Category Archives: web
Picasa Face Recognition
Recently Google rolled out an update to it’s Picasa desktop photo management software and the corresponding Picasa Web Albums. When I heard about this I had mixed feelings for a few reasons. First of all, I’ve always liked Picasa but … Continue reading
Momentile
I think I first noticed Momentile when a link came through Micah‘s Twitter feed. So, like with most new sites I see, I put my email address in to try and get in on the beta. Recently my name bubbled … Continue reading
See, I was right!
The other day I complained about a couple of web-related things, like undated web content. It turns out that my complaint was spot on. According to this Washington Post article (and somewhat confirmed by this Google blog post) an undated … Continue reading
What’s your zip code?
Each zip code (in the United States) is associated with an area. That area might include more than one town or city but to my knowledge it includes one and only one state. So, when I’m filling out a web … Continue reading
Fancy Blog Posts
I think everyone probably agrees that including a cute or relevant photo or image with your boring blog post makes it less boring. There are tons and tons of images available from Flickr and many that even give people the … Continue reading
Two Tips
It’s becoming clear to me that the main reason I blog is to give myself a platform for complaining about things. So, here I go… I won’t bother complaining about Twitter going down all the time. Maybe it doesn’t even … Continue reading
Viget Dot Com!
For the past several weeks a dedicated team of folks at Viget have been working on updating the web site. We set a target launch date when we started and they managed to make the deadline! A lot of hard … Continue reading
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Health insurance is a huge pain – in many ways. The entire health care industry is a bit screwed up. Don’t get me wrong, I have had the good fortune (depending on how you look at it) to deal with … Continue reading
Is Yahoo! doomed?
The talk over the past couple of weeks has been about the Microsoft bid for Yahoo! Other than Flickr, does anyone still use Yahoo!? Okay, I’m sure plenty of people do – actually my wife and I use the Yahoo! … Continue reading
Buying a Car Online
This isn’t a post on how to buy a car online – maybe I’ll write that one later. I need a new car. I’m not a car guy and really don’t enjoy shopping for cars. My wife and I decided … Continue reading