Author Archives: Doug
Concept phones
I’m not sure what this says about the state of industrial design for mobile devices, but two of the coolest phones I’ve seen lately are mere concepts that will likely never see the light of day. It’s too bad because … Continue reading
Music about cheese
Ween’s “Where’d the Cheese Go” was in my head all day yesterday thanks to @erichauge. (The explicit remix.) Today I thank @tmoore13 for this little earwig: “I Like Cheese A Lot” to the tune of “Drop it like it’s Hot.”
This day in tech: The Interstate is born
The Interstate Highway System is 54 years old today. Urban neighborhoods would never be the same. “When we get these thruways across the whole country, as we will and must, it will be possible to drive from New York to … Continue reading
WordPress 3.0
I finally hit the button in WordPress to upgrade to 3.0 and nothing broke. Yay. Now that I’m running 3.0, I plan on setting up various content types (a new feature in 3.0) to make this blog more Tumblr-like and … Continue reading
Who has the most New York Times subscriptions per capita?
Earlier, well wondering whether The New York Times would add a local section for the Twin Cities, MinnPost’s David Brauer posted a chart of the top 17 New York Times markets outside its home market. Minnesota ranked 17th by number … Continue reading
Twitter Annotations are going to be awesome
One of the more significant announcements from Twitter at this week's Chirp conference was the introduction of Annotations. Annotations allow for any arbitrary information to be attached to a tweet without counting against the 140 character limit. So what's that … Continue reading