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2009-07-31 20:41

Speaking of caffeine ...

Diesel Sweeties is, as usual, prescient: Of course, that comes right on top of me finding a reason to be addicted to caffeine all over again. Continued »
2009-07-31 18:47

Review: Starbucks' "Hoffachino"

6 shots enter, one drink leaves When it comes to coffee, I've never been a huge Starbucks fan. Why pay $4 a drink when you can pay $15 bucks, cut the sugar, and brew your own for a month? When I do go to Starbucks, dragged along with a friend, I... Continued »
2009-07-24 21:02

User-Generated content, LOLcats and the future of news

Journalism 2.0 Mark Briggs has an excellent guest post from Scott Porad on lessons for journalists from ICanHasCheeseburger, which is perhaps the world's greatest repository of LOLcat pictures. What's a LOLcat? Here: LOLcat As a general rule I hate... Continued »
2009-07-24 17:14

More songs revealed on LEGO Rock Band set list: Bon Jovi, Blink-182, The Hives

Five new songs have been revealed on the LEGO Rock Band play list, including such rock luminaries as Bon Jovi and the Counting Crows. This brings the total of known songs to 13. The new tracks: Bon Jovi: "You Give Love a Bad Name" Sum 41: "In Too... Continued »
2009-07-18 11:47

Out damn spot!

By day, I primarily wear the "journalist" hat, but lately I've gotten involved with Spare Change News as a volunteer on the Development Committee. I'm sure I'll be writing more about them in the future, but suffice to say Spare Change is a street... Continued »
2009-07-13 05:18

"17 worst haircuts in the Ottoman Empire"

My friend has a theory about "chick crack," the quizzes and factoids you find in Vogue and Cosmo and, literally, littered around the Internet. To be fair, I think it's only called "chick crack" because these glossies have mastered the art form: As... Continued »
2009-07-08 03:17

Is Bank of America going to launch a carbon tracking feature?

I recently wrote that Yodlee was considering new features, including an "Environmental Impact Service" that tracked a user's projected carbon footprint. With Microsoft's Hohm offering carbon tracking, I take another look at the numbers and wonder... Continued »
2009-07-07 12:46

An Instant makeover: Morisy.com redesigned

I will always have a soft spot in my heart for one of Drupal's default themes, Chameleon, but it was time for a refresh. Sometime this morning, my own custom theme "Instant Design" will turrned on. It's based on BlueprintCSS, which truth be told is... Continued »
2009-07-02 16:56

Comparing Bit.ly, Google Analytics, and Drupal website logs

Bitly FishEvery Twitter user loves bit.ly. It's simple. It's pretty. It's quick. It makes it easy to jump right into getting click through metrics and see who's actually reading your posts. But is it accurate? Particularly as compared to more "... Continued »
2009-06-19 01:43

How to log and pull up your Facebook chat history

Update: The comments have an alternative method that works without installing anything and is retroactive. Unfortunately, that doesn't pull all Facebook chats, just the most recent ones Finally, users can record and find Facebook chat history, but... Continued »
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