2008 Mini Cooper Clubman - New...

Starbuck’s “throwback” logo/branding. ...

An oldie, but goodie. Bush on “The Google” and Google Earth.

“Something is technically wrong.” - Twitter site...

Beautiful Type

A webpage made up of nothing but type and great layout. I love it. ...

One of my all-time favorites… The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight

Brilliant Insight...

“With news of an iPhone shortage, Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster figures an 80% chance...

Never Send a Late Email Again

Mar

Tumble On

My previous WordPress blog “Not Too Stale” should now be renamed “Way Too...

Great pop-up book…

South Burlington iTunes Fix

After moving to South Burlington, Vermont, I was frustrated to find that iTunes does not match South...

“ The federales are out, proceed with caution.”
— Babs, via BB Messenger, on a...

Clean the Inside of Your Screen

Photography and The Law: Know Your Rights

High and Low of Today (Yesterday)

High: Buying and starting to move into our first house! It is an awesome place and I am pumped....

Obama’s net neutrality stance.

Maybe they’ll prove me wrong, but I think this is a...

I love this commercial and how they flash between the professionals and kids.

What is the iTunes $0.99 Movie of the Week?

Tweels of Steel

A Good Morning. Woke up to French press coffee that my...

Lake champlain sunset: Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless...

crgslst / craiglist multi city search

Workplace Experiments

iPhoto Why-Not's

Why can’t I use Quicklook with iPhoto? I find myself clicking spacebar becuase I want my photo...

Feb

Google Gives All SF Homeless Free Voicemail

Obama Campaign Design

Interesting bit about the font chosen for Obama’s campaign (via Daring Fireball): A Font We...

It's too easy to criticize hope

Rural wi-fi via floating balloon…who would have thought this would ever work?? Pretty cool,...

It's too easy to criticize hope

Unlimited...finally

Today, Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile all announced unlimited wireless calling plans for...

Is Obama a Mac and Clinton a PC? - New York...

Google iPhone usage shocks search giant

“The teacher walked into the classroom early Friday morning...”
— This was from the Brooklyn...

Jan

This guy is doing some pretty cool (and geeky) things with the Wiimote. Looks like we’ll be...

[On Writing] Biz dev emails and first...

“On the other hand, it is getting increasingly difficult to...”
— Mark ‘Rizzn’...

Gesture based advertising. via Adrants

How much for digital?

I love stopmotion video.

Fluid: Wrap your favorite web apps in their...

I love the creativity and spontaneous entrepreneurship. ...

If spam messages/wall posts are not stopped by Facebook...

A $999 Early Adopter tax.

Not Happy About Paying for the iPod...

Let Apple know that as an existing iPod touch owner, you do NOT want to pay $20 to get the five...

MySpace’s design rating from CommandShift3’s...

“How can someone who’s so socially awkward make a...”
— Amy on Zuck’s 60 Minutes...

Flickr’s funny downtime message. They also have some...

Design Alone Isn't Enough

“To succeed like Apple, CE brands need to do more than create cool-looking products that are...

Why thank you, Flickr.

"Best Ad Ever" is for ... Volvo? Guess So.

Very well done Adidas/Beijing ‘08 ad. via Adrants.

Are you a Brand Bigot?

Bride gets wedding cake that looks just like her. Cake...

Xerox Hopes Its New Logo Doesn’t Say ‘Copier’...

Where are Keynote theme files stored?

Apple hides Keynote theme files here: YOUR HOME FOLDER/Library/Application...

2007

Dec

It worked just as advertised, when I needed it...

Time Machine to the Rescue?

Denver Intl Airport Entertainment

Thank you, Time Machine

Leaving tomorrow and for the first time I am not rushing to do a late night, last minute, backup of...

Craigslist : To the Drunk Hottie who fell off...

What is the meaning behind this!!? :) A tiny Jesus that...