Although a full schedule at work and at home have prevented me from writing much here lately, I wanted to take a minute to share an awesome song and video with you. It’s called Pork And Beans by the band Weezer, and you can view the video below, or at YouTube. In case you didn’t […]
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I received a very nice surprise when I opened my Razr phone this morning and saw the little “EV” symbol instead of the usual “1x” one. At some point in the last 12 hours or so, Verizon Wireless silently enabled their BroadbandAccess (EV-DO) network for the Grand Forks area. Word has it that it’s also […]
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The Paypal/Ebay Security Key
Late last week, I received a very cool little piece of technology in the mail. It’s the Paypal/Ebay security key, and if you use either of those two sites on a regular basis, I highly recommend that you pick one up for yourself too. It’s $5 well spent. So, here’s what it does. Once you […]
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A Few Helpful Web Tools
Here’s a short list of three really cool and helpful web tools/technologies that I use on a daily basis that you should take a look at too. OpenID OpenID has been gaining lots of traction lately, and is definitely one technology you’ll want to keep on your radar. At its core, OpenID is an open […]
Social networking researcher Danah Boyd has just published a fascinating essay called “Viewing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace“. In it, she explains how at least among teenagers, the two largest social networking sites are becoming more and more divided by social class. I’ll let you read it to find out what Danah says […]
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How the Internet Works!
We bought a store brand version of Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Crunch cereal the other week, and it had this unintentionally hilarious panel on the back (click on it to view a much bigger, easier to read version): Titled “How the Internet Works!”, this piece seems like it was written 10 years ago (when the Web […]