I’ve arrived

In my ever increasing attempt to look as vain as possible to my readers, I wanted to point out that for the first time ever, I have arrived at the number one spot in a Google search for my name. Myself and some dot-comrades were Jellying today and got on the subjects of online presences…

Halloween candy codes

If only a list like this was available when I was a kid: Kids Halloween Candy Codes Rest assured that we will follow protocol when we venture out this evening.

TED Talks – Emoticon fairy tale

I’ll be honest, this is the first TED Talks I have watched completely. Most of them are far too lengthy for my adult A.D.D. and usually not all that interesting. 3 decent minutes.

I voted

I’d encourage you to do the same. I’d prefer that you actually knew a little about the candidates you are planning on casting your ballot for and what they stand for; But the great thing about our country is, is the fact that you have to know exactly nothing about any of it all and…

So close.

Today is the closest I have ever come to getting the coveted “Bag O’ Crap” during a Woot-off. Bummer. I was quick enough to get the “I want one” button and get to the login page but since I wasn’t smart enough to have logged in earlier in the day, I lost out due to…

76-year old woman arrested for 73rd time

If she’ll hurry up and steal a couple more wallets that’d be one heck of a story to tell the grand kids: 76 arrests in 76 years. Note: there seems to be some discrepancy in the published articles. Some sources have it listed as 73 while others list 37. Either way, it’s a fine accomplishment.

Chipotle, fun for all socioeconomic brackets

The kid and I just dined with Brad Johnson at the semi-mexican Southlake dining establishment also known as Chipotle. And by “dined with” I obviously mean just happened to be in the same room at the same time. This is the same restaurant that I also had the pleasure of gawking at Mark Teixiera as…

Open-source code rescues again

It took all of about 24 hours for there to be fixes for the unwarranted iGoogle update. Thank goodness. If you’re using FireFox – and you should be – you would just need to install the Greasemonkey plugin and the newly minted Rockmaster’s iGoogle Sidebar Collapse Greasemonkey script. If you’re still using Internet Explorer (shame…

A misstep for Google.

Google, you know I have mad love for you. But why in the world would you take up more screen real estate on your latest update to iGoogle? Terrible idea. Terrible. I didn’t even use your tab system before, and now I am forced to. Not a good UI practice from a team with a…

Domain Squatters: Dregs of the interwebs

I find ways to remind myself daily of the multitude of levels of incompetence I possess. One of my many traits that lend a hand in the process is my ability to procrastinate on almost any given task. Especially the minute ones. About 2 weeks ago, I used a site to test the availability of…

Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty

The 2nd annual Blog Action Day has arrived. I didn’t actually participate in the first one since the topic to cover was Global Warming and I’m not exactly convinced of the imminent threat we are to believe we pose to the ecological cycle of this large planet. Call me a cynic if you must. Almost…

Muxtape remembers

Since the once great Muxtape has been RIAA’d to its knees, about the only thing it can offer is a listing of your playlist as it was on closing day, August 18. For the memories: http://muxtape.com/remembers/christianross Although, I must admit, I would prefer to have ended with my first rather than my second muxtape. What…

Drunk emailing?

Somebody at Google must have had a bad habit of drinking a little too much and using his/her computer for communication purposes following. Looks like they used their 20% rule to create a way to curb their drunk dialing emailing. Gmail labs: Stop sending mail you later regret Enabling the feature in your Gmail requires…

Tilt-shift video

My only questions are: Where do I find one of these lenses? And will it fit on my Canon HG10? Awesome. The music couldn’t be a more perfect soundtrack. Bathtub II from Keith Loutit on Vimeo. Tilt-shift photography. 2 more videos by Keith Loutit

Bailout passed

But I will vote again for Kenny Marchant. Though I’m not happy with the results of the vote, I am happy to report that voices were heard and spoken for. A major reason why we live in the greatest country in the world. Now that the damage is done, I just hope the markets get…