This is so funny, I might need one.

The Body-laptop interface is knitted from Thneed which nobody, Nobody, NOBODY needs: ”

(Via Engadget.)

My friend, Jodi Chilson has gotten some of her poetry published. http://leftfacingbird.com

The Big Easy is Now… “The Knitting Factory”. I like this name much better, and I hope the new managment improves the place. Here is the story.

Funny new podcast. “You Look Nice Today“

Muxtape is online way of making a mix tape to share with your friends. You can upload up to 12 mp3 tracks and arrange them in any way you want. When you’re tired of that mix just delete the tracks you want and upload some more. It’s fun and easy.

Listen to my Muxtape here, or make your own at muxtape.com. If you make be sure to let me know, I’d love to take a listen.

Check it out. Adobe has released a web based photo editor called “Photoshop Express”. You can’t do every thing that the full version of Photoshop can but you can adjust exposure, fix red eye, and many other common things you want to do to your photos.

Here is the link https://www.photoshop.com/express/landing.html.

I am constantly being asked questions that amazingly enough I am able to answer. The questions vary from music to movies to technology. Just after I give the answer (which usually contains more information than they needed) I get the second question, “Where did you learn that?”. So I thought I’d share my list of go-to resources for keeping up with all the things I think are important.

BLOGS

1. The Unofficial Apple Weblog
This is my one stop blog for all my Apple News. I’m sure there is a lot more news out there but this gives me all the major announcements along with regular software and hardware reviews.

2. Engadget
In my opinion the best tech blog on the web. They make tons of posts everyday and it would take a majority of your day to read all of them. It is wise to scan the headlines to find the ones that interest you the most.

3. Mashable
This blog covers everything having to do with Social Networks and Web 2.0 startups. There are new things happening everyday and this is where I get the info.

4. Laughing Squid
This blog covers art, technology and really whatever else they want. I usually find a couple gems here.

5. Daring Fireball
This is the blog of John Gruber. John is among other things a software developer and always has a little different perspective on technology issues than the standard tech pundants.

6. Lifehacker
What’s a life hack? A life hack is a trick used to make your life better. Like a productivity system or a use for an object other than intended. This site scours the web and brings the best life hacks right to your computer. Always helpful for productivity… that is if you can pull yourself away from the great content.

WEBSITES

1. Digg
Digg is a Social News site where the stories become more popular and receive a higher ranking based on user votes. So if you just read the front page you will be all caught up on what’s popular at the moment.

2. Gorilla vs. Bear
This site is actually a blog but I visit it directly and don’t subscribe to the rss feed. So I included it here in the websites. Gorilla vs. Bear is an indie music blog that usually has several links everyday to new music that is free for the taking.

3. Pollstar
Pollstar is the best way to find concerts coming to your area. You can search by band, by city, or even by venue. If Pollstar doesn’t know about it then it probably isn’t happening.

4. Pitchfork
Pitchfork is one of the largest music info/review sites on the web. Want to know what your favorite artists are doing check them out on Pitchfork.

PODCASTS

1. Diggnation
This show covers some of the weekly top stories found on digg.com. This show is usually pretty funny and almost informative. It is however full of profanity so if that is a problem for you then steer clear.

2. Tekzilla
Teckzilla is a tech tips, tricks, news, and reviews show. They release a 2 minute daily show and once a week a 20-30 full show. The daily show usually includes a short software tip or trick.

3. The Totally Rad Show
The Totally Rad Show gives review of movies, video games, tv shows, and comics.

4. This Week in Tech
This Week in Tech is a pundant roundtable. Here every week several tech personalities gather together to discuss the tech news of the week. They are usually very opinionated and can easily get off track but that just adds to the fun.

5. Macbreak Weekly
Macbreak Weekly has some of the same cast as This Week in Tech but they discuss only macintosh news. They also give a weekly software pick. This is where I’ve learned about several new products and been able to get in on some beta tests.

6. Macbreak Tech
This show is super geeky and covers some more technically savvy ways to use your macintosh.

7. Systm
These 2 guys are always taking something apart to build it again or make it better. These projects are past my realm of knowledge or comfort level but are super cool to watch.

8. This Week in Photography
This is pretty new podcast about photography. There is always news, tips, tricks and sometimes some reviews on new products.

Understand these are all sources for information for the things I’m interested in. Your millage may vary. I don’t read every post on the blogs, I don’t listen/watch every episode of each podcast, and I don’t visit the websites everyday. I’ve learned to skim headlines and filter content so I only ingest the content I find most interesting.

I’ve recently begun listening to the podcast “This Week in Photography“, and so far have been impressed. It is getting harder and harder to find new, high quality content in podcast form. This is why I haven’t started mine yet, I don’t have the time, energy and equipment to produce a high quality show. But that’s a post for a later time.

This week in Photography (TWIP) covers product reviews, news tips and tricks all around photography. The hosts are all either professional photographers or very accomplished amateurs, and every week I pick up some gold nugget of wisdom to make my photographs better. If are into photography and you like to listen to people talk then I would recommend checking out the TWIP Podcast. You can subscribe for free in itunes or on their blog at http://twipphoto.com

Did my post the other day about “Getting Things Done” peak an interest for you? Well today NPR gave GTD a little love. Below is a link the NPR page where you can get some more information and listen to the radio spot on ine.
NPR: Tech Junkies Crazy About ‘Getting Things Done’

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The HD-DVD format is officially dead. Toshiba announced today that it will cease all production of HD-DVD products. This is the most awesome thing in a long time. I currently can’t afford a player for either format but when I can I now know what to buy. I was getting so good at explaining the format war and what options were available and now it doesn’t even matter.

I guess if you bought a HD-DVD player you are S.O.L. Hopefully Microsoft will develop a BlueRay player for the xbox 360. I don’t want to have another huge component in my home theatre system I have enough stuff as it is.

This guy left his home and family in Chicago to work as an art director in San Diego. He bends over backward to adjust his style to what they want and they still fire him after just 1 week. So not cool.

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Here is a great site that is having some fun with working on the worlds problems.
http://www.junkycarclub.com/