Tag Archives: internet
maximizing pandora
There isn’t an easier way to get into customized, streaming radio than to fire up Pandora. You literally only have to type in the name of a song or band, and it’s off and running. You tell it what you … Continue reading
terrible news about O.G.
Dear me…I am Barrister Mike Haward, a solicitor atlaw,personal attorney to Mr.O.G.Nordquist, a nationalOf your country and a contractor with Togo RegionalWater Scheme in Lome Togo. Here in after shall bereferred to as my client.I’d been wondering about dear uncle … Continue reading
flock
I had an email this morning that said that Flock was ready. Actually, it said that Flock wasn’t ready, but I could go ahead and try the new browser anyway. Flock’s been popping to the top of del.icio.us lately, and … Continue reading
form design
Jakob Nielsen (who is more opinionated than is completely necessary, but still more clued-in than any developer at my office) has a great article up about forms, and why your website is probably overdoing it (and testing your users’ patience). … Continue reading
google desktop 2
Google’s been busy, busy, busy this week. The most significant release was Google Talk, which is a pretty ho-hum chat client. I haven’t used it’s Skype-like features, but I do appreciate the fact that multiple machines can be logged into … Continue reading
tickers
I’m totally excited for Yourself!Fitness to come. It’s supposed to be an awesome personal trainer disguised as a $30 PS2 game. But I don’t judge. Anyway, in my excitement, I’ve been visiting the Yourself!Fitness forum that the game’s publishers host, … Continue reading
gyros and the president
I am not exactly sure why this shirt appeals to me so much: the sixties-Americana-marketing tone of the anthropomorphic gyros cone, the absurdity of the remark, or the fact that it’s just so rude… people who aren’t college students probably … Continue reading
uninstall
I dumped Google Web Accelerator the other day. Its proxying was proving to be a distraction in my day-to-day life. Don’t get me wrong: browsing with GWA on is insanely fast. I noticed the jump right away when I installed … Continue reading
June’s first prank
If you like the internet, and you like Cockeyed.com, you’ve been waiting for the first prank that includes the Cockeyed baby. Behold: Ant Caution Sign.
slashdot vs. eBay vs. Amazon
Oh wow… nerd fury about PayPal and eBay. Many valid criticisms, including you never know what PayPal’s going to do with your money, do you? in many cases, PayPal just moves money when shady people complain, and there’s not much … Continue reading
