Entries from September 2006

September 22, 2006

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PVRBlog > Adventures in CableCards
The new Tivo Series 3 uses CableCards. The process for getting these from your cable company is not totally ironed out yet. And every cable company seems to have different pricing. Some charge a monlthy fee; others don’t.
(tags: cablecard tivo tivoseries3)

Tutor.com
Is your kid having trouble with their homework? This recently [...]

September 22, 2006

More Angel Island

Another shot from Angel Island – San Francisco in the background…

September 21, 2006

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Likoma > WordPress Tutorials
Video tutorials for WordPress
(tags: tutorials wordpress blogging howto video)

Zillow – City Heat Maps
A very interesting way to visualize real estate values based on price per square foot.
(tags: visualization realestate maps zillow)

September 21, 2006

Angel Island

Today, the company that I work for went on an outing to Angel Island. We did a 4-mile hike to the highest point on the island (Mt. Livermore) and we were rewarded at the top with this amazing view….

September 20, 2006

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Picasa 2 with Web Albums
It’s out of beta now. Need to check this out.
(tags: photosharing photomanagement google picasa)

September 19, 2006

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SF Chronicle > Shark That Walks on Fins Is Discovered
Two words: Land Shark!
(tags: weirdnews)

CHOW: Food. Drink. Fun.
New online food magazine
(tags: food cooking recipes)

LIVEdigitally > Sonos 2.0 – the best gets better
Hands on with the Sonos 2.0
(tags: sonos homeaudio)

ParentsConnect.com
New social networking site for parents.
(tags: parenting socialsoftware)

September 18, 2006

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A Sense of Belonging Among Belongings – New York Times
Zebo.com is a new web site that allows you to track your belongings. Their slogan is kind of scary: “You are what you own”.
(tags: trends socialsoftware)

SharePod
Copy music from your iPod to your computer
(tags: ipod)

SF Chronicle > 2006 Bargain Bites
“To even be considered for today’s list, [...]

September 18, 2006

Fort Funston

It was a beautiful day in San Francisco. The fog has finally lifted along the coast. Here’s a shot from today at Fort Funston…

September 17, 2006

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BusinessWeek > Special Report: Cutting-Edge Designers
A collection of articles / podcasts related to innovative design
(tags: design innovation)

Camtasia
“Camtasia Studio is a complete solution for recording, editing and publishing rich screen video presentations.”
(tags: productmarketing demo tools)

September 16, 2006

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Guardian Unlimited > Blake Krikorian, chief executive of Sling Media
Interview with the CEO of Sling Media (creator of SlingBox). He reveals that the beta for the Mac platform is underway.
(tags: slingmedia slingbox interviews)