It’s wedding season. I’m at the age right now where for the past 3 summers and for the next who-knows-how-many summers I have and will attend anywhere from 3-7 weddings a year. Yikes. A good friend of mine is getting married in a couple weeks, and I was discussing what gift I would be getting [...]
It’s not enough that the troops in Iraq are continually being asked to stay longer and be there more frequently, which means they spend more time away from their families and are more susceptible to post-traumatic stress disorder. Now the Pentagon has banned the troops from using sites like YouTube, MySpace, Photobucket, etc. due to [...]
The Japanese have done it again. They’ve created an umbrella with a built-in camera, internet connectivity, and Flickr integration. [source: randomgoodstuff] I can imagine getting lost in the rain while walking is a scenario we’ve all been in numerous times and this is the gadget we’ve been waiting for. My only question- how usable is [...]
I have to say that anytime I visit Random Good Stuff, I am endlessly amused. Great headlines (this is one of my favorites), silly gadgets, amusing videos, the list goes on. Occassionally something is posted there that I feel like sharing with the interactive community. And I think this is a pretty good one. What [...]
If you can believe it, it’s been 5 months since I posted on How to Cancel a MySpace Account. It’s not over yet! And it’s really starting to irk me. About a month ago (yes, it’s taken me this long to post about this) I received the MySpace Newsletter in my Inbox. Seriously. I’m pretty [...]
A while back I was window shopping online at Ikea when I came across their Error message. Instead of feeling frustrated or angry, I was delighted to see this:
On Wednesday, November 15, Julia Curtiss is speaking at the next MIMA event at the James J. Hill Library (directions) in downtown St. Paul. Expect to learn: “To put it simply, technology has changed the way we market. Customers gather information from multiple channels and expect it to be customized. This makes it critical for [...]
Your polling place may change every year. To be sure of where you should vote today (in Minnesota) and to see which candidates and what legislation will be on your ballot today, visit the Minnesota Election Poll Finder.
If you’re in or travelling to Chicago anytime before January 1, 2007, then you should head on over to the Museum of Contemporary Art to see their feature exhibition Massive Change. This exhibition focuses on the design and planning of culture and civilization. It is very powerful in its message and it raises many questions [...]
This will be my first post on MNteractive, but I’m a frequent reader. I recently tried to cancel my MySpace account, but I’m still not quite sure if I actually did. The experience was not only very challenging, but very confusing and highly irritating. How many “cancels” does it take to cancel a MySpace account? [...]