September 2008
WatchMonkey Business (via Vimeo)
This is the winning commercial my team and I did for Cox Communications video product contest. We had to make a 30 sec commercial talking about one of our video products. We chose On Demand. I directed, shot, and chopped the whole thing. My team took turns being the “monkeys”. My brother in law Jack and good friend David filled in as the “happy...
WatchMy First Time on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
Nick shares with us his first.
Five Easy Steps To Save Heroes [Steal This Pitch] →
With ratings apparently in freefall for an underwhelming, overcompensating third season premiere last week, it’s fair to say that NBC’s Heroes may look as if it’s in trouble. But if there’s…
WatchChillin’ in Laughlin on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
Spent the weekend in Laughlin, it was a good time.
WatchFringe and Hulu.com on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
You should check out Fringe and you should probably do it on Hulu.com.
WatchCamera Repair Fail on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
Sanyo’s authorized repair shop sucks.
Treadmill Handstand →
How exactly did he picture this ending well? It had fail written all over it before he’d even begun.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-9-28) →
The Crystal Method
CPU
KoЯn
Flyleaf
Central Processing Unit
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
WatchThis was sent to me in response to my debate video. It’s the first negative thing I’ve seen about Obama. What are your thoughts about this video?
WatchSafe For Work Porn
WatchRape on…
tarabrown / Sync Google Calendar and iCal →
All this time I was only pulling down my Google Calendar into iCal but wasn’t able to send things from iCal up to Google. Glad Tara set me straight.
Texting while driving now banned in California →
To the girl who almost slammed into me as she was texting away on her phone while driving last week: regardless of the crazy face you made and the nasty words you mouthed through your…
WatchDebates on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
My thoughts on tonight’s debate.
WatchSierra’s Day on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
Sierra tells us about her day.
WatchA guy attempts a front flip on a dirt bike. It’s called evolution.
Touching The Android: It’s No iPhone, But It’s... →
So today I finally got to touch an Android phone. T-Mobile, Google, and HTC put on a big media circus in New York City (see our live notes), complete with Google co-founders Sergey and…
Following vs. Following
drew:
So Blogworld expo was an absolute blast, met up with a lot of friends and met some new ones as well.
One of the things that came up a lot was following people online. We all do it, right? But what is the definition of follow?
I think everyone takes the literal technical meaning of following way too far. For example. X follows 3,400 people on Twitter. Well, not really.
How...
WatchPodcampAZ 2008 is Coming (via Vimeo)
Check out podcampaz.org for all the details and get your ass registered.
Phoenix Meetups To Go To →
Every local valley gathering you want to be at
September 22, 2008
mydailybread:
Artisan Bread
Veganese
Sprouts
Heirloom Tomato (Farmer’s market!)
Avacado
S&P
OMZ this looks so damn tasty!
Farmers Markets and Specialty Markets; Greater... →
Google Departs Tempe →
Google is leaving the valley and taking with it the unfulfilled promise of high paying jobs. They opened their office in Tempe in 2006 and have since employed approximately 50 people as opposed to…
Fitbit - Automatically Track Your Fitness and... →
aaronpost:
So simple and clean, love it. Wife has been looking at the Nike + iPod thing but I am thinking this might be a bit better.
This looks promising.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-9-21) →
311
Static-X
Breaking Benjamin
Digital Summer
The Offspring
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
WatchMe Right Now - 09/20/08 Watching videos on Vimeo on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
WatchFinally made it to the Arrowhead Apple store. It’s like 5 miles from my house and inside the mall that we tend to shop at often. Booya!
San Francisco
I’m going for the first time the weekend of October 4-6. So excited!
WatchI made salsa live on the internet.
tapespace.com →
A sight of nothing but stupid people doing awesome things.
WatchEnvy on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
When young married couple Jimmy and Sandy travel to Arizona to settle the affairs of Jimmy’s suddenly deceased father and stepmother, a brief encounter with the detective on the case reveals that it was a brutal murder-suicide that claimed their lives. With their relationship already strained, Jimmy and Sandy spend the night at the father’s house and are inexplicably...
WatchChris Tingom gives me a tour of the shared office space of Tornado Design, Viddler, and Rising Tide Happy Camper Studios.
Porn passed over as Web users become social →
Hornblasters →
This is a little mean-spirited for our tastes, but it’s pretty damn funny to watch. Pranksters install a train horn in their car and scare the hell out of pedestrians.
via ZoomDoggle
How to Blog
merlin:
Here’s some totally choppy video of a dude named “Marilyn,” talking about How to Blog.
Hint: Van Hœt cameo at 32:07.
Look at me streaming!
TL;DW? Here’s everything that I know about blogging in one slide:
I like this talk. It felt great to do. I think it might be my secret love letter to Gruber, David Simon, and my boys on YLNT; they each make me want to be better.
Added...
HTC Touch 3G product page spotted early, too →
Hand-in-hand with the HTC Touch HD page spotted earlier, the product page for the equally unannounced HTC Touch 3G has also made its way into the public view. It’s packed with visual…
stair porn →
aaronpost:
Once again, I love the internet.
There needs to be a porn sites like this for all sorts of things. Like sporks.
Is it just me or does the background to my Tumblr dashboard keep getting lighter?
311 and Matisyahu →
Going through some very old posts tagging them up and came across this one. Probably one of my best, and it’s about a concert. HA!
Recent Update (via Viddler) →
Lots going on.
I’ve also created thi video in Viddler.
Great for leaving comments within the video and for adding links.
iPhoneModem Brings 3G/EDGE Tethering for iPhone →
One of the features missing from the 1st gen iPhone and iPhone 3G is the ability to tether the iPhone to feed a data connection to your computer to surf the internet. It would have been a treat if it…