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Google Chrome for Mac Beta Released Today!

Dec 09. 2009

Dear Firefox, I have enjoyed our time together but lately your mood swings* and weight gain** have started to take a toll on our relationship. As a result, I have decided to leave you for someone younger and more attractive. Today, I leave you for Chrome. *crashes and random slowdowns**bloated code So far I am loving Chrome! I only wish I took J's advice and switched over earlier! (And for all Mac users who are hesitant to make the change because you can't live without extensions, there's already a workaround for it!) ...

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Facebook, Twitter, Web

Social Media Timeline

Dec 05. 2009

I used to be pretty active on several social media outlets. But lately the consistent chatter, as well as the time and energy needed to devote oneself fully to each site, has worn me out. These days I limit myself to Facebook and Twitter. And even Twitter has started to go ignored since Facebook released its comment feature. If I share something on Facebook, do I share it on Twitter too? What about those who are my Facebook friends and follow my tweets? (Because I get confused as to whether to comment/reply to one's Facebook, Twitter, or blog when they're all talking about the same thing. Most of the time I end up not commenting at all because I can't decide.) Buzz, buzz, buzz. This chart...

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Blogging, Personal, Web

I am by no means a fashionista.

Dec 04. 2009

So perhaps this is the reason I have NEVER heard of the über-popular blog Sea of Shoes until tonight. Jane Aldridge, the 17-year-old blogger behind Sea of Shoes. I found the site intriguing, much like a 5-car pileup on the LIE. You want to not look, but you can't. Here is a 17-year-old girl — a thin, attractive one at that — flaunting her wealth and entitlement through a blog that consists mostly of pictures of herself flashing her latest luxury purchases. And what about the mom, who obviously supports these spending sprees? And has her own blog to showcase her own fabulous lifestyle? A bit of web sleuthing revealed that Jane, through her blog, has become a fashion darling and featured in numerous...

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Art/Design, Blogging, Web

A New Manifesto

Nov 22. 2009

Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.             ~ Thornton Wilder Last week, a friend posed the question Why I Blog. (Why Do You?) The post was perfectly timed, because I had been struggling with the premise behind this blog for the past few weeks. Technorati's 10 most popular blogs as of November 22, 2009 Lately I have become disenchanted with the blogsphere, by the mere corporatization of the blogging world and its community. I no longer consider the top blogs blogs. I consider them internet magazines, run by staff, featuring multiple writers, subject to corporate scrutiny, and driven by profit. Little by little, I found myself glancing over their headlines, ignoring them, then unsubscribing to some altogether. I...

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