Roku + NetFlix + RedBox = TV Utopia.
We recently went cold turkey and cancelled our satellite service. The price was getting close to gouging range and we were increasingly finding that we were just paying for a lot of crap. We recently redeemed our $40 government coupons for our Digital TV Converter Boxes and discovered [...]
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 a way [...]
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:
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 I promise not to make posts that were this far off topic often, but this was really interesting to me and I think others might be interested as well.
My Cousin and her many of her friends over at eightandfive.com got together last weekend and did a Blind Taste Test of Cheap Beers available in the [...]
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 about [...]
…when it comes to innovative pedal powered transportation.
We’ve been looking for the best way to get our two kids around as a family on our bikes. We have a bike trailer. And that works. OK. But really hard to get two kids squeezed in and then the kid is still way back there getting mud [...]
Finally, Traders Joes is coming.
This is big. Ikea big. If you’re not familiar – Trader Joes is like Whole Foods with out the crazy price tags, lots of great store brands, interesting labels and packaging, inexpensive wine & beer, plus a strange Jimmy Buffet/Caribbean motif.
Sarah at MNSpeak broke the news to me.
KwanzaHanukkahMas is pounding at my door. Must get gifts. Sigh.
Might as well make the best of it. One great thing to do is to shop locally. Helps the local economy, often leads to some unique finds, and lets you avoid the massive headaches of the strip malls in December.
There’s going to be a craft show [...]
As I’ve been working at my new job for Sun Microsystems for about 7 months now, I’m starting to put some standards in place for our group. One thing my manager and I wanted to do was use Sun tools for standard documentation. I use a Mac as do many thousands of Sun employees. I [...]
David Pogue reviews Tiger for the NY Times.
Al Franken is coming home to Minnesota. Looks like Norm might have an opponent in ‘08.
Arianna Huffington appears to be forming a blog posse.
PacifierOnline is a new modern children’s store in Minneapolis. Nicely priced kids furniture alongside overpriced kids clothing.
Smoking Marijuana may be less damaging than email [...]