A client’s investor called me to check in on the status of a communications campaign. Having made it through both “Web 1.0” and “Web 2.0,” he shared a perspective I hear often from media and …
This room feels familiar.
Kickstarter looks and acts just like some of the 2.0 designs for public radio pledge interfaces I built for XPN back in 2001. Except, we had plenty of research to show us that you got way higher …
Why we never cut the cord.
I declared victory over the need to get a cable box in the new apartment in this post from a few months back. You might be among the dozens of folks who've been asking me about what happened since …
I’m starting my New Year’s Resolutions a few weeks early.
Attending Barcamp Philly inspired me to solidify a lot of these ideas. There's a JFDI attitude in this town that I find myself connecting with more and more. Now that I'm settled in from our move to …
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I’m a Ghost Blogger and I’m Proud of It
Sometimes, when I'm not griping about still having to pay down my student loan, I think about what I really got for my money when I attended Ithaca College. I may not be working in either of the two …
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Snow’s Melting
Almost two weeks later, and the snow still reminds me more of Ithaca than of anything I grew up with around here. …
Christmas Eve in Athens, GA: Five Years Later
Five years ago tonight, I posted the original version of this image to my Flickr stream. This is what you see when you drive through the center of town at midnight on Christmas Eve: festive …
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How to Use Wawa: Four Rules for Philadelphia Visitors
A client confirmed for me what anyone who has spent time in Philadelphia knows by heart: Wawa is more than just a convenience store, it's the nexus for peculiar Philly culture. Philly natives know …
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First Snow of Winter
Even though it's our second winter back north, it still feels like a surprise to wake up to this. Especially since it was 65 degrees out earlier in the week. …
My New Kenmore Dishwasher Has Arrived!
Right now, it's still in a box that doubles as a handy kitchen island for unloading groceries. Tomorrow, it's getting fully installed, and the old, broken Kenmore dishwasher is being hauled away. A …
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Running a Canon PIXMA MP620 Wirelessly Under Snow Leopard (For Now)
Folks have been asking for details ever since my happy tweet... Until this all gets automated, this process should work if you had already set up your Canon wireless printer/scanner under Mac OS X …
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Why I’m Not Shopping at Sears Anymore
(Image courtesy the Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection, via Malls of America.) Lori and I both grew up in households where Sears was the only place you would ever consider …
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