Misc.
JPG Magazine Says Goodbye
I received a very sad e-mail this morning from JPG Magazine announcing they will be shuttering their site on Monday January 5th. In the e-mail they site a lack of funds and troubling economic times as the reasons they cannot continue. It’s unfortunate any time you hear about a worthwhile project going under but I [...]
Access your snail mail online!
Image by .girl ferment. via Flickr
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I logged on this afternoon, after taking some time away from the computer for the holidays, and slowly sifted through over 500 blog posts in Google Reader. One of them caught my eye from TechCrunch: Zumbox Delivers Paperless Mail. The concept behind this [...]
HP Giveaway
Chris Pirillo is giving away a whole bunch of HP stuff. Check out the video below for how you can qualify to win.
Internship with Seth Godin
Marketing guru Seth Godin has announced an internship opportunity. You will get the chance to work, learn and observe with Seth and a group of others. Sounds like an exciting opportunity, but you have to act fast if you want to apply.
If your interested in learning more, visit http://www.squidoo.com/Alternative-MBA.
Protagonize: Interactive Fiction Community
I stumbled across an online community for writers last week called Protagonize. I don’t really notice communities anymore, just because there are so many now a days. But I found Protagonize and was drawn in by one of the stores featured on it’s homepage and now I’m hooked.
Never Buy Another Tech Book Again!
Tech books are expensive! Averaging between $30 and $50 bucks a piece, they are equivalent to a month or two of quality shared web hosting. And if the price wasn’t bad enough, they have a limited shelf life. You only have a certain amount of time to read and digest them before they become door [...]
Google’s Building a Boat!
I just read an interesting post from the NY Times Freakonomics blog about Goggles potential plans to set some of their data centers afloat. I’ve read discussions about floating data centers before, just not related to Google.
Carsonified Giveaway
The folks over at Carsonified are holding a contest where the prize is free admission to ALL of their 2009 events. All you have to is write a blog post, get people to leave comments and you will entered for the drawing. If interested, check out the post for more details.
New Microsoft Add
I saw the new Microsoft TV add this morning with Jerry Seinfield and I think it’s great. Funny and entertaining yes, but I’m not really all that sure what it’s trying to sell or explain.
Skills Every IT Person Needs
My dad sent me a link to a great article this morning called 30 Skills Every IT Person Needs published by CIO. It’s got some good ones on there like points 5, 10 and 15. Check it out and see how your skills compare.
