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  1. Cataloging reviews and bookmarks

    In a prior effort to minimize my online activity I removed myself from using a lot of websites. Two of which I’ve come back to: Yelp and Delicious. I find a lot of interesting sites and articles online and I’ve continually found myself thinking “shoot, what was that site name?” or “where did I read that [...]

    May 10, 2009 — 1 Comment

  2. Top Websites That Aren't (Yet) Mainstream

    Lets dive right into them, shall we? I present to you, the websites that aren’t quite mainstream … yet. 1. GMail Who: Google What: Free e-mail with lots of space, IMAP, mobile accessibility, powered by ads Why it’s cool: GMail was on the cutting edge of webmail with a huge giveaway of space and a smart interface coupled with [...]

    Aug 25, 2008 — 1 Comment

  3. The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz

    The full title of the book is: The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, How the Culture of Abundance Robs Us of Satisfaction. Here it is on Amazon. Devin determined… this book is a must-read. Some parts get a little complicated for just a quick read. But, at 240 pages this is a a fun [...]

    Jun 8, 2007 — No Comments

  4. Brazen Careerist is a must-read

    One of my favorite blogs to read is is called Brazen Careerist, by Penelope Trunk. She’s a syndicated career columnist that I’ve been following for a few months now. I point my friends to her articles, cite her ideas in conversation and now I’ve had a chance to read her new book: Brazen Careerist: The [...]

    Apr 23, 2007 — 1 Comment

  5. Review: P-Touch PT-18R Label Maker

    Much like Lifehacker has featured some great geek toys lately, I had a neat toy come into my Inbox from ReviewMe (I was paid to review this labelmaker). I chose to play with this labelmaker because a) I needed an excuse to start re-organizing my file cabinet, b) I love to make labels, and c) [...]

    Mar 17, 2007 — 1 Comment

  6. I’m sick and drinking tea

    I magically got a little sick (I never get sick). My throat hurts. It’s not good. Luckily I’m a guy and it’s okay for me to clear my throat profusely about a dozen times an hour. Additionally, we’re allowed to spit up anything we find back there. Gross? Sure. Sense of relief? Definitely. Anyway, one [...]

    Feb 19, 2007 — 14 Comments

  7. MoVoxx Launches Mobile Coupon Alerts

    I was pointed to an interesting mobile service earlier last week named MoVoxx. The describe themselves as the “first localized mobile alerts platform that extends traditional static advertising offers to a dynamic mobile network.” What on Earth does that mean…

    Jan 29, 2007 — No Comments

  8. Joost Review

    I’ve had the pleasure of testing out a new product (previously named “The Venice Project”) that will, perhaps, revolutionize the way we experience “television” in the coming years. From the creators of Skype (free online calls) comes Joost (free online TV). Is it awesome? Yes. Is it in a closed beta? Yes. But will I [...]

    Jan 17, 2007 — 13 Comments

  9. BlackBerry 8100 Pearl Review

    I bought a new toy. I told myself, “hey, you spent a lot of time watching TV and sitting around over Winter Break, you deserve it, buddy.” And who am I to argue with myself? I’ve always been a big fan of bar phones (as opposed to flip, slide, and anymotionthatmaybreaksomeday phones). So, I went [...]

    Jan 11, 2007 — 5 Comments

  10. Save Money in College

    I’ve been asked to review (sponsored) an awesome resource put together by Daniel Kovach of Scholarships Around the U.S. First off, his site is an amazing place for students to find information on financial aid. He has a lot of opportunities (Paul won money as a student blogger) and a lot of good information including [...]

    Dec 12, 2006 — 7 Comments

  11. Facebook Toolbar: First Glance

    I was greeted with an invitation to install the new Facebook Toolbar (Firefox only). I must say, this is exactly what I needed. I wrote earlier about how to eliminate distractions and this is, ironically, a great way to do it. You don’t spend countless times during the day logging in to see if there [...]

    Dec 5, 2006 — 7 Comments

  12. me.dium

    David Cohen from ColoradoStartups.com pointed to a neat tool today. It’s called me.dium and it’s a browser tool that tracks your surfing behavior and helps you determine relevant sites near you. While browsing you have the option of viewing your me.dium map. This map shows sites “near” you in terms of relevancy. The relevancy [...]

    Oct 31, 2006 — 7 Comments

  13. The Starfish and the Spider

    So far I’m doing a horrible job of maintaining my ‘read a book each month’ resolution. So, in my attempt to catch up I recently started acquiring a bunch of books. The first being The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations by Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom (Amazon). As others have mentioned, [...]

    Oct 23, 2006 — 4 Comments

  14. Pirates Sucked

    Not to say the movie wasn’t entertaining, but, ehh, there were parts that made me cringe. Hard to say because I respect Mr. Bruckheimer so very much. I knew if I went to this movie tonight I’d regret it. Though, if you’re a fan it’s certainly one of those you’ll need to see in the [...]

    Jul 9, 2006 — 2 Comments

  15. X-Men 3 Review

    Not too shabby. The acting was a bit corny. I realize this movie has to cater to the lowest common denomenator. You really didn’t have to think much, it was all handed to you on a platter. Not only do they hint at something once, but they make sure to revisit it later in case [...]

    May 26, 2006 — 1 Comment

  16. Office 2007 Beta Review

    Three words: it doesn’t print. At least… not correctly. it’s like Word zooms in 300% to the center of the page… and prints that. Honestly, how do you fuck up printing? The print preview looks great. Then you hit print and go back to preview and it shows you what just came out of your printer: [...]

    May 23, 2006 — 5 Comments

  17. First Glance: Google Calendar

    I saw the WSJ mention ‘Google’ and ‘Calendar’ in the same headline so I quickly ran to InsideGoogle. Yes! Solution Watch has a nice review too. I’m planning on importing all my Outlook information a bit later. It might not work, though. Google divides different activity types into different calendars. So all my blue and red [...]

    Apr 13, 2006 — No Comments

  18. Gmail for Domains Review

    Today I received my invitation to manage my email through Gmail. If you hadn’t heard about this (beta) service yet, you’re either Nick or you live in a Google-free cave. At first glance, it’s so simple and effective. First off, I decided I should try this because I hate my current webmail alternative (for devinreams.com). I [...]

    Mar 23, 2006 — No Comments

  19. Review: Quicken 2006

    I decided to get somewhat ambitious, as you may have noticed, and went through all my finances. I decided it was time to see what the wonderful world of Quicken was like. I must say, it’s a very pretty world. Using 2006 Deluxe has been a pleasure so far. It’s much more, me-oriented than Microsoft Money. [...]

    Mar 4, 2006 — 5 Comments

  20. Review: edgeio

    I’ve had time to play with a new service called edgeio. Essentially, it’s a service that enables bloggers to post listings (job, help wanted, housing, etc.) to their blogs. Edgeio then crawls the blogs and finds the posts tagged ‘listing’ and will aggregate them. The service is free to use but will also provide publishers [...]

    Feb 19, 2006 — 3 Comments

  21. Review: coComment

    Scoble points us to a cool new website called coComment; it makes so much sense! I thought I was the only idiot wandering around blogs, posting comments and then having to manually go back and see if there was a response. Apparently not… coComment is a new (beta) service to track your comments on other blogs. [...]

    Feb 5, 2006 — 3 Comments

  22. Review: Crash

    I watched Crash last weekend and it was fantastic. Today I noticed that it was nominated for a few Acadamy Awards. Rightfully so. This movie is a ’simultanious drama’ where many peoples’ lives are intertwined. In short, Crash is an awesome look at racism and how it motivates people’s behavior. As Malcolm Gladwell has said, we can’t [...]

    Feb 3, 2006 — 1 Comment

  23. Review: Waiting

    If you’re in high school or college, you’ve got to see this movie. Odds are you are, or know someone who is in the restaurant business. From what I’ve been told this movie exposes many of the finer details to handling other people’s food. Oh, wait, it’s not just some dumb movie about some disgruntled waiters. [...]

    Jan 24, 2006 — No Comments

  24. Review: Lord of War

    I’ll be brief, this movie was great. Nicholas Cage’s character, Yuri, is the Lord of War. He rubs shoulders with the worst people in the world and supplies them with, as he puts it, a means to defend themselves. This movie exposes you to the most fascinating … facts or fiction? … of [...]

    Jan 21, 2006 — 2 Comments

  25. Facebook Privacy

    Okay, I know I have a problem, but I was ‘poking’ around on Facebook today (pun intended) and I usually click around and see if I can find anything new. It’s kinda hard to find out if there’s a change anywhere becuase Facebook doesn’t have a blog or anything (ahem, Noah?) but that’s okay, I [...]

    Jan 19, 2006 — 4 Comments