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Shopping for your Favorite Technophile just got easier.
November 30, 2009 by
If you are over shopping Black Friday's doorbusters and are now concentrating on buying your favorite technophile their gift of choice, Popular Science has published their PopSci Genius Guide to Tech Buying. (download from zinio) In case you don't feel like downloading the guide, topical excerpts are available on their website: Read Tech Buyer's Guide For Netbooks The PopSci Top Pick? HP Mini 311-1000NR 11.6-Inch Black Netbook Read Tech Buyer's Guide For … [Read more...]
When Keyword Ads go terribly wrong….
November 3, 2009 by
Keyword-targeted ads based on the content of a webpage can sometimes go wrong. It must be frightening for a New Media advertiser to realize that their product or brand is being advertised on a page that details allegations of its shortcomings. Gives new meaning to the term "negative advertising". JOE CHILDS and THOMAS C. TOBIN, staff writers of the St. Petersburg TImes, are writing a scathing expose of the "church" of Scientology. Based on extensive interviews with high … [Read more...]
Watchmen (the movie)… meh
March 6, 2009 by
I wish I could say it was brilliant but it wasn't. I wish I could say Watchmen sucked, but it didn't. It was just meh. The best thing I can say about it is that it will probably make a gazillion dollars. It's not The Dark Knight. It's not 300. It is better than V for Vendetta. And as the bard would say, therein lies the rub. The real problem is the nature of storytelling. Zack Snyder may have given the world 300 (the movie) but the narrative was classic Frank Miller. His vision is … [Read more...]
What The Font
March 5, 2009 by
The Ubiquitous Font Match. The scourge of all graphic artists. And quite possible the most tedious part of being a designer. We send emails and browse through endless font libraries in existence in hopes of matching a client’s logo font. Font nuances are many and, unless you are a font expert, it can be very difficult to recognize the subtle combinations of elements as a specific type face. Sometimes it’s an easy match. If the original artwork is mine, i usually have to depend onmy … [Read more...]
Lost Your Camera? Did You Look On The Internet?
February 10, 2009 by
In 1977 while hanging out with some friends in Philly, I inadvertantly left my camera at an outdoor lunch joint near Second and South. Having shared a few bottles of Merlot (to wash down the double cheese steaks with onions and mushrooms) I hadn't realized the camera was missing until later in the evening and by then, I figured I was out of luck. In those days, there was no craigslist on which to post lost & found, and I had no idea of the name of the place where we'd eaten lunch (see Merlot … [Read more...]
Understanding Seth Godin Laterally
January 30, 2009 by
I admit it. I am a malcontent, an outsider, and, as a result, a snob. It may be a result of my nomadic childhood, or maybe it is a result of ADHD addled brain, but I embrace my space. I am not agoraphobic but rather, misanthropic. After years of struggling with my better nature, I can finally confess that my belief system is best triangulated by the Buddha, a samurai, and Harry Lockhart. I don’t play well with others. I fake it fairly well though, but hate myself for it later. I just … [Read more...]
Virtual Networking in a Brave New World
January 22, 2009 by
The Social Network As It Was. Remember when networking was something that was accomplished at blazer-wearing cocktail parties and on the golf course followed by a cocktail? Even if you don’t remember that, one must realize historically there was such a thing. Leaving the house and beating the streets socially was absolutely the only way possible to network in the community and create a name, credibility and resource. It was an era of creating importance amongst people … [Read more...]
Requiem for The Polaroid
January 12, 2009 by
The days of the in your face - no touch-up's - crappy lighting - crappy paper - instant photograph have come to a close, as Polaroid ascends to the big darkroom in the sky.I could write about the history of Polaroid, but then you could Google it if you were really interested. And you should because it's pretty good reading. Instead, today, I'm going to tell you the story of Amelia. Amelia was just ten years old when I was a volunteer at the Bancroft School in Haddonfield NJ, a … [Read more...]
Power To The Poster
January 5, 2009 by
Nobody in their right mind becomes an artist for purpose of making a sensible living. And most artists will tell you that one doesn't become an artist, an artist is born and merely polishes his or her skills and knowledge over the years in hopes of people noticing what they do. Garnering a following is a notch better and causing conversation and intelligent debate, two notches. Dead presidents are the cherry on the pallet. Introducing Power to the Poster, a somewhat user generated yet … [Read more...]
iLaundered but Still iPod
December 17, 2008 by
I pulled my workout pants with its myriad array of pockets out of the dryer and felt an all-too familiar lump in one of the tie-pockets. "*&^%" I thought, while pulling out my iPod Nano. There was not any visible damage. The only evidence that it went through the wash at all was the trapped moisture in the silicone case that was around it. The first thing I did was slip off the silicone case, hoping that it offered some protection. However, it was the type that left the jack … [Read more...]
Simplicity In A Box
December 17, 2008 by
Last year, I asked my husband for a radio for Christmas. Something for my kitchen counter. Something that would allow me to listen to NPR while I cooked. Nothing fancy, I didn't even really want anything digital, as I grew up in the day of the radio dial. I'll even go so far as to admit that in my preteen years, all the cool stations were still on AM. In recent years, I had a boombox, one that had a CD player on the top and looked like a WMD with an antenna. Big and oblong and obnoxious … [Read more...]
