Blog Spotlight: What did you do with your stimulus package?

May 8th, 2008 : Carrie Downing

Welcome to stimulus season. If you’re stumped for ideas, check out what your fellow Americans did with it on How I Spent My Stimulus. You can even add your own stimulus story…

See excerpt below. (Thanks for the tip, Pam.)

How One Guy Spends his Stimulus

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Need a [designer/developer] Tool? Try IKEA!

May 6th, 2008 : Nik Rowell

I helped a friend move some furniture this weekend. Up at 7:00 am! Earliest I’ve been up on a Saturday in several months.

Reed DeLapp spotted quite the photo opportunity near the IKEA furniture pick-up, and his iPhone came to the rescue. The quality of iPhone and Treo photos is quite impressive. I don’t think I would even attempt a photo like this with my Motorola Razr, and when these photo opps com along, it’s nice to be prepared (ask Nick Longtin if you’re not convinced).

Check out this tool!

Tools at IKEA!

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The April Fools Roundup

April 1st, 2008 : Carrie Downing

One of my favorite days of the year. Endless possibilities for marketers, and so much fun.

Highlights in the ‘net-o-sphere today:

New Wonderfile Tool Makes Tag Based Image Sharing Easy, Potentially Embarrassing

January 3rd, 2008 : Nicholas Longtin

Today Wonderfile rolled out an exciting new feature which makes sharing groups of photos a snap. Simply upload photos, tag them, and share the tag.

You can also embed the share in a web page or blog, as I have done above with my “Fun With Photo Booth” series.

To learn more about our revolutionary file sharing tool, visit Wonderfile.net and sign up to be a beta tester.

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Now YOU Can Buy Time Travel Theory for the Low, Low Price of $10,000,000

December 31st, 2007 : Carrie Downing

And you can get it on eBay.

In case you are worried about imminent rifts in the space-time continuum, listen to the seller’s reassurances:

Please do not be alarmed, and we hope not to alarm anyone… But the Possibility of Time Travel Truly Exists…This is a True, Real, and Viable Time Travel Theory & Project. Logistics, Mapping and Methodology.Complete with Illustrations.

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Do you think it’s a joke, or is this guy serious?
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Supply Your Office for Less! Circa 1992.

December 14th, 2007 : Nik Rowell

Looking for some computer equipment for that ‘webmaster’ in your life? In need of some downgrades for the office, perhaps? Check out these phenomenal deals this week at your local BIZMART, your one-stop shop for all of your hardware and software needs! Don’t let these specials pass by - A MUST SEE!

NOTE: ArcStone card shown to prove authenticity of photos.
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Size Obsession Part II, Bladder Busters and Fat Fryers

October 30th, 2007 : Nicholas Longtin

America’s obsession with all things gargantuan continues, and I will be here to document it. In this installment I highlight some food related items of truly ridiculous proportions.

64 Ounce Coffee Mug - that’s an entire pot of coffee, people, and at ninety-nine cents to fill it, it’s quite a value!

Big Mug

400-Inch Frying Pan - make omelettes for two hundred people, or a sixty pound pancake, or cook my five-year-old son whole.

Really Big Pan

120 lbs. of Treats - this has to be the biggest trick-or-treat bucket ever made. How is a kid even going to carry that around?

Lots Of Treats

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Halloween Office Hijinks - The Best $4 I Have Ever Spent

October 24th, 2007 : Nicholas Longtin

Ouch

I love Halloween. It’s my favorite holiday. There are parties, decorations, candy, and it’s one of the few holidays where you aren’t obligated to spend time with extended family.

This year I decided to bring some holiday cheer into the office via a fake severed arm. When I laid eyes on it at the store I had to buy it, at only $4 this could very well be the best investment I have ever made. The arm has been moved about the office, popping up in unexpected places, giving my colleagues a chuckle or scare.

Send me a picture of how your office celebrates Halloween. I will post the most interesting pictures here on the 31st.

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America’s Obsession With Size Gets Bigger, Weirder

October 19th, 2007 : Nicholas Longtin

I once saw a woman driving her Hummer while wearing huge sunglasses, drinking a 64 ounce Big Gulp and eating a foot-long hot dog. Well, not really, but it seams probable given our preoccupation with all things enormous.

This even appears to be influencing something near and dear to my heart: gizmos and gadgets. So I submit to you, gentle readers, three items of ridiculous proportions spotted at my local shopping complex:

An Enormous Remote Control - STILL nothing good on
Ginormous Remote

A Giant Calculator - can only add to 999,999,999 though
Huge Calculator

A huge Swiss Army Style Grilling Tool - if this fits in your pocket you need to grill less
Grilling Tool

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Hold Your Clicker From Flickr - Even The Big Boys Have Problems

April 20th, 2007 : Nicholas Longtin

Take heart web developers everywhere, even the big boys have problems. I went to Flickr to find some interesting photos and this is what I saw:

Flickr Down

The moral of the story? If you are going to have errors on your site, at least show a witty message.

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