Google’s cloud music service. Request an invite to the beta. 20k tracks stored for free isn’t a bad place to start! Shit My Students Write – Best new (to me) website I’ve run across in a while Apple Trumps Google as Most Valuable Brand – Shocked Coca-Cola doesn’t trump both. The carbonate sugar water industry is much more stable than technology. Do you think it’s even within the realm of   Read More ...

Twister MC has some good advice on what to do about your passwords and protecting your accounts with multiple passwords, but… Remembering multiple passwords suck, especially the harder they are, but it’s important that you take your security into your own hands. There’s an easy way around that–come up with your own “password algorithm” and remember that instead of the actual passwords. Here’s an example: Begin all of your passwords   Read More ...

Disney Princesses, Deconstructed – All you can really do to fight it is to push a fascination with ocean dwelling killing machines instead of Princesses. But it’s an uphill battle. Muscles Remember Past Glory – I strongly suspect fat bellies have the same memory ability. Thanks No For Skipping Your Immunizations! Whooping CoughIs Back – I wouldn’t let Jenny McCarthy give me dating advice when I was 19. Why would   Read More ...

Understanding Your Motivation – I stay in all 6 states at all times. FamilyShield is a No-Setup Adult Content Blocker for Your Router – Best Place to Set Up Shop Online? – Greener Than You — Entrepreneurial Foraging – This is nothing new. Broke college students have been foraging in bars for half drunk bottles and in the student ghettos for morning-after "yard beers" for decades. Banksimple – Long overdue,   Read More ...

“It was averted by brave individuals not because the system worked and that is not acceptable.” Really?!?!?! That’s an interesting statement. I’m must be really weird. I look at things a little differently. See,  I think the fact that the system failed and brave individuals did not is AWESOME!!!! In fact, I put way more faith and trust in a bunch of even semi-brave individuals than I do in any   Read More ...

2009: The Year of the Failed Narratives – I love story time! I have to admit that I'm a little disappointed that none of the stuff they are trying to sell us involves dragons or unicorns. I mean, if we're going to write fiction, let's go all the way with it. Ghetto Kool-Aid – The word "ghetto" is over-used. The word "Kool-Aid", however, is not. The New Flight Security Rules,   Read More ...

Using Google Apps? 5 Ways to Avoid Getting Hacked – I really need to get around to doing these things. Looks like you could make it happen in less than 15 minutes and save yourself a lot of heartache. WordPress 2.9, oh so fine – Just updated, and this should force a post. The image editor and easy video embed are nice! Common Laptop/Netbook Positions to Avoid – I'm just   Read More ...