Post archive for ‘Nerds’
Yet Another New Design
Yeah, I decided to try out a new design today and it might have stuck. It’s a beautiful (IMHO) Wordpress 2.6 theme designed by Darren Hoyt and co that’s got the web 2.5 buzz word in mind - lifestreaming. Really it’s just whatever-you-decide-to-put-on-the-net-streaming. So over in that little “Find me Elsewhere” box [...]
Tagged as Blog, Design, theme, wordpress + Categorized as Nerds/Blogging, Nerds/Design
Catchy Tunes in Church Today
It’s always nice to see the church trying to connect to the youth and really speak their language:
Direct link / Via BoingBoing
Tagged as 70s, christian, Music, ska + Categorized as Life/God, Multimedia/Music, Multimedia/Video, Nerds/Web Gems
Arial Stole Helvetica’s Mojo
Did you know that the font known as Arial just a cheap knock-off of Helvetica? True story.
Tagged as adobe, font, helvetica, Microsoft, truetype + Categorized as Technology/Microsoft, Nerds
I Didn’t See That Coming Either
I’m just throwing a link up here to a funny story from Marc about trying to find a fishing spot with his kids.
Marc does a great job of keeping up what I think is the original intent and spirit of blogging - telling stories and events from your life that may or may not interest [...]
Tagged as humor, kids, Life, story + Categorized as Nerds/Blogging, Life
Testing Out a New Comment System
Hey all. I’m testing out a new comment system from disqus. If you like, feel free to leave a comment on this post so I can test it out.
Tagged as Blog, comment, test + Categorized as Nerds/Blogging
An Anthropological Introduction To Youtube
Give this 55 minute video at least 5 minutes of your attention and you’ll either be hooked or bored, at which time you can shut it off or keep watching:
Direct link - via http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/880
Tagged as history, Technology, Video, youtube + Categorized as Nerds/Blogging, Multimedia, Nerds
The New Delicious is Here
The new, revamped version of Delicious (formerly del.icio.us) is up and out in the wild: “delicious blog » Oh happy day — the new Delicious is here.”
I’m quite happy that they went out and got the actual delicious.com domain name as it’s much easier to remember how to spell and therefore, easier to use. [...]
Categorized as Nerds/Blogging, Nerds
Hip Hop Youth Culture
YouTube - Bert & Ernie tries Gangsta-Rap.
Tagged as Video, youtube + Categorized as Life/Funnies, Nerds, Multimedia/Video
Remember To Google That Domain Name
Let this be a lesson to you all to not do what I did. If you think you have a great idea that couldn’t possibly have been taken already, just double check google once more before committing to the idea.
Last night while we were eating we were discussing keeping a food diary to help [...]
Tagged as domain, dream, Google, idea, twitter + Categorized as Nerds/Design, Life/Friends, Nerds
Picturesque
Picturesque (link to download here) is a simple little program that allows you to add some basic, yet powerful effects to your photos/images very easily. Initially I thought it was free, but it turns out there’s a $34.95 price tag - still not a bad deal for what it does. In addition to [...]
Tagged as Apple, image editing, software + Categorized as Technology/Apple, Nerds