Feeding The Long Tail With Two Gadget Facts

This week I was researching car stereo head units and my new Fujitsu ScanSnap S510M scanner, and I uncovered two helpful facts that took a fair bit of legwork to track down. I’m sharing the two somewhat unrelated pieces of information here in case you find yourself on similar quests in the future. For Car… Continue reading Feeding The Long Tail With Two Gadget Facts

From Australia To Atlanta via UK, From URL To Physical Object

I found color palette community ColourLovers.com thanks to Cocolaco and one of the Pocketmakers tasks. After digging around in there, I found that you can order a set of pre-designed special Colour Lovers Moo cards with pleasing color combinations on the front of each. I ordered some, with no text at all printed on the… Continue reading From Australia To Atlanta via UK, From URL To Physical Object

Joining Edelman

Last time I changed the “feeling most like” photo on the Extraface “about” page, it went from McNulty to Colvin as I made the transition from my role at EarthLink to that of an independent consultant. Today, it’s time to change the photo again as I’m extremely excited to be joining Edelman‘s Atlanta office as… Continue reading Joining Edelman

Friday Heh

Vintage IBM Slides – Full set here. [via Nate Daiger] Van Halen Plays The Cheese Aisle – I wish more deli clerks published via cheese label. Batman Onamoatopoeia – An index of all the onamatopoeia used in Batman. [via RobotSkirts] Abbreviated Iron Man – Crap Movie Comics spares you all that time at the cineplex.… Continue reading Friday Heh

RogueApron On A Hot Night

Last night I attended RogueApron‘s Mama Mediterranean dinner, which included lemon basil infused vodka, delicious lamb kebabs, rich moussaka, and handmade biscotti and panna cotta for dessert. The food, drink, and company were all fantastic, as was the atmosphere of the lovely garden at the host home. Atlanta weather cooperated by holding back the rains,… Continue reading RogueApron On A Hot Night

For Your August Bulletin Board Display

Just like July, there are no real bulletin board displays in August except maybe in summer school and Europe. So for this month I freely chose from the available images in Bulletin Boards For All Occasions, by Margaret B. Randall, 1966. Step Up To Something New Experimenting. Different Music. A Good Book. A New Hobby.

The Obama Team Has Nice Google Chops

Last night I searched Google for the term “Barack Hussein Obama,” and the top of the results page looked like this: That’s an expensive ad placement, but I’m betting it’s quite effective. Even if they don’t click, people who are just now starting to pay attention to the election coverage(or are just now hearing the… Continue reading The Obama Team Has Nice Google Chops

Friday Heh

Playmobil Security Check Point – Available At Amazon Marketplace. Wondered And Worried – Ben’s grandma rocks the electronic mail machine. Giant 17′ Papercraft Gandhi – I defy you to show me one person who does not need a giant Gandhi made of paper. Carton Of Irregular Cat Hats – “I would not feel right asking… Continue reading Friday Heh