A startup really consumes your life. Luckily i have a suite of sweet tools to keep my efficient and productive. My favorites:
Balsalmiq. This is sick wireframing software. It’s so easy and intuitive, it can allow anyone to make fairly decent wires. It’s also a great way to get ideas across to other people. Doing [...]
In the Oct. Wired magazine they had a small blurb about things we’ll say to our grandkids. Some of the good ones were:
Back in my day, we only needed 140 characters
There used to be so much snow up here, you could strap a board to your feet and slide all the way down
TV contests gave [...]
I was listening to a debate going on the BS Report about the best movie of the past 10 years. It’s 2009 and the era called “the aughts” or “the zeros” is almost over. One thing that is really troubling to realize is that the best movies of this decade are noticeably worse than the [...]
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There’s an article i read today (thanks to Lizard) about how Twitter can you a better and happier person. The reasons listed in the article are:
Transparency & Values: Twitter constantly reminds me of who I want to be, and what I want to stand for
Reframing Reality: Twitter encourages me to search for ways [...]
I get Esquire magazine and i have to say that i really like it. The Sports Guy has a rule that he judges how good a magazine is by how long it takes him to read and i have to say that i end up reading Esquire longer than any other mag i get. I [...]
Cover of Evil Urges
Here are my top albums of 2008. It was a toss up between MMJ and Dylan but when i looked back at my total plays for 2008 in my iTunes, it was no contest – i’ve played MMJ a bunch mor
Evil Urges – My Morning Jacket – totally unexpected departure from the [...]
No, i’m not expressing my opinion but rather i want to post a clever algorithm done by Robert The Radish on Y! blog. Robert comes up with a mathematical way to determine the top albums of all time. The list is based on the American market and “Greatest Hits” albums and live albums were [...]
My sister sent me this and i found myself chuckling. Instead of forwarding, i’m just putting it up…
You know you’re a Minnesotan if..
75% of your graduating high school class went to the Univ. of Minnesota. (maybe another 10% to Madison)
You know more than 1 person who has hit a deer.
People from other states love to [...]
Do you know what the top 10 albums of 2007 were? Seven years ago the top 10 included ‘N Sync, Eminem, Britney Spears, Creed, Nelly, Backstreet Boys, and Destiny’s Child. These are all mainstream pop stars that everyone’s heard of and everyone knew that everyone was listening to this stuff. Last year’s top albums were:
“Noel”/Josh [...]
I was hanging out with some girls this weekend who were pretty clueless about the football games going on. Thus, i thought it’d be a good time to replay an oldie but goodie. Here are The Sports Guy’s 10 Ground Rules for women when watching football with guys. (i can’t find his link otherwise i’d [...]
