Year: 2007
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Greasemonkey extension – TinyURL for Gmail
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This is a neat little hack for Gmail: if you find yourself pasting in links in the message window that are unruly, you can highlight the URL, hit ctrl-shift-T and…
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Google Suggests… phone numbers?
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This is a little curious. I mistakenly started typing a phone number in the Google search bar in Firefox the other day, and before I realized it to switch back…
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Interview on Total Picture Radio
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Last month at SES, I sat down with Peter Clayton to talk about FeedBurner. The interview ended up covering far more ground than I expected; how I got my job…
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Naperville profiled on Colbert Report
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Sort of, anyway. In his “Hometown Hero Town” spot, Stephen glowingly reviewed Naperville for a recent news story that profiled a tow truck service to tow you and your car…
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VW Phaeton ad
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Few people know that Volkswagen has a super-luxury sedan called the Phaeton (in the US, it’s no longer sold, and only a few thousand are on the road here). Its…
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Open source parenting
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If you’re a parent, particularly of boys, you need to stop what you’re doing and read the Tribune’s special report on Magnetix. It’s breath-taking, and not in a good way.…
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C.C. liked Daemon
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Go read C.C.‘s review of Daemon. Steven Vore also liked it. Next up, Matt Cutts bought a copy for his summer vacation. I’m a man on a mission. If you…
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Darth Vader on line 2
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Sean showed this to me yesterday, and it’s still cracking me up: [youtube MDJ8-Kcan6M](Click through to the post to view if the video’s not showing in your aggregator.)
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Naperville Riverwalk Amphitheater
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Took a walk this morning with Robin and the kids, and I loved how the shadows of the trees showed up in contrast with the brick labyrinth pattern at the…
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Gordon Biersch comes to Illinois
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Robin told me last night we had to get something at Ikea before we could get on with our night out. (Be honest, what good date doesn’t start with a…