Archive for September, 2009

Violent error message on OneMansBlog

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Trying to visit http://onemansblog.com/excalibur returned this amusing error: Oops. There Seems to be a Problem! At the moment there seems to be an issue with gaining access to the Database normally used to dynamically generate this site. We are currently in the process of flogging those responsible for this heinous crime, however ...

BuzzVoice reads stories aloud

Monday, September 28th, 2009

I follow Robert Scoble (@Scobleizer) on Twitter -- why, I don't really know -- and usually just pass over his copious twittering. But the other day his mention of BuzzVoice caught my eye.  BuzzVoice takes the stuff you read and reads it aloud for you. Of course a computer voice ...

Future Perfect Radio: Good programming, bad deployment

Monday, September 21st, 2009

A mention of Future Perfect Radio made the new issue of Wired magazine.  Future Perfect Radio is newish web radio featuring over 25 channels of independent music -- everything from singer/songwriters to far out experimental and noise rock.  And stations dedicated to upcoming music festivals add a particular uniqueness. The past ...

Relocating a deck with a chainsaw and tractors

Monday, September 21st, 2009

What to say about this video.  Well, I shot it with the iPhone 3G S and used iMovie to piece it together.  In it, a deck is being relocated using a chainsaw and tractors.  That is all.

Cardboard characters by Bernie Burns

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Take a peep at some gnarly cardboard characters created by Bernie Burns.

Make a font from your handwriting with FontCapture

Monday, September 14th, 2009

Ran across FontCapture, a service that will turn your handwriting into a font, usable on both Windows and Mac computers.  Just print out a form, fill it out, scan it and upload to the FontCapture site.  Magic is worked, then you can download your custom font and install it. I would ...

ShoppyBag hasn’t returned from shopping yet

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Someone sent me a message on ShoppyBag about six days ago, but I can't check it out.  The site has been nonoperational for at least that long.  I am now dieing to see what this service is all about.  Props for their cleaver maintenance message.

Just the Facts: Learn Something Every Day

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Learn Something Every Day is dedicated to just that, learning a fact everyday.  There's no write up on the site about the site, but I reckon those running the place get facts submitted and then do a drawing to go along with the fact and present one each day.