August 2008
27 posts
WatchBMW asks the question: Does the skin of a car need to be made from metal? The answer is a car - which has been built and runs - called GINA - who’s skin is made entirely of fabric. It opens up entirely new possibilities for the shape of vehicles that can change to the driver’s whim or in response to the driving environment. Wow.
More than that, this concept got me thinking: what big...
The Passport.
I am renewing my passport this week, which I have had for just under 10 years. Every page is now filled with visa stamps from various places around the world.
The first stamp came on Nov 26, 1998. My first trip to London, and opportunity to practice my Austin Powers accent. Last trip on this passport, I guess, will have been our Germany trip in February of this year. Only one country used a...
Dear Adobe - Your Customers are Talking →
Early this week, a couple of web designers, frustrated by persistent problems with their most-utilized productivity applications, Adobe Photoshop CS3, decided to start a conversation with the…
The Thing About Virgin America
A friend of mind updated his Facebook status yesterday with “Flying home to Seattle on Virgin America. My favorite airline.” There’s nothing good to say about airlines. There’s nothing good to say about air travel. And yet, he’s right. It’s probably my favorite airline, too.
Why? What’s so special about Virgin America? They use the exact same Airbus 319...
Adium Adds Facebook Chat Support.
I have at least five different IM accounts, not including Skype. So while I found the Facebook IM feature relatively cool from an embedded web app perspective, I found it nearly impossible to use regularly - the service required FB to be open in the browser, and incoming message alerts would be hidden if multiple tabs were open (I have 14 open as I write this), causing messages to be buried until...
I'm a Fan of ProQuo.
Most who read this blog know my identity was stolen and abused by an individual familliar with my personal information. That information was used to break into my bank accounts, credit card accounts, etc. I spent countless hours with police, my bank and the FTC, as well as thousands of dollars in attorney’s fees attempting to re-secure my privacy.
An individual who abuses your private...
Yea! My wife updated her blog! →
“Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a...”
– A great friend of my mother and father, Bob McCarthey, passed away a couple of weeks ago. He was such a warm and funny man. Clau and I could not attend his service, but my father sent me the program, and this poem was in it. Rest in Peace, Mr. McCarthey.
Seinfeld to Pitch for Microsoft? SERENITY NOW!
“Serenity now! Serenity now!” - Frank
“What is that?” - George
“The doctor gave me a relaxation cassette. When my blood pressure gets too high, the man on the tape tells me to say ‘serenity now!’” - Frank
“Are you supposed to yell it?” - George
“The man on the tape wasn’t specific.” - Frank
This I cannot believe....
