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September 29, 2008
Mackorisnik interviews Nitrozac and Snaggy
Roberta Barbaric from the Croatian Mac Site Mackorisnik.com has posted a nice interview with us, which you can find here. The English part is in blue font, just scroll down the page to find it. (And be sure to check out Roberta's very cool space art on her webpage.)
Thanks Roberta!
Posted by Snaggy at 10:45 AM | Comments (0)
Nitrozac's Painting... going once, going twice... sold!
Congrats to the winner of Nitrozac's painting! The bidding was intense, and it looks like a last minute snipe picked it up at $760.00!
You can find more of her work on her painting blog.
Posted by Snaggy at 08:33 AM
September 28, 2008
Your politically correct Forum Tidbits!
PaintedBlue debates the Debates, ... The Famous Druid asks The bailout - any suggestions?, ... TheMoMan got The Clarion Fund, ... Azalie found her way back, ... garlicguy is Unsauced, ... and snupy's sad news is Paul Newman dies at 83.
Posted by Snaggy at 07:56 AM
September 25, 2008
Sarah "Miss Teen USA" Palin
LOL... We were just watching some of Palin's interview with Katie Couric, and Nitrozac turned to me and said... "She is just like Miss Teen USA!"
Posted by Snaggy at 08:29 PM | Comments (6)
Tidbits for Thursday!
Colonel Panic sees McCain in total meltdown, and Sarah Palin Gets Protection From Witches, ... Bibo laps up Human breast milk ice cream, ... TheMoMan splashes out House Passes Great Lakes Compact! and Snaggy scribbles Man decorates basement with $10 worth of Sharpie!
Posted by Snaggy at 12:00 AM
September 22, 2008
Nitrozac's new painting!
Nitrozac has a new oil painting up for auction, and it's an instant classic. It's called The Introduction, and it depicts Steve Jobs unveiling the MacBook Air at Macworld.
For me this painting is a timeless study of that moment and of the remarkable Steve Jobs. It's more than just the unveiling of a product. It's captures the man's amazing ability to inspire desire in us, and his intense pride over his new creation. It's as if he is showing off his new child to the world, and he is beaming with the pride and love that only a new parent has. He invites us to share his pride and love by owning the new object. It's powerful, and infectious, and if you have ever held a product like this in your hands, a Macbook Air or an iPhone, you feel these emotions, a result of Apple's exceptional engineering and artistry.
Check it out over in her painting blog, or go right to the bidding!
Posted by Snaggy at 10:01 AM | Comments (0)
September 20, 2008
Your weekend Forum Tidbits!
Rhonwyyn notes Heather Mills donates $1 million in soy, ... geekygoddess says This made my tummy churn, ... tweety sees you can now own Your own personal Cray Mr. Dave shares a YARR (Not a Pirate Reference), .... and HalfVast rolls Tubes!
Posted by Snaggy at 09:44 AM
September 18, 2008
Can't get enough of them Forum Tidbits!
Zwilnik plugs a blatant plug, ... Colonel Panic notes You have an uncle in the insurance business, ... DCAussie has Text Problems, ... and Steenshows us A fun online physics puzzle game and says Everyone needs a slide rule!
Posted by Snaggy at 10:17 AM
September 17, 2008
SendMeHome!
Andrew Lee and friends just launched their new startup, and I think they've found a winner.
SendMeHome.com is the world's first free lost-and-found web-recovery service. Through the website, users are able to register their personal valuables (like iPhones, iPods, etc, etc) which are each given a unique ID code. The user can then write this code on the item, or print up their own labels, or order professional labels. Should your item ever be lost, the SendMeHome.com website allows anyone who finds the item, communicate anonymously with the owner, in order to arrange its return.
The service depends on the kindness of strangers to want to return the found item, and for them to be motivated enough to enter the item number on the website and communicate with you. It's an interesting test of human nature... let's hope it's never used for blackmail when you lose your diary! :P
It's a great idea, and I wish them good luck, and many, many happy returns! Check 'em out at SendMeHome.com.
Posted by Snaggy at 10:29 PM | Comments (0)
September 16, 2008
Tidbits post Black Monday...
Grummash shares Sad news for music fans, ... YaYawoman weathers the Financial Hurricane, ... Rhonwyyn calls she's buying a cell phone, ... and quantumfluff wonders about a Second OS/X install from distibution disks.
Posted by Snaggy at 12:16 AM
September 14, 2008
Summizer for iPhone released!
Our pal Jon Maddox has released his first iPhone ap! It's called Summizer, and if you are a fan of Twitter, you'll want to pick it up! Summizer is Twitter search for your iPhone:
What are people saying about the game, an event, or your product right now?
Summizer quickly and easily tracks Twitter and follows the trends you care about. Twitter's real value is in its collective data. Using Summizer, you're able to watch what people are saying about a topic in real time, check in on your users' opinion about your new product feature, or how everyone is reacting to a major event.
Features include the ability to use advanced queries to search Twitter, saving your searches for quick access later, and easily tracking the most popular topics on Twitter with "Top Trends". If you're obsessed about current affairs, or just want to see if anyone out in the Twitterverse is talking about your blog, you'll love this app. (I use it for tracking Joy of Tech tweets. :D )
Summizer is $4.99 and available now at the iTune App Store. Way to go Jon!
Posted by Snaggy at 08:34 PM | Comments (1)
Andy Ihnatko's beautiful tribute to his mom.
Our friend (and idol), Andy Ihnatko, recently lost his mom to cancer, and has posted a lovely tribute to her on his blog.
We love the photo of his mom. It captures the essence of "mom" perfectly. She's looking at Andy with lots of love and pride, you can just tell. Our deepest condolences to Andy and his family, and also our thanks for sharing this. It's something that really hits home in all of us. If you can spare a moment, and a few tears, it's a heartfelt read, and expressed so eloquently.
Posted by Snaggy at 01:23 PM
September 13, 2008
A whole whack of Tidbits for your weekend!
tweety sees Bush trying to win election for McCain pans The Gibson/Palin interview, ... TheMoMan don't like IKE, ... Steen says Apparently the US has extra budget money and Money problems? House foreclosed?, ... Snaggy scores with Hockey Mom... Vice Presidential material?, and just to prove the world ain't all bad, Swiss Mercenary digs our comic about LHC, and snupy saves Firefighter resuscitates cat!
Posted by Snaggy at 12:58 PM
September 11, 2008
Review: Scottevest's TEC shirt
Nitrozac and I recently had the pleasure of working with the fine folks over at Scottevest, and while that was happening, I couldn't help but notice the great gear they are offering over there. Scottevest has a fun and informative web site, you can really get a feel for their products with the videos, great photos, cool X-Ray views of the pockets, and testimonials. One of the products that caught my eye was the TEC shirt:
The lightweight poly/rayon blend is both soft to the touch, breathable, and incredibly comfortable. The TEC Shirt has 8 pockets and compartments, including a special secure pocket for travel documents, iPod® and cell phone pockets, pen pockets, secret pocket and memory card pocket. The front is secured with low-profile, breakaway snaps for quick access to your gear. The loose fitting design is very versatile. It can be worn on its own or as an extra layer over a t-shirt for added warmth and extra carrying space. At airport security, you can just remove it and send it through the x-ray.
OK, they had me at secret pocket. So a week or so later, a package from Scottevest arrived. My first impressions: the shirt feels great, the fabric is soft but strong, (it's a lightweight poly/rayon blend), and its construction is top notch. This is one gorgeous, well made shirt that you will feel comfortable and confident in.
When you first reach into a pocket, you will find a really nice touch. Inside each of the pockets is a business card-sized guide to that pocket, with suggestions as to what you might keep in the pocket, and any features of the pocket. This makes exploring your new purchase an informative adventure, and the cards in the shirt alert you to pockets you might not initially find.
TEC stands for Technology Enabled Clothing. Scottevest has created a patented system for the wiring of third-party electronics into garments. Their PAN (Personal Area Network) provides hidden conduits and holes to connect the wires of your devices while they are in your pockets, as well as special elastic loops to keep your earbuds within easy reach. Perfect for headphones, microphones, cell phones, and everything else that can be wired on the wearer. Earbud cords sticking out of a pocket can be a real headache, so this is a brilliant but simple way to make using your technology much more pleasant. The TEC shirt has a ton of other features, be sure to visit the website to read and see more.
The shirt uses snaps instead of buttons, and these seem of very high quality. I like how the ones down the front of the shirt are hidden, so all you see when wearing the shirt is the clean design. Wrist snaps come in two positions, which I really liked, so you can adjust those to your needs, and open them up quick and easy if you are wearing gloves.
I started wearing this shirt while on errands around town and it soon became indespensible, especially now in the Fall when it's too hot to wear a jacket, but too cool to just wear a t-shirt. The pockets were super handy; I like the inside left pocket for my phone, and I just *love* the right-hand side "secret" pocket. It is awesome for carrying my wallet out of the way, and hidden. It is so handy, I really wish the shirt had a left-hand side version too!
Pros:
-A really well made, great feeling shirt, with a ton of handy pockets.
-Handy "manuals" for each pocket.
-Reasonably priced, especially with the discount code!
Cons:
-For those geeks who like to tuck, the shirt's fabric is probably a little too heavy for tucking into your pants, unless you have a lot of room under your belt. This is an outside-of-the-pants shirt.
-Zippers were a wee bit sticky on first use, and occasionally stick a bit, but I've never had a zipper failure and the zipper pulls are nice and solid.
-My iPhone won't fit in the left front pocket! The pocket is big enough, but the snap is positioned just slightly too low and I can't snap it shut with an iPhone in there. Whaaaa!
-The shirt could use a right front breast pocket, as well as that aforementioned left side secret pocket.
When I travelled around the world several years ago, I wore a shirt similar to this one, but without all the cool features. Had the TEC shirt been around then, I would have killed for one. If you like wearing shirts like these, and dig the idea of being able to organize your gear to the extreme, you are going to love this product.
Price: 80 bucks.
NOTE: Be sure to use our friend Leo Laporte's discount code when you order, and save 20 percent! That's one heck of a great discount, and bravo to Scottevest for offering this! Just use the discount code TWIT at checkout.
Shipping: Scottevest offers $5 shipping UPS ground to anywhere in USA, and $10 3 day shipping, both which I think are very reasonable. They also ship internationally via UPS and USPS, you can check out the rates and transit times on their site.
To sew it all up...:
Scottevest's TEC shirt is an awesomely versatile, high quality shirt that easily doubles as a jacket, with eight pockets to hold all your stuff. I do wish they made an ULTIMATE version with more pockets, but then again, if you need more pockets on a shirt, perhaps you've got too much stuff!
OK then, go get one!
Posted by Snaggy at 03:29 PM | Comments (1)
September 09, 2008
Post Let's Rock Tidbits!
Stereo announces Apple announces, ... Snaggy creates Yet another JoT icon comic, ... spungo loves Armando Iannucci, ... and Peeps shares bad news for the Peebs family.
Posted by Snaggy at 03:50 PM
September 07, 2008
Start off your week with the Forum Tidbits!
Snaggy forwards John McCain Gets BarackRoll'd, ... hears "Heart" is pissed, and admits oh dear, dare I dream of a DELL? , ... Peebs loves Soviet Mario, ... Bibo relates The customer is always right, very Right!, ... and TheMoMan wonders Will We Have to do a roll call, or head count? and is Asking all Geeks??
Posted by Snaggy at 04:47 PM
September 04, 2008
Thursday's Forum Tidbits!
Snaggy is selling his iPod Touch, 8 GB, forwards McCain calling Palin, ... and nails Palin on the environment, ... Mister Boo pleads Help My Country, ... and Colonel Panic faces a Medical Crisis in the USA.
Posted by Snaggy at 09:36 AM
September 03, 2008
Vanity Fair's 100 leaders of the information age.
Vanity Fair has released its list of the 100 leaders of the information age. To be taken with a grain of salt, but still an interesting read. Here's the top 10...
1. Vladimir Putin
2. Rupert Murdoch
3. Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Eric Schmidt
4. Steve Jobs
5. Warren Buffett
6. Jeff Bezos
7. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum
8. Roman Abramovich
9. Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt
10. Al Gore
And look who is at number 100! It's Wall Street Journal reporter and our AllThingsD pal Walt Mossberg! Congrats Walt!
Posted by Snaggy at 01:01 PM | Comments (0)
September 02, 2008
Tidbits to start September...
snupy posts McCain picks running mate , ... shparks is the New Guy , ... robohackmaster filled up the holding tank of the rv, ... geekygoddess mourns the Last weekend of summer, and Snaggy shines Google Chrome.
Posted by Snaggy at 10:55 AM