img2icns via Shiny Frog (via Hawk Wings): an image-to-icon conversion utility (tags: icon Mac OSX graphics freeware) Launch time via Macworld Secrets: a good round-up of launchd’s settings… (tags: launchd Mac OSX) Yahoo! Autos Green Center Hybrids, bio-diesel, natural gas, E85… Info and shopping on “green(er)” automobiles. (tags: automotive energy environment) kuler via LifeHacker: Adobe […]
devnevyn: linkd — make cross-application links to VoodooPad What does “linkd” offer that the linkback framework does not? (tags: VoodooPad hack linkback linkd todo) microformats (tags: microformats dev framework language publishing tagging xml web) Apparently, less IS more via My Boring Ass Life (via Daring Fireball): Kevin Smith’s Celebrity playlist for iTunes (the one that […]
Why does Creighton live in a castle? And why is he slowly morphing into Steve Jobs? And why is he really excited about this project to convert a Nalgene water bottle into a Bluetooth mouse? Complete with drinking straw?
12 Steps to Better Code via The Joel Test (via kheiligh) (tags: dev productivity tutorial essay todo)
The “That Was So Last Week” Method (Last Played is in the last 7 days, Play Count is greater than 10, Genre does not contain Mix; Limit to 10 selected by least recently played.) The Smiths “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” The Dining Rooms “Lucy” BT “Firewater” Gus Gus “Ghetto Belief” GTR […]
Point-of-view: third-person, detached; think Cops. Narrator/camera pans to follow two teenage boys walk, approaching a building. The camera is already too close to see the full building but it has a vaguely institutional feel to it (architecturally) and the vibe we’re catching off the two boys is that this is a safe place for them […]
10 OS X Apps You Might Not Know About But Should via The Apple Blog (via 43f) (tags: Mac OSX software) Humpback whales have “human” brain cells via Reuters.com: “So long and thanks for all the fish.” (tags: science research) 100 Notable Books of the Year via NY Times Book Review (via aspiringlibrarian) (tags: literature […]
Cross-posted from Synaptic Clog: Writely Done or: How F_D Learned to Stop Worrying and Love NaNoWriMo The tunes that got me through the month: “Panic” The Smiths “No Names feat. Black Debbie” Danger Doom “We Will Become Silhouettes” The Shins “How Soon Is Now?” The Smiths “Banstyle/Sappy’s Curry” Underworld “Lift Your Head up High (And […]
THE TEN PART MENTAL FITNESS PROGRAM via e-articles (via Business Opportunities Weblog (via LifeHacker)): nothing extra special or ground-breaking but the “7 Steps Toward Goal Setting” was worth noting (tags: leadership lifehacks productivity essay) Hacking Email: 99 Email Security and Productivity Tips via IT Security (via LifeHacker): email tips, tricks, and etiquette (tags: email security […]
I hope everyone had as good a Turkey Day as we did here. Delicious food, good company, lots of walks ’round town. We even caught the tree lights. (Note to Gov. Douglas: next time try not to kick off the ceremony by calling it “the holiday shopping season” — ouch — even for a Republican: […]