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The cliche that puppies help you meet women is true. Same goes for babies. Although puppies are cheaper, don't come with the 'dad' tag, and don't cost as much. If you're interested, go here to find out which puppy is best for meeting women? (May 31st, 2009, 0)
How to increase your creative output: just do it! (May 31st, 2009, 0)
Distraction is not such a bad thing.
Focus is a paradox—it has distraction built into it. The two are symbiotic; they're the systole and diastole of consciousness. Attention comes from the Latin "to stretch out" or "reach toward," distraction from "to pull apart." We need both.(May 30th, 2009, 0)
If you've got a little time on your hands, why not build your own Tablet Mac? (here's how you can DIY) (May 30th, 2009, 0)
A very interesting analysis of pie charts and the usability of data visualization. (May 30th, 2009, 0)
Six ways to speed up your website. (May 29th, 2009, 0)
a cool, short interview about how one company creates software for Mac. (May 22nd, 2009, 0)
Real men drink whiskey. Here's a good first lesson on "Aqua vitae". (May 21st, 2009, 0)
State of the smartphone. A pro-iPhone article. Interesting source of smartphone information. (May 20th, 2009, 0)
Everyone is running around with a D-SLR these days. Here's a good list of tips for composing good photos. The website offers quite a lot of good resources. (May 20th, 2009, 0)
a good list of do-it-yourself sites. (May 20th, 2009, 0)
Another couple of interesting location-based services: Microsoft's Vine (emergencies) and Zillow (real-estate). Latitude and Glympse seem to be on a collision course, and Fireeagle, well... hmmm... (May 20th, 2009, 0)
Telcos are evil. Their goal is world domination. (May 20th, 2009, 0)
This is turning out to be a design-oriented day! 50 cool circular logos! YAY! (May 19th, 2009, 0)
another list of creative business card designs. (May 19th, 2009, 0)
Zen Habits is a regular pitstop for those looking for productivity and motivation tips. Here's a recent article on ways to boost your energy levels. (May 19th, 2009, 0)
Designing for simplicity is anything but simple. The level of detail that went into the design of google's new Search Options panel is a perfect example. If you're interested in this sort of thing, John Madea's book, "The Laws of Simplicity" is a definite must on your reading list. (May 19th, 2009, 0)
Danger Mouse's (of 'The Grey Album') new album will be a Blank CD, due to legal issues with his label. His idea is that listeners would torrent the music and burn it onto the blank cd. Interesting business model. (May 17th, 2009, 0)
A frog ripped open by a lawnmower was stitched back together. Pictures included. The charity that did it apparently has previous experience treating frogs. I have to ask, though, why? What's the point?! (May 15th, 2009, 0)
