Archive for December, 2007

Flickr photo used commercially!

« 29 December 2007 | 15:48 | Internet | No Comments »

Very minor highlight, but one of my Flickr photos from exactly a year ago in Las Vegas was recently chosen for Schmaps Guides. Click on the “Tournament of Kings” and watch the rotating set of images in the upper right. Just kinda cool to me that hip-pocket “photographers” like me get to see our images [...]



Some broadband stats and rankings, particularly regarding Japan

« 29 December 2007 | 13:27 | Internet, Japan, entrepreneurship | No Comments »

During my weekend morning routine of reviewing the past week’s events, I was reminded of a brief discussion on Japan’s placement in worldwide broadband rankings. The term “broadband” can have a few different meanings depending on the user, but a quick search pulled up some recent statistics. The OECD basically defines broadband as anything greater [...]



K1 ad on local train

« 29 December 2007 | 11:08 | Japan | No Comments »

What is particularly odd about this photo?



Leopard Spaces tip: move a window!

« 21 December 2007 | 16:25 | Internet, geekery, macnuttery | No Comments »

I’m really digging Leopard’s features, in particular Spaces. I’ve got a 24″ monitor sitting in front of me and haven’t touched it in the weeks since I’ve upgraded from Tiger. Among other usability merits, Spaces means my line of sight stays consistent.
One Spaces tip I recently discovered for moving windows among spaces - click and [...]