September 2008
Ten Words to Clinch Scrabble Victory [Fun] →
Weblog mental_floss rounds up 10 short and sweet words for getting rid of your tough-to-unload but point-heavy letters at your rousing weekend game of Scrabble. We’re talking words like Aa,…
It’s Time to Give the Best of Twitter Some... →
Matt Richtel of The New York Times added to Valleywag’s presumed embarrassment today by letting readers of the world-renowned rag in on his secret. Evidently the salacious gossip…
Family Goes Cash-Only, Saves Serious Money [Credit... →
The Farhat family cut up all their credit cards except for one (which they put on ice), and found that living plastic-free saved them 24%—because they just didn’t buy the things they…
'Dark Knight' swings past $500 million mark
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AP - Batman’s rich alter-ego Bruce Wayne has added half a billion dollars to his riches. “The Dark Knight” on Sunday became the second movie in Hollywood history to top $500 million at the…
August 2008
Timeline of Palin's life and career
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AP - A timeline of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s life and career:
Is The iPhone Coming To China? →
A rumor is circulating that the iPhone may be finally making its way to China. The original source of the rumor is China Communications, which has cited a China Mobile insider as its source….
Sharon, Eddie and Anonymous →
Recently I blogged about a new project that I am starting called $2 portraits. The idea is that I will offer $2 to anyone who asks me for money from now on in exchange…
Need Google Apps on Your Desktop? Try GMDesk. →
Microsoft has a way of dominating one’s desktop, given its operating system that resides on a number of computers around the world. Tie that in with its desktop applications for email,…
Aquarium for your toilet →
David Pescovitz via Boing Boing shared by 6 people The Fish ‘n Flush is an aquarium for your toilet. According to the manufacturer’s site, “Fish ‘n Flush… makes a fun-fashion…
The Latest Canon 5D Mk II Rumors! →
Just in from PhotographyBay via CanonRumors:
21.1 MP 1.0x
DIGIC IV
ISO 100-6400 L:50 & H:12800
5 FPS
3.2″ High Resolution Screen (LCD)
19 point AF
HDMI Out
Liveview
HD Movie Mode
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20+ Tools to Make Any Email Inbox More Social →
Doriano “Paisano” Carta via Mashable! shared by 7 people Studies have shown that we spend a great deal of our online time in our inbox. There have been many interesting techniques and…
Nikon's New D90 Shoots Video, Includes GPS,... →
Well no sooner is Canon out with their EOS 50D than Nikon creatively is out with their D90. The thing is though that for most consumers, at least at first blush, the D90 sort of blows the…
New Canon G10 announced or not? (we do not know... →
Earlier today one of our readers pointed us towards a Canon G10 announcement at Pop Photo. The url is no longer functional, it takes you to the main Pop Photo page, but for reference, here it is. …
New Canon 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 IS EF-S is finally... →
Canon EF-S users had been frustrated by the absence of an “affordable” “house” superzoom lens, but today they are finally getting their lens! But it’s not as “affordable” as one would want. The…
The Lego Minifig Turns 30 →
On August 25, 1978, the Lego minifigure was born. This was a hugely important transition for Lego. For many years they sold sets allowing builders to create cars or buildings, but something…
BEFORE I DIE I WANT TO... a polaroid project by... →
BEFORE I DIE I WANT TO… a polaroid project by nicole kenney and ks rives I love finding new and creative ways that people go about creating photo art projects on the web. “Before I…
While We Wait for the New Shows…. →
The galleries are closed.
The owners are perhaps dipping their toes in the sand and sea. Like you probably are.
The new work is waiting to be hung and viewed, once we all return to our routines.
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Canon 50D initial reactions in the blogs and in... →
After a short rumoralia-lifecycle, the Canon 50D was announced a few hours ago. So what are the initial reactions so far? We start with the websites and blogs and then dive into the forums. …
Canon 50D pre-orders are starting up →
The Canon 50D was just announced today but the online retailers are already catching up and offering 50D pre-orders. We start with Calumet Photo, which offers the 50D body only for $1400….
Introducing Ubiquity →
Aza Raskin via Mozilla Labs shared by 9 people An experiment into connecting the Web with language.
It Doesn’t Have to be This Way
You’re writing an email to invite a friend to meet…
O hai (kitten tuesday) →
The author of the current post over at our “sister” site code.flickr has some issues* with the lack of…
iPhone 3Gs Now Outnumber First Generation iPhones →
Despite a weak battery and questions about how fast it connects to 3G networks, some time in the next week more than 6 million iPhone 3Gs will be in people’s hands around the world. What that…
Oosah - Homepage →
Oosah’s iPhone App Extends Storage to Whopping 1TB →
Kristen Nicole via Mashable! shared by 9 people
Oosah’s free virtual storage service is releasing its new iPhone application today, turning your iPhone and iPod Touch into a…
Integrate Relevant Tweets into Your Blog with... →
Most Twitter and blog integration tools aggregate all tweets to a blog and post them exactly as they are, verbatim, which can produce less than desirable results. TweetRemote is a new open…
Drawing the Google Homepage With Eyes Closed →
Philipp Lenssen via Google Blogoscoped shared by 11 people I asked a couple of people to draw the Google homepage with their eyes closed during the whole drawing process. Here are the…
Micro Four Thirds Panasonic camera body picture... →
German website Photoscala.de is pointing to a potential leak via China of pictures of a Panasonic Micro Four Thirds digital camera body! The post and pictures at Photoscala.de. There are two…
D&G x W&G →
Meet fashion’s newest faces: an old friend and his best friend. British Claymation duo Wallace and Gromit are representing Harvey Nichols in an ad campaign for the retailer’s soon-to-open…
Really heavy metal →
About to get a significant upgrade: the home theater, courtesy of Pioneer Elite’s new Blu-ray player. Among a slew of other notable features, the BDP-09FD offers two HDMI slots, is…
Flickr Info for Photowalk Leaders →
I was checking out some of the Flickr groups from the World Wide Photowalk and I found that there are a large number of cities still don’t have any images in their photo pools. After seeing this,…
Browser Wars Continued - IE8, Firefox, Safari,... →
Charlie Anzman via SEO and Tech Daily shared by 4 people I spent some time the past few days on the ‘beta box’ (which yes, is now running Vista SP1) comparing the very early next generation…
Leaked Details on Canon's New EOS 50D →
Canon 50D Info Leaked - REAL SPECS! - Digital Camera Reviews, News and Resources | Photography Bay Photography Bay says that they ran across a spec page for the new Canon 50D (note 50D not 5D) on…
Minnesota Public Radio on More Photographer... →
MPR: Convention Beat: A choice of weapons “He’s known on the Flickr photo website as Guy Flâneur, the alias under which he publishes his photos. He kicked of an extensive discussion of public…
Oakland Tribune Photographer Handcuffed by Police... →
Tribune photographer handcuffed at crash scene sues Oakland police The SF Chronicle has a story out about Oakland Tribune photographer Ray Chavez who is suing the Oakland Police Department….
iPhone's Myst Remake Is Coming, Made By Three... →
The iPhone’s button-free input scheme isn’t so great for fast-action shooters or action-adventure or any type of game with the phrase “action” in it, but it is great for RPGs and…
Yahoo Search Comes to the iPhone →
Frederic Lardinois via ReadWriteWeb shared by 8 people Google has long been offering iPhone-optimized sites for most of its services, as well as a dedicated search application for the…
Olympus / Panasonic announce Micro Four Thirds:... →
Olympus / Panasonic announce Micro Four Thirds: Olympus and Panasonic have announced a new, mirrorless format / lens mount based on (and compatible with) Four Thirds. The Micro Four Thirds system…
Beijing Olympic Village Wins LEED Gold Award →
The sprawling Beijing Olympic Village won its own gold medal today for going green. U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson presented Chinese officials with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental…
The Reality (Show) of "Architecture Schools" →
by Liz Martin This Wednesday, August 20, 2008, the Sundance Channel will premiere Architecture Schools. The docudrama follows twelve students enrolled in the Design/Build Program at Tulane…
Grand dame →
Bugatti has unveiled yet another variation on the Veyron: the 16.4 Grand Sport, a convertible addition to the fleet. What’s under the hood remains the same, but (as is so often the case) the…
Over one-third of enterprise customers downgrading... →
One of the few nice things about Windows Vista is that you can legally choose not to use it. Many versions of Vista include “<a href=”http://tech.yahoo. …
308 - The Pop Vs Soda Map →
strangemaps via Strange Maps shared by 8 people
When on a hot summer’s day you buy a carbonated beverage to quench your thirst, how do you order it? Do you ask for a soda, a…
Google Uses YouTube To Try To Rally Public Support... →
The fate of an important chunk of wireless spectrum in the U.S. is being decided by the FCC, and Google wants to rally public support for turning this spectrum over to unlicensed uses, just…
Push Mail is the iPhone’s Most Pressing Achilles... →
As a first-generation iPhone owner, I’ve come to discover and begrudgingly tolerate a number of quirks with the device. Not counting the botched launch the iPhone 3G, the retrofit iPhone and…
Ice Sculptures of Melting Men by Nele Azevedo →
Alex via Neatorama shared by 5 people Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo’s artwork is cool … literally! In this art installation, Nele created hundreds of sitting figures out of ice - the…
Golden boy Michael Phelps eager for his own bed
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AP - Michael Phelps kept every swimsuit, every cap, every pair of goggles he wore during nine magical days at the Water Cube. Every memory will be savored, too, from goofing off with his…
Grand Canyon floods breach dam, force evacuations... →
AP - Days of heavy rains around the Grand Canyon created flooding that breached an earthen dam Sunday and forced helicopters to pluck scores of residents and campers from the gorge. No…
William Shatner, Other B-Listers Start Signing... →
At a time when the $2 billion per year autograph business runs rampant with counterfeits, it’s tough to ensure your memorabilia is authentic. Thanks to LiveAutographs.com, a website that shills…
Gluten-free diets are gaining in popularity →
Meet the latest dietary bad boy: gluten. The grain protein causes some people serious health problems. But those people don’t …
Twitter Invades the Nintendo DS. Sort of. →
Paul Glazowski via Mashable! shared by 4 people While Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch platform(s) are being taken further and further into the gaming sphere, the Nintendo fanbase is…