August 2007
DailyTech - Steve Ballmer Describes New Xbox 360... →
Speaking to financial analysts last week, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke out on the topic on stage, saying, âWe have to learn from our mistakes. It was painful to announce the write-off that we had to announce, and yet we knew we had to take care of
iTunes Store rings up 3 billionth song →
Apple announced this morning that over 3 billion songs have been sold through its online music store.
July 2007
Tucows Gets Social - Launches Radical Redesign
Today, we announced that Tucows.com, the original software download site, has been completely overhauled to put Solutions to common internet and technology challenges front-and-center and to improve search and community features.
Visit www.tucows.com to check out the changes. We did our first Social Media Release (SMR) for this announcement. (I welcome suggestions and feedback from my...
Sign Language (ASL) Dr. Bill Vicars' ABC Slideshow →
I learned my ASL ABCs in Brownies.
Optimist Realist Rebooted – Still hoping for the... →
Mr. Koole blew up his blog. He wiped it clean and started again. Bold move. I’m impressed.
“Speech is the voice of the heart. - Chinese proverb.”
– http://www.bartleby.com/66/42/1742.html
Pop or Not: Music Chart Rundown
Oscar Wilde said, “Popularity is the crown of laurel which the world puts on bad art. Whatever is popular is wrong.” With that in mind, today I’ll cruise through three music charts for a look at “popularity”.
I seldom listen to FM radio to hear music. Instead, I read reviews and recommendations for bands and give ‘em a listen (or a watch). Because the way I...
Nine million now live in World of Warcraft - 26... →
World of Warcraft has hit yet another milestone - this time clocking up a massive nine million subscribed players worldwide.
House of Rock - Slowcoaster →
Crystal B. says these boys from Cape Breton rock
Mia birth to homecoming - a photoset on Flickr →
Congratulations to my pal Elana on her adorable baby daughter.
Leona Hobbs: URGENT Need a power cord for the Plat box. Calling Adam!! (via Twitter / Leona Hobbs)
Leona Hobbs: Update from HostingCon: booth is up; waiting on ‘puters and furniture vendors. (via Twitter / Leona Hobbs)
USC Online Journalism Review | Wanted:... →
Newspapers, struggling to find their place in the Web world, are plunging into hyperlocal, but the results so far are journalistic Velveeta. The missing flavor â the tang â will not be delivered by the creators of Scripps’ YourHub, Tribune’s TribLocal
MIT C3: Why do people go to search engines instead... →
There’s a simple reason people go to a search engine to find something first: the search engines often work faster than the search on a media property’s page. <snip. Part of this is because people like centralized locations to start their foray into URL-l
Aww...too cute
These adorable baby lion pictures inspired me to upload a short video of elephants I took at the Zurich Zoo in 2005 to YouTube.
Aww… Cute Overload.
(via flackadelic)
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in...”
– NonviolenceUnited.org
Want to blow $19 Grand on something stupid? How... →
GameDaily BIZ: Xbox Division Posts $1.9 Billion... →
ouch
Penny Arcade! - Green Blackboards (And Other... →
John Gabriel’s Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory
Learning from Dave Winer - Joel on Software →
The way to give people freedom of expression is to give them a quiet place to post their ideas. If other people disagree, they’re welcome to do so… on their own blogs, where they have to take ownership of their words.
Flackadelic Friday Phive
Our recent drives to and from Nova Scotia were 18-hour music listening sessions. It made for an awesome soundtrack. Here are some highlights:
I truly enjoyed the Boxer by The National. Last month, they recorded concert at Washington, D.C. 9:30 for NPR’s Live Concert Series. From the NPR: “”The National make thoughtful, mostly melancholy rock in the spirit of Joy Division or...
Summer Express: 101 Simple Meals Ready in 10... →
must get inspired to cook and not eat cereal for dinner…
Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Guest Post: What... →
What does Gen Y want from work? The same things many web workers look for: the ability to work wherever they like, an identity that isnât defined by a particular profession, and flexible ways of experimenting with entrepreneurship even while benefiting
She Dreams In Digital :: SIC 2007 - Denver →
My colleague Stacy writes about the big SIC show in Denver: “..have just now found the time to sit down and blog about it! Tucows was a sponsor at the Software Industry Conference which was held at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center in Denver, CO again this ye
And on that note, the White Stripes tour is over →
ComputerWorld. Review » Blog Archive » Evolution... →
how many hours logged looking at fugly ol’ Windows ….???
Brady Bunch 2.0 →
via Boing Boing, here is the Brady opening recreated with youTube vids.
Edmonton Hotel: Fairmont Hotel Macdonald →
we’re going to Edmonton for a wedding on Thanksgiving weekend. I’m working with my pal Stinker to swing a deal on a stay at this swanky place.
Drowned in Sound - News - Mercury Prize... →
The Young Knives - Voices Of Animals And Men, Jamie T - Panic Prevention, Bat For Lashes - Fur And Gold, Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future, The View - Hats Off To The Buskers, Amy Winehouse - Back To Black, Basquiat Strings - Basquiat Strings with Seb Ro
The History of Branding →
educating you on our planet’s most powerful products
“It is a pity to shoot the pianist when the piano is out of tune.” —...”
OneClickReg.com →
One Click Doman Registrations…including name suggestions and premium names. Pretty snazzy…
Motorola Rizr Z3 (blue) Reviews. Cell Phones... →
i’m loving my new Motorola Rizr. i’m still on a learning curve. custom ringtones are in the works.
Age of Conversation Storefront - Lulu.com →
In what began as a half dare, the editors, Gavin Heaton and Drew McLellan challenged bloggers around the world to contribute one page (400 words) on the topic of “conversation”. The resulting book, The Age of Conversation, brings together over 1
Leona Hobbs: Ken Schafer was recently named the head coach of the Thunder: http://www.journalreview.com/articles/2007/07/09/sports/wilson.txt (via Twitter / Leona Hobbs)
Leona Hobbs: Starting fresh with Fastladder, my new feedreader (via Twitter / Leona Hobbs)