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Bloggers: Show the World What You’re Up To
The following is a sponsored post. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t mean every word of it, because I really do. 
Like it or not, the age of social networking is upon us. There is no escaping this reality, and if you’re looking to make your blog a success, there’s a myriad of sites where you can participate: Twitter, Flickr, Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon and Last.fm spring to mind - and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
The iPhone as a GTD Swiss Army Chainsaw
I have to be honest - this past Christmas, the item at the top of my wish list was the completely drool-worthy Amazon Kindle. I had watched the video intro a dozen times and was completely smitten. And while I had been secretly longing for an iPhone since they were released, I simpley never thought of it as a plausible reality due to my current cell phone contract, the new T-Mobile Sidekick I had just bought, etc. But, thanks to my terrifically perceptive wife, a shiny iPhone found its way under our tree. I seriously haven’t been the same since.
Obviously, I’m a little late to the game when it comes to this little piece of technological magic. It’s been out for well over 6 months now, has been hacked, jail-broken and otherwise futzed-with to seemingly endless degrees. But, it was new to me and I was in heaven. And, as with most Apple products, it did exactly what I expected it to, and did so (almost) flawlessly. Without rehashing what thousands of people have already said, let’s just say that it’s the single coolest piece of techno-gear I’ve ever owned.
365 (or so) Merlin Mannerisms
Everybody’s favorite productivity eccentric has agreed to have a whole slew of quotes published as a “Quote of the Day” calendar for 2008!
Not to sound like a fanboy, but I find Merlin to be an immensely entertaining guy, as I’m sure many of you do as well. Not to be encumbered by traditional thinking (and since I’m an American and instant gratification is the only way I roll), I just read through the whole thing in the last 20 minutes. It really just made me realize how relatively poor my vocabulary is, but it made me chuckle a whole lot.
Why the Amazon Kindle is Going to Completely Rule
The tech community has been all riled up of late with regard to Amazon’s new electronic reading device, the Kindle. Chances are, you’ve heard of it and probably developed an opinion about it.
From everything I’ve read on blogs and news sites and heard on podcasts, people seem to fall into one of two very distinct camps:
“The Kindle is an ugly, steaming pile that will fall flat on it’s face and I look forward to being there when it happens.”
or
“The Kindle is going to revolutionize the way people read and if it were a girl, I’d want to slow-dance with it.”
As you’ve probably gathered from the title of this post, I’m siding with the second band (though, I’m not really in the market for a waltz partner). Here’s why:
How to Drink Like a High Roller in Vegas Without Going Broke
Being born and raised in southern California has its benefits. I can be at some of the most beautiful beaches in the country in less than an hour by car. I can also (during winter) spend a couple of hours on the road and be in just the right spot for some pretty respectable skiing. Hell, I live in a county that had it’s own teeny bopper television show, for Pete’s sake.
But all this pales in comparison (in my humble opinion, anyway) to the fact that I live only a scant 3.5 hours from Las Vegas, Nevada. And while I’m not a “Vegas kind of guy” per se, they do have several things to offer that are somewhat hard to come by around where I live - legal gambling being the most obvious. And coupled almost inextricably with Vegas-style gambling is drinking.
Google Maps Hack - Include the Journey Home
Being the total and complete Google fanboy that I am, Google Maps is where I typically turn for all of my mappy needs. I realize there are tons of other options, but Google’s directions are pretty consistently accurate - plus the application is just easy and fun to use.
Sidekick iD: Cell Phone Accelerated, But Somebody Forgot the Wiper Fluid
For the last year or so, I’ve been carrying around a Motorola RAZR as my primary mobile communication module (what mere mortals might call a “phone”). Honestly, it got the job done, but I was never in love with it. The form factor was awesome if you just kept in your pocket the whole time and never had to perform a two-handed operation while talking on it. The camera was pretty much a hunk of crap - and don’t even get me started on the “video camera” (I say it that way because I’ve made better movies out of stacks of cocktail napkins and some crayons).
A few weeks back, it started to fritz out on me. The signal would dip to unacceptable levels (even in areas where the signal used to be great), or sometimes drop off completely - especially at my office. It would stay in this disconnected state until I restarted it, which I was doing about 5-10 times per day, on average. It sucked.
You Know, I’m a Terribly Interesting Guy…
And for that reason, I know all of you are just itching to chew the fat with yours truly.
So, being the benevolent, emotionally available blogger that I am, I’ve added a couple Meebo widgets to this here blog that give you, my dear reader, immediate access to me. Check the left hand side of all the pages on this site, or you can use the big boy on the contact page.
Please feel free to say “hi”, “you suck” or whatever you’d like. I’m typically on during business hours (Pacific Time), but you can leave me a message even if I’m not on.
Cheers!
Merlin Mann Drops some Knowledge at The Google
Everybody’s favorite productivity guru/wordsmith gave a Tech Talk at the Googleplex on getting your inbox to zero. If you’re a 43f reader, this will likely be a rehashing of some older material, but still worth the time. If you’ve never heard of this man(n), you’re in for a treat.
Have a great weekend, everybody!
Eleanora has Arrived!
Just a quick one, personal in nature…
This past Monday (June 24) at 8:03pm, my lovely wife gave birth to a 9lb, 1oz behemoth of a baby girl named Eleanora Joseph (but you can call her Nora). Here’s one of her and I:
You can see a bunch more pictures here.
Oh, and a special thanks to Jason and GTDW for handling posting duties for me this week - you guys rule!
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