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Having recently moved into a new house, expanding the size (and improving the quality) of the household by 100%, this is but one of the many essential decisions that we made. Yes, it’s the quintessential question — what is the correct way to hang a roll of toilet paper. Infographic source: CurrentConfig, who also has a PDF [...]
Infographics have become a popular way to convey a lot of information in a concise form. Rich with data, they leverage graphics to provide context to the numbers. Now a clever Swedish company called Dear Future Astronaut has released a $0.99 iPhone app that will analyze your photos and produce a beautiful infographic analysis. I [...]
Regular readers know I’ve been extolling the virtues of Memolane for a while now. Joan and I used it during our three weeks in Paris to create a travelog of our adventures. Some time ago, the good folks at Memolane made it super easy for self-hosted WordPress users to embed their Memolane or stories right [...]
I love playing with camera and video apps on the iPhone, and this one looks awesome. Kogeto is a New York-based company that specializes in high-end panoramic video cameras. They have a Kickstarter project to create an elegant, inexpensive accessory that turns your iPhone 5 into a panoramic camera. Dot snaps on to your iPhone [...]
Scott Berkun shared this absurd, amazing, wonderful Japanese commercial that must be seen with the volume turned up. Enjoy.
This weekend I had the pleasure of meeting screenwriter and novelist Rex Pickett, perhaps best known for his novel Sideways (and the film by the same name). I always had wondered whether the author had modeled Miles (the aspiring novelist) after himself. As it turns out, he had in many ways. What I hadn’t considered [...]
Documentaries fascinate me, and Restrepo is gripping. The Oscar-nominated documentary chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, “Restrepo,” named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. My [...]
It’s no secret that I love hiking. I’ve devoted my SoCalHiker website to cataloging the hiking trails I explore in Orange County and throughout Southern California. Hiking is a great form of exercise, but it’s also a way to connect with nature, to unplug from the technology-driven world of work and reconnect with friends both [...]
Jane McGonigal believes that we can make the world a better place by playing games that are designed to help solve life’s big challenges. I first heard Jane speak two years ago, when we were both speakers at the inaugural Ignite LA. Last night I watched her TED talk (in beautiful HD thanks to Hulu [...]
It’s been said that there are two kinds of people in the world; those that divide the world into two kinds of people, and those that don’t. I do. And so… There are two kinds of people in the world. Those that like Starbucks, and those that don’t. I love Starbucks.Yes, it’s pricey, but I [...]
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