Category: Personal

Web 2.0 Applications List

2 Aug, 2006

The Second Press made a quick post yesterday about IT|Redux’s updated Web 2.0 database of applications. After checking it out, I have to say this is one of the finest lists I’ve seen. It’s a fantastic list organized by type of application and lists some features & reviews of each. I highly recommend checking it […]

Some Like it HOT

29 Jul, 2006

Some like it hot, the rest of us think this is a little to warm. Last nigh as we were driving back from a friends house, it was 86 degrees. The time? Midnight! With temperatures reaching 100 for the next few days, it’s amazing to hear on the weather that a cool down is coming. […]

Skype – Cheap Internet Phone Service

26 Jul, 2006

A few weeks back my wife broke her ankle and I started working from home more to help her out. The main problem with that was that all we have is cell phones. A few meetings on the cell phone and we’d be over our minutes. So I checked out Skype and found it to […]

Are there any OPML syncing services?

19 Jul, 2006

As I bounce back and fourth between Firefox and Flock, I realize that I really need some sort of OPML syncing service. A quick Google and Yahoo search came up with nothing. Is there really no service to sync OPML files between browsers? I have Sage in Firefox and Flock has a nice built in […]

New Ajax WordPress Plugins Installed

12 Jul, 2006

I’ve installed two new plugins that are Ajax based. Ajax Comments Great plugin that takes the refresh out of adding a comment to the site. It simply accepts the comment and adds it to the list without ever changing screens. Ajax LiveSearch This replaces my default search box with a live search box. Start typing […]

Nasty Fish : Zooomr Signup

10 Jul, 2006

I heard that Zooomr was giving out free pro accounts for signing up and blogging an image so I thought I’d join up. Still not sure how it all works, but I’m waiting for my free upgrade. 😉 For my first image, I looked back though some old photos and found a picture of a […]

Wufoo Custom Form Maker is Fun

7 Jul, 2006

It’s not always about having the most unique new service. Sometimes, re-thinking the most boring tasks can be quite successful. For example, check out Wufoo. It’s purpose is to help you build web forms and collect data. It doesn’t sound very exciting but it’s well done and quite slick. I’d even say it’s fun. You […]

iTunes Screensaver

6 Jul, 2006

I’m not sure how long ago Apple added an iTunes screensaver but I just got around to playing with it. It’s kind of fun. It loads up all your album artwork and displays it on the screen. Then albums flip and change into new ones. It’s like an iTunes ad for your personal music. What […]

Dropping Spotlight for Quicksilver

26 Jun, 2006

Some people rave and rave about Quicksliver but I haven’t found anything special about until recently. I finally figured out something useful and cool to do with it. Under 10.3.9, which I still have at work, it acts like Spotlight. It’s an amazingly simple find feature that I bring up with the shortcut Apple+space. It […]

Hail Covers the Ground Like Snow

24 Jun, 2006

It’s kind of hard to see, but this was taken on our camera phone in Cologne Minnesota today. The white areas are hail. Piles of hail. Yards were covered, roofs were covered and this intersection had a foot of hail piled up. We had driven though part of this storm with zero visibility from heavy […]