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The L5 Remote

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:01:40 -0500

Speaking of cool remote controls – the L5 Remote is a combination iPhone/iPod touch application + accessory to turn said iPhone or iPod touch into a remote control for your television,…

The Boxee Box.

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:37:03 -0500

The Boxee Box.:

The Boxee Box, a mini-square-ish computer with the sole purpose of running Boxee on a television, is becoming more compelling with every press release. Made by D-Link this little box is…

Photos of UPenn Weave Bridge by Albert Yee

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:37:01 -0500

Photos of UPenn Weave Bridge by Albert Yee:

Brilliant photos from Albert Yee the new Weave Bridge at UPenn show that it is pretty stunning. I love when people take the opportunity to make something beautiful in a place where something…

Chrome overtakes Safari for 3rd place among browsers

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:21:51 -0500

Chrome overtakes Safari for 3rd place among browsers:

According to Mashable (via Net Applications via The Apple Blog) Chrome has surpassed Safari for third place among browsers in terms of market share. I’m as big an Apple fan as anyone but…

Joining the drum line for Realtime RSS

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:05:48 -0500

Joining the drum line for Realtime RSS:

I remember when I first learned about RSS. At the time my personal Web site was running on some homegrown content management system that I built myself using ASP. So I was tasked, unlike many…

A "blue moon" is when there are two full moons in one month, something that happens once every 2.7 years. Tonight's blue moon will be the first on NYE since 1990.

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:05:25 -0500

ohyeahfacts:

(source)

Not exactly. I guess ohyeahfacts doesn’t read The Panic Blog.

Gravity Wells by XKCD

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:20:04 -0500

Gravity Wells by XKCD:

XKCD, which I suggested that you all subscribe to nearly one year ago, continues to amaze. Gravity Wells, a recent comic about the relative gravitational pulls of the celestial objects in our…

GeoAPI now a service by Twitter

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:21:27 -0500

GeoAPI now a service by Twitter:

As you’ve probably read Twitter has acquired Mixer Labs who runs GeoAPI, an API for all things location, and plans to integrate that API and its team directly into Twitter’s offerings.

Brady…

What Brightkite could be. What Brightkite should be.

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:54:21 -0500

What Brightkite could be. What Brightkite should be.:

The line between what Brightkite offers and what Twitter offers their respective communities is arguably very thin. Both offer fantastic microblogging features including updates and…

Ways of reading by Mandy Brown

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:32:13 -0500

Ways of reading by Mandy Brown:

Crap. Crap. Crap. In March of this year I wrote:

“Editor’s note: I don’t know Mandy Brown but her blog is definitely in the top three well-written blogs that I subscribe to. Every post is…

Eiffel Tower blueprints

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:04:10 -0500

Eiffel Tower blueprints:

Probably better described as yellowprints these “blueprints” are reproductions (presumably far better looking ones) of the original documents used to build the Eiffel Tower found in a book from…

Adding one step to Aaron Schwartz’s thoughts on hiring programmers

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:03:53 -0500

Adding one step to Aaron Schwartz’s thoughts on hiring programmers:

If you’re in a hiring phase you’ll want to peruse Aaron Schwartz’s thoughts on hiring programmers. The process that he walks through could, and should, be used for hiring just about anyone (not…

Five best iPhone camera mods

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:42:52 -0500

Five best iPhone camera mods:

Thanks to iSmashPhone for including my macro lens for the iPhone in their five best iPhone camera mods.

Tags: awards, iphone, macro lens, mods, photography

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The best of 2009 as told by me

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:36:56 -0500

The best of 2009 as told by me:

In November 2008 I put forth a list of things I thought were the best Web sites, applications, and various other things that I came across in 2008. I said “They are simply works that I feel should…

Acorn 2.2 almost ready but you can get it now

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:15:54 -0500

Acorn 2.2 almost ready but you can get it now:

Acorn, my image editor of choice on the Macintosh, is nearing a new release. Gus Mueller, the developer behind Flying Meat software, has a page set up to download the very latest builds of his…

The best shelf in the pantry

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:25:15 -0500

The best shelf in the pantry:

Kyle, I hope your jealous.

Tags: cheez-its, crackers, food

Short URL: http://cdevroe.com/p/3392

Chillin with Pickles

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:17:41 -0500

Chillin with Pickles:

Waiting for the coffee to finish brewing with my buddy.

Tags: animals, cat, Jermyn, pennsylvania, pickles

Short URL: http://cdevroe.com/p/3389

The Twitter blog takes one step forward and two steps back

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:49:21 -0500

The Twitter blog takes one step forward and two steps back:

The Twitter blog has a brand new design and it looks pretty slick. However, it no longer shows trackbacks and/or comments for each blog post effectively losing a few years worth of data. Boo.

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A 70-minute video review of The Phantom Menace

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:03:07 -0500

A 70-minute video review of The Phantom Menace:

This is the best thing I’ve ever seen. Watch it.

/via Every Star Wars geek I subscribe to.

PS. There is a lot of backstory that goes along with this link. An example of which is that Damon…

Cure writer’s block by using Skribit

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:03:07 -0500

Cure writer’s block by using Skribit:

Skribit, the very same service I use to allow suggestions on First initial, last name, has finally opened its doors to the public. I suggest checking it out. See what I did there?

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