Archive - December, 2006

Tom Chi & Me

December 7, 2006 in pretty darn cool, technology with 0 Comments

An entry I posted on my blog back on 11/16 apparently caught the eye of Tom Chi, Product Lead for Yahoo!’s MyWeb (and Bookmarks Beta apparently).

In my I’m addicted to Google Reader and miffed about Yahoo Bookmarks Beta post I expressed my frustration with there not being a My Yahoo module for the new Yahoo Bookmarks beta. One day I signed in and it just didn’t work anymore. Tom posted this comment on that particular post:

Sorry about the MyYahoo bookmarks module problems; we have a couple moving parts and they’ll be sorted in the near future. If you don’t want to wait, we have a potential workaround if you contact me.

Anyway, I did and we exchanged several e-mails. He provided a custom RSS feed for me to add my beta bookmarks back to My Yahoo. Pretty sweet.

The James Kim Tragedy

December 7, 2006 in commentary with 0 Comments

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This is a really sad story — the wilderness death of James Kim, a CNET Editor. Here’s a satellite map of his path. Maybe this is just the Eagle Scout in me, but he should have never left his car. Body heat, melted snow for drinking — maybe they all could have survived. Really sad.

More on Google Reader

December 7, 2006 in technology with 0 Comments

I continue to be impressed with Google Reader. Here’s a shot of the feeds I’m subscribed to.

I finally found a linklog of the Digg/All feed that’ll take me directly to the target Digg link. The extra clicks got annoying.

Here’s my top 5 favorite feeds:

  1. Lifehacker — all kinds of practical tips and software.
  2. MAKE:Blog – a blog of people that make stuff out of everything imaginable.
  3. dZone.com – all kinds of links for developers
  4. NewsBusters.org – exposing liberal bias in the mainstream media
  5. Ars Technica – a great source for technology news — “serving the PC enthusiast for the last 6 x 10-2 centuries”
  6. digg/all – one of the Web’s biggest popularity contests

Anyone have any favorite RSS feeds they’d like to share?
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30 Essential Pieces Of Free (and Open) Software for Windows

December 3, 2006 in technology with 0 Comments

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Pretty sweet list of free s/w, esp. #1 on the list. I prefer Google Reader to the readers listed — mostly because it’s online.

Christmas Linebacker

December 1, 2006 in church, pretty darn cool with 0 Comments

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ROFL.

Friday Questionnaire

December 1, 2006 in pretty darn cool with 2 Comments

You.
Can.
Only.
Type.
One.
Word.

1. Yourself – average
2. Your spouse/significant other – best
3. Your hair – brown
4. Your mother – stressed
5. Your father – forlorn
6. Your favorite item – computer
7. Your dream last night – nope
8. Your favorite drink – DDrP
9. Your dream car – Lexus
10. The room you are in – cubicle
11. Your fear – backsliding
12. What you want to be in 10 years – happy
13. Who you hung out with last night – fam
14. What you’re not – disciplined
15. Muffins – blueberry
16. One of your wish list items – saw
17. Time – flies
18. The last thing you did – drive
19. What you are wearing – brown
20. Your favorite weather – spring
21. Your favorite book – bible
22. The last thing you ate – breakfast
23. Your life – good
24. Your mood – antsy
25. Your best friend – wife
26. What are you thinking about right now – todos
27. Your car – junker
28. What are you doing at the moment – typing
29. Your summer – sneezing
30. What is on your TV – nothing
31. What is the weather like – snowing
32. When is the last time you laughed – today

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