July 2007
30 posts
“Michigan, it would seem, has all it takes to be an influential player in 21st...”
– Grand Rapids – Rapid Growth - Beat Down Economics
The Mackinac Bridge episode of Dirty Jobs will air... →
This should be pretty entertaining, I’m looking forward to it.
Forgotten Headphones
I didn’t really realize how much I enjoyed my headphones until I forgot them today. I never took into account how much ruckus and commotion takes place all around me here in the office. Usually I have my noise blocking headphones on for 3/4 of the day…and now today is filled with the tapping of keyboards keys, the clicking of mouses(mices?), and people loudly talking to one another or...
“The biggest sites on the web are all embracing the “mullet strategy”...”
– The Mullet Strategy (Via BuzzFeed)
It's Time to Drop the "www" →
Agreed.
TED | Rives exposes the secrets of 4 a.m. →
It truly is the worst hour of the day.
Underscores are now word separators, proclaims... →
TiVo HD DVR is the newest Series3, TiVoToGo coming... →
Gimme gimme gimme, please
“This is the way it must be. Open devices, open services, open spectrum.”
– A VC: You Go Google
taskbar shuffle and more →
No hotkeys, no extra steps, just rearrange the buttons on your Windows taskbar by dragging and dropping them the way it should have been since Windows 95.
10 tips to being a better IT manager →
“this underscores the idea that great presentations and great design are not...”
– Presentation Zen: Aloha and mahalo for your support!
TOMS Shoes →
TOMS Shoes is a really sweet idea, for every shoe you purchase, he gives a free pair to a kid in the developing world.
“The competitive advantage of a company is its ability to translate knowledge...”
– Jack Welch via Life Beyond Code
Oh crap! Oh crap! Oh crap! →
FLOOR IT!
“Usability is not everything. If usability engineers designed a nightclub, it...”
– Joel Spolsky via Global Nerdy
Zillow Goes After An Area That Real Estate Agents... →
Great idea, I wish I knew more about our neighborhood before buying our house.
“Maybe” is one option too many. As a best practice, we should dispense with it,...”
– Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : “Maybe” is one option too many
“my biggest cellular pet peeve is the endless recording you hear when you reach...”
– David Pogue (New York Times)
COLOURlovers :: Color Trends + Palettes →
Neat site built around colors and color trends