NOT A SITE ABOUT LUCID DREAMING
Part of the Advertisement Success Series
Written by Daniel Nicolas. Posted on July 2nd 2009
In reading Shawn Blanc’s “The Sweet Mac Setup Series“, I’ve realize how awesome Apple’s new 24″ LED display is. The Apple Store’s photography makes the display look too good – at first glance they look like computer renderings, and the gradient background only enhances that feeling. Seeing photos of the product in action, on [...]
Read and Comment » Part of the Charts and Graphs Series
Written by Daniel Nicolas. Posted on June 26th 2009
John Gruber notes that the Youtube mobile uploads are up by 400% since the iPhone 3GS came out.
With that in mind, you shouldn’t be surprised to see Flickr’s camera popularity tracking page showing similar positive results for Apple.
While I think part of this is the ease in which submitted videos and pictures directly to Youtube [...]
Read and Comment » Part of the Series
Written by Daniel Nicolas. Posted on June 26th 2009
If you want to set Google Notifier to check for new mail by your own setting, instead of some magical arbitrary preset that isn’t revealed in the preferences, follow these directions,
If you click on the mail icon, then hold down command and option keys while clicking on preferences in the drop down box, you [...]
Part of the Local Development Series
Written by Daniel Nicolas. Posted on June 26th 2009
Late last year, Jake Dahn wrote about wanting a local design team to work with and around on different projects.
I’ve been following Tina Roth Eisenberg’s blog over at Swiss Miss for a bit now and I’ve been fairly impressed. What I didn’t know until today was that she shares her design studio with [...]
Part of the Busting Cycles Series
Written by Daniel Nicolas. Posted on June 26th 2009
This past few week I have been reading and thinking about David Seah’s recent posts about creating new beneficial habits, more specifically waking up early.
The common wisdom is that it takes about two weeks to form the foundation of a habit, assuming you are practicing it diligently. Armed with this belief, I have been working [...]
Apple LED Display
In reading Shawn Blanc's "The Sweet Mac Setup Series", I've realize how awesome Apple's new 24" LED display is. The Apple Store's photography makes the display look too good ... Over 100 Years of Housing Prices
One of Barry Rithholtz's readers created a chart of the past 100 years of housing prices adjusted for inflation and using the prices in 1890 as the baseline 100 mark. ... What Not To Do
In starting a business, one of the best things you can do is look at failed startups and learn from their mistakes. Om Malik provides an excellent resource for that ... Moving Forever
Having been somewhat of a fan of Apple Geeks, I really enjoy the personal comic and blog, Johnny Wander , from Ananth, Yuko, Conrad and John. The latest installment ... Iphone Uploads
John Gruber notes that the Youtube mobile uploads are up by 400% since the iPhone 3GS came out.
With that in mind, you shouldn't be surprised to see Flickr's camera popularity ... Simple Google Notifier Setting
If you want to set Google Notifier to check for new mail by your own setting, instead of some magical arbitrary preset that isn't revealed in the preferences, follow these ... End Game House
I've always maintained that eventually, I will end up designing my own house. This recent design by Wallflower Architecture + Design featured over at Archdaily is fantastic and a ... One of Barry Rithholtz’s readers created a chart of the past 100 years of housing prices adjusted for inflation and using the prices in 1890 as the baseline 100 mark.
In starting a business, one of the best things you can do is look at failed startups and learn from their mistakes. Om Malik provides an excellent resource for that as he combs through the ashes of the nearly defunct Joost.
Having been somewhat of a fan of Apple Geeks, I really enjoy the personal comic and blog, Johnny Wander , from Ananth, Yuko, Conrad and John. The latest installment is about moving.
I’ve always maintained that eventually, I will end up designing my own house. This recent design by Wallflower Architecture + Design featured over at Archdaily is fantastic and a step closer to what I have imagined in my head.
If you haven’t read Jeff Vandermeer’s recent article/interview of a woman who has a capybara as a pet, it’s a must read.
Apple LED Display
In reading Shawn Blanc’s “The Sweet Mac Setup Series“, I’ve realize how awesome Apple’s new 24″ LED display is. The Apple Store’s photography makes the display look too good – at first glance they look like computer renderings, and the gradient background only enhances that feeling. Seeing photos of the product in action, on [...]
What Not To Do
In starting a business, one of the best things you can do is look at failed startups and learn from their mistakes. Om Malik provides an excellent resource for that as he combs through the ashes of the nearly defunct Joost.
Moving Forever
Having been somewhat of a fan of Apple Geeks, I really enjoy the personal comic and blog, Johnny Wander , from Ananth, Yuko, Conrad and John. The latest installment is about moving.
Transportation Rules for Road Trips
In light of a few facebook comments and some confusion over what exactly the rules for road trips are, I present to you part one of The Official Rules for Road Trips with Friends.
Transportation costs are one of the most argued over and most easily defined set of rules for road trips. If [...]
Spies and Pies
Patrick Lang’s recent post about Spies in Lebanon had me laughing, and thinking.
I worked in and around Lebanon for a long time. The country has some of everything. Pro-Western Christians, pro-Saudi Christians, Shia militiamen (lots of those), Sunni remnants of the old power structure, many of them in “bidness,” policemen in a [...]
Protests, Propaganda, Politics
First and foremost: It’s our fault. Yes. It’s our fault. WE, (as in the people of the United States), returned the very same people that voted for the TARP in September 2008, back to office in November. Even if I, myself, didn’t vote for the incumbents, I am willing to take the blame. If I [...]
Reservoir
I just opened up Peel after a week and discovered some new music that I enjoy very much. Reservoir is the band Fanfarlo’s debut album and reminds me of Arcade Fire a little bit, but much more up beat musically.
The Fuel Friends blog has three mp3s to listen to and a video for [...]
Writing a hit song
if you’re trying to write a hit song, you’re doing it wrong.
Write songs, release. Rinse, repeat. A song becomes a hit because people love it enough to listen to it over and over and over and tell their friends over and over and over until it breaks through the inner consciousness of the entire planet, [...]
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Recorded in the presence of Carl Orff, the 1968 performance of his masterpiece, O’Fortuna, is one of my favorite musical recordings. In one of the most powerful performances of the piece, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau arguably provides the best baritone performance of any recording of O’Fortuna to date.
Here’s a sample:
“II In Taberna / Estuans Interius”
[download the [...]
Adventure on April 1st, 2005
Any high school era adventure always starts at 5:15 AM, and this one is no different. While in my early morning Seminary class, I decided to ditch school and go to the beach.
Looking for Photos
These are a few of my notes from my trip in late May through early June 2008 to Greece, England, Scotland, and the US state of Georgia. I’ve been rewriting the notes and adding different thoughts and turning scribbled freehand code-like notes into legible, and hopefully comprehendible articles. I’ve also had quite a bit of [...]
San Diego to Atlanta, Georgia
These are a few of my notes from my trip in late May through early June 2008 to Greece, England, Scotland, and the US state of Georgia. I’ve been rewriting the notes and adding different thoughts and turning scribbled freehand code-like notes into legible, and hopefully comprehendible articles. I’ve also had quite a bit of [...]
