Category: Blog Bits

My new header file was snapped in our back yard during the winter storm that passed our way on the weekend of December 6-8. It is always amazing to wake up to a white serene looking environment, but it is how the ice forms on things that always fascinates me. This was a couple of… Continue reading

Specifically this blog. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been trying to determine what I wanted to do with this blog. When I first started this (as a LiveJournal blog), the purpose of the blog was to record my thoughts about what is happening in my life, and the lives of my friends. I kept… Continue reading

For those aussie friends of mine who occasionally visit. danah boyd, a phenomenal researcher on youth and their relationship with social networks (among other things), is visiting the land downunder. She will be speaking as part of the Education.au series in Brisbane (August 6) and Melbourne (August 8). Registration details here.

Thanks to Paul English for the heads up about Shelfari, a online tool to assist in creating a virtual copy of your bookshelf. You can visit my Shelfari bookshelf here.

Lifehacker referenced a tool the other day that was ‘going to make blog posting easier,’ so I had to give it a try. I did. I can see how this might be useful for phone postings, but with the recent CrackBerry (and the like) addictions that have been rampant in my friendly circle, I think… Continue reading

Ian passed on a link last night to me for a new blog/site that he has been reading called LifeHacker. As I was reading this today, I discovered two very cool posts that I thought needed to be shared. First, I am a horrible note taker (in class). I am one of these people that… Continue reading

I was reading digg.com today and found a couple of cool links which I thought I would share. MySpace (News Corp). What News Corp doesn’t want you to know about MySpace: Condensed edition. An expose article that has the guys over at News Corp a little hot and bothered. [digg story]