Creatively Distracted
Creatively Distracted
From the web site xFruits is described as: “…a free online service offering to every user the possibility of: Enriching your home Enlarging your blog’s functionalities Creating, generally, your information system from the RSS feed XFruits makes possible the Mashup…
It’s that time of the week already, and it is even on time this week. Something to note about being an adult is that you don’t really get any time off for spring break – unless you happen to work…
One thing that has been noticeably missing in Alaska are diners - and no, not places that just have the word "diner" in their name, but authentic, retro diners. If you have visited Alaska you may not have noticed this. Likewise, if you really don't care much for diners, their absence has probably not made much difference to you. If you are a transplant like me, you find that there are a few select places that you latch onto that make living in your area feel like home. Maybe it is a coffee shop, a bookstore, or a bar - choose your poison.
Heidi sent me a link to a video of a snowboarder who is absolutely mad.
In today’s world of increasingly open systems and online community participation it seems only natural to find the Open Architecture Network. Announced at this year’s TED conference, this online community endeavors to improve the living standards of five billion people…
It must be close to spring because I actually saw the temperature rise above 0°f today AND we move our clocks forward for daylight savings this Sunday (even though daylight savings is a more than antiquated concept for this day…
If you’re like me and have been holding your breath for the Epos Pens to see the light of day, you can exhale now. While it seems they are still not available for purchase there are some reviews of the…
Another belated installment of Fun Time Friday links, but never late than never, right? National Mechanics restaurant and bar in Philadelphia. Great web site, but I didn’t know about the place when I actually lived in PA – so I…
If you still have friends or family who haven’t heard about the issues surrounding Net Neutrality, be sure that they get the word.
Alright, so this Fun Time Friday post is a day late, but Friday was so insane there wasn’t time to do any reading at all. Since I am too lazy to come up with a clever name for Saturday link…
There is an article in the NewScientistTech about a new process that has been developed to create chain mail on a microscopic scale that may one day be used to link wearable electronic devices or sensors together. [via]
Design Within Reach has announced the winners of their Champagne Chair design contest. Entrants were asked to design a chair using the components of a champagne bottle. The winners are posted and there is a link to runners up there…
TutorialBlog has notoriously resource-rich posts, and the latest one is no exception. If you have an eye out for vector resources for graphics then look no further. There are similar posts on this site for things like Photoshop brushes and…
Where I come from Fat Tuesday is known as Fauschnaut Day. Traditionally my family celebrates this day by getting the best doughnuts they can find and having a little party before Lent begins. While we were never strict observers of…
I normally don’t pay too much attention to the gratuitous eye candy of Flash web sites. But when atmosphere is part of what you’re selling to your audience it can really work when its done just right – as it…
Sites that have stayed in open tabs today: Google Buys Adscape – an ingame advertiser boo box – Tag > Click > Money… supper consumerism from the comfort of your own web site. A folding screen on a portable device…
Twingly is a screensaver that serves as a visualization of the global traffic in the blogosphere… and very addictive to watch. Normally, I run the open source Electric Sheep screen saver, which is very pretty, but I’m switching over on…
Don MacAskill of SmugMug has posted a nice little explanation of how thoughtful Macs can be when viewing *some* images on the web. He also provides guidance if you prefer to not have your Mac control your mind.
The Museum of Modern Beta Betas – Most Anticipated is a list of web apps ranked by popularity by how many are waiting for it. Data is being pulled from del.icio.us and updated every Saturday to keep the list current.…
A company named Zyren has an interesting "clock" that they are marketing as the sleep system Night Cove that controls the ambient light in your environment. As a huge fan of sleep I can only imagine the endless hours of well managed, scientifically crafted sleep it could provide - just the thing for the wonky winter nights in Alaska. Despite my torrid love affair with sleep I remember the days when I was a morning person and I miss them. [via]
...on The Meaning of 8. The Sneeze is featuring a review of Cloud Cult's new album The Meaning of 8 - by the resident 6-year old and music guru. Overall he gives an enthusiastic thumbs up and provides some pure insight. It is an absolute joy to read.
While your over at The Sneeze check out "Steve Don't Eat It" where all your questions about the strange mystery food on the grocery shelves are answered - or where you are just grossed out.
There are probably a whole lot of Web2.0 collections out there but go2web20.net is certainly the most Web2.0 of them that I have come across. There’s a whole lot of time-killin’ potential if you’re planning on visiting.
Over the past week or so I have been getting re-acquainted with my Yahoo account ever since Flickr decided I needed to tie my two accounts together. Lo and behold I discovered their mashup service Pipes. I can’t help but…
Streamline online tasks with the help of IMified – www.imified.com. It allows you to connect your favorite chat client to a number of your existing online services like Google Calendar, Basecamp, WordPress, MT, TP, Blogger and a few more. In…
Picnik is another handy online photo editor for those times there’s no Photoshop, Gimp, XnView, or Picassa around. Picnik allows you to rotate, crop, resize, edit color and contrast and save as JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, PDF, and TIFF. There…
Things that have caught my eye today that I wish I had time to look at more, but will probably have to wait until I get home because of all the things that need to get finished before the weekend…
Alright, this website has been circulating around and I've seen it mentioned on a few of my regular reads. Things My Boyfriend Says posts hilarious snippets of conversation between a girl and her boyfriend, and I'm sorry I didn't visit it earlier because I fell off my chair from laughter.
While we are all sitting around waiting for the release of the Optimus keyboard (man, how long do we have to wait anyway?), a Korean company has launched an programmable LED keyboard of its own. Sadly, the keys are not individual LED screens, but it still looks really cool.
This just proves my belief that coffee is the answer to everything. JavaLog – a fire log made from coffee waste promises eco-friendly fire that provides a warm soothing glow to relax in front of. I can’t help but think…
Adam Reuters, the Reuters correspondent dedicated to Second Life reported on Tuesday of the new build by Clear Ink of the US Congress. It appears to be affiliated with the Democratic Party, but when the space is open it will be intended to serve as a non-partisan place for open discussion and information about the 110th Congress.