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Fishies!

July 18th, 2010 · Comments Off

Adding this just so I can sit and watch this post when I want a little break!

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Authority vs. reliability

June 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment

An interesting blog post and discussion about “brand loyalty” in journalism. At work we’re looking into how to make our blog posts more identified with individual editors. Some academic research suggest that people are switching from an authority to a reliability model on the web. (See Lankes, R.D. (2008), Journal of Documentation.) In essense what [...]

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Free web fonts!

May 19th, 2010 · Comments Off

Google Font Directory.

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Marching band goodness

January 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments

OK Go – This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo.

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I want one!

December 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Good morning, sir. Stephen Fry as my valet.

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Social media smack-down

March 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off

I admit it, I am an early adopter. I love to learn new things and to tinker. So I’ve tried Plurk (abandoned it); Friend Feed (it just chugs along; I’m not sure I remember everything I set it up to do); Linked In (I link only to people I really know, keep some semblance of [...]

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Blame Sonja

January 30th, 2009 · 7 Comments

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2008 technology: Kindle

January 4th, 2009 · Comments Off

After eyeing them online, I finally handled a Kindle and talked to a couple of Kindle-owners last June. That rather undermined my defenses against buying one, and I finally broke down in August and bought one. I love it! Does it have room for improvement? Yes. The configuration of the buttons is a bit awkward. [...]

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2008 technology: Android G1 phone

January 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

I’ve had this phone for a while now, and I’m still learning things about it. The “market” of applications is undergoing constant change, both additions and updates. It is obvious that Android is in its infancy. Things I like about my phone: the camera is pretty good (my Blackberry didn’t have one at all) integration [...]

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RIP

December 19th, 2008 · Comments Off

Lwaxana Troi, Daughter of the Fifth House,Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, Heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed Majel Barrett-Roddenberry (February 23, 1932 – December 18, 2008)

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