I once thought about picking up a MS Zune mp3 player on woot, thankfully I talked myself out of it: http://gizmodo.com/5121311/reports-30gb-zunes-failing-everywhere-all-at-once

To summarize: If you have a 30GB Zune this morning, it doesn’t work anymore.

For some reason, as a kid (and as an adult, I suppose) one of the things that seemed to always choke me up a little was when I saw a young person whose glasses got broken or were “mended” somehow. Not exactly sure why, but I assume it had to do something with knowing how much glasses cost and the fact that I didn’t grow up in the most affluent of areas.

Seeing clearly is one of the things we take completely for granted and one of the reasons I stretch the life of my contacts far longer than the doctor/box recommend. I am fortunate enough to be in the position to afford to see things as they are but know worldwide there are many who cannot claim the same. Which is why the following article caught my attention this afternoon:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/dec/22/diy-adjustable-glasses-josh-silver

British inventor and former professor Josh Silver has created adjustable lens glasses so that a wearer can change their prescription without the need to visit an optometrist or in many circumstances, have the optometrist visit them.

His goal of fitting 1 million people in India with them in the next year is grand, his goal of fitting 1 billion people around the world by 2020 is fantastic. Think of the cost involved even if he never made a dollar. Even if the cost was in the tens-of-billions, I’d say it is worth it. And I’d give to the cause.

This is the kind of innovation I’d like to see more of: devices that benefit others. Solar cooking, water purifiers, hearing devices and walking/mobility devices are just some of the things that get me excited.

On top of it all they look cool enough that I’d even wear a pair if they were available to the public.

Now, back to my heated house outfitted with high-speed internet access, microwave ovens, refrigerated cooling systems and enough food provisions to last a while. Just a small reminder to remember where you’re at this time of year…

from AKQA (via Blankenship)

The ironic part is that it was code to make my feed a little better. I had implemented a little code to put a delay on my feed by 3 minutes from the time of publishing since I have a tendency to poorly proofread until after I hit the publish button. Go figure. So, back to the old and my apologies for any typos in advance.

One other note, it isn’t perfect but I have implemented some fixes for IE6 users. It’s pretty normal that some things don’t line up but most everything is at least close. The sidebar at least sits on the side now and not at the bottom. I still have about 10% of my visitors using IE6. I don’t love any of you less personally, just technologically. I promise you’d feel better if you browsed better.

I can only think of two reasons why are still using IE6.

1. 1. You can’t upgrade your browser due to company policy
2. 2. You don’t know what browser you’re using or even how to check

Sorry, I can only help with #2. Go to Help -> About Internet Explorer. Now go download the ‘fox.

Only a week or so into it, he’s already amassed almost 11,000 followers: http://twitter.com/THE_REAL_SHAQ

I love the internet.

Unfortunately, being tied to my host as much as I am, I don’t have a whole lot of choice when places like Media Temple offer what they do. I really don’t have any idea about their service or up-time (both key ingredients in the web business) but I do know that they do their best to look like the best hosting company out there. And offer things I have never seen from a web host. Like gift cards for the holidays.

Again, worth noting, I cannot use this. Please don’t add it to your Christmas list for me. With over 50 domains and sites tied to the company I currently use, I’d be committing career suicide by attempting to move it all. It’s just beautiful, innovative, and what businesses should strive for in their field: to stand out from the crowd.

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 is nice is to see a quick glance at what your followers/followees were jamming one more time in attempt to locate good music on your own.

Yours? http://muxtape.com/remembers/yourusernamehere

So long my online mixtape creation .friend

So sad to see what some deem appropriate or a good idea. Remember Christvertising?