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Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Hey Dads, Sign up for Dadiator Workshops
If you listen to the First Crack Podcast, you may remember in #112, Shef Otis was putting together some “Dadiator” classes. They’re now on the calendar: 3 “Dadiator” Workshops held at the SweatShop, 2 hours on a Saturday afternoon. $20 per dad/kid pair.
A popular Democrat becomes President during one of the worst economic downturns
I’m reading The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression. While parallels with pre-1950s America are always tenuious, here’s a synopsis A popular Democrat becomes President during one of the worst economic downturns in our nation’s history. He drives through some of the most dramatic legislation ever seen and creating departments compensating farmers …
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In, 15 Minutes Ago, Out
With apologies to Jessica Shaw’s Shaw Report in Entertainment Weekly In VOIP Mobile Phones Blogging Curating Netflix Instant Play Working 15 Minutes Ago GSM Mobile Phones Twitter Favorite-ing TiVo Co-working Out Calling Cards Instant Messaging Commenting Cable TV Coopetition
Kris Smith and Garrick Van Buren on Enterprise RSS
Long time podcast friend Kris Smith and I dig into RSS in the Enterprise over at BlogTalkRadio. Yes, we cover Cullect, relevance vs. timeliness, and trusted curators. [60 min]
I was just reading how to hack Mac OS X onto the cheap new netbooks. Buy step 4,
I was just reading how to hack Mac OS X onto the cheap new netbooks. Buy step 4, the effort had already surpassed the price of a new Mac Book.
Shopping malls are the biggest advertisement for e-commerce
Shopping malls are the biggest advertisement for e-commerce. Additionally, every aisle of warehouse stores (Costco, WalMart, Super Target, etc) is completely filled with opportunity cost.
Five For Friday
Months ago, Rick Mahn asked me to list 5 things I was thankful for. Friday seems like an appropriate day to respond: Red Stag‘s Mac & Cheese for lunch. Re-arranging my office making both a cozy reading corner and a usable coffee-making corner. (Finally) Ruby.1 You. Checking one more thing off the To-Do list calendar. …
I’ve described one of the projects I’m working on as ‘Twitter for your wallet’ –
I’ve described one of the projects I’m working on as ‘Twitter for your wallet’ – makes me giggle. Then when I correct myself by saying, ‘well, more like Pownce for your wallet’ – I completely lose it.
BeepRepaired.com Music Blog Uses WP-iCal
I just got word from Josh Engelhardt over at Seattle-based Beep Repaired that he’s using the WP-iCal plugin to maintain a subscribe-able version of the Beep Repaired’s bands’ shows and events. Subscribe to the Beep Repaired Show Calendar