Why Bing Will Ultimately Fail
I clicked on a link off of the MSN homepage today and this is what I saw…
Why would Microsoft start combining not only Live search with Bing search, but also the MSN branding with Bing instead of MS branding?? They have some serious issues here.
Skydiving Was Amazing!
I’ve been wanting to go skydiving for a while now. I finally got the chance to go today. It was absolutey incredible. Pics and video below.
Shortly after we jumped out of the plane. You spend about 60 seconds in freefall and 3-5 minutes of canopy ride.
My instructor is apparently bored… (can’t blame him considering he could do 10+ jumps a day though 
Just pulled the chute. You go from 120 mph to 20 mph in under 2 seconds…Hence the constipated look on my face.
Last shot of the camera guy before he completely disappeared.
Coming in for a perfect landing.
Remove Tabs From Adobe Photoshop CS4
I’m just going to cut to the chase: The tabs in Photoshop SUCK. This is coming from the guy who wants tabs everywhere. In explorer/file browser, my browser, my text editor…can you imagine how easy the universe would be to navigate if all the planets were simply tabs? Want to go to Mars? Just CTRL + Tab over to it. Simple right?
With all of this love for tabs, I am completely dumbfounded by the use of tabs in Photoshop. I really tried to like it, but it’s just not intuitive and it’s mind blowing that this was made the default for such an amazing product. Here’s how to turn them off, and actually start getting some work done again.
Go to ‘Edit’ –> ‘Preferences’ –> ‘Interface’
Now uncheck the ‘Open Documents as Tabs’ option
Google Ad Fail
Came across this video on YouTube the other day…but the thing that caught my eye was the name of the video combined with the giant Google Ad to the right.
Funny Pandora Fail
I started Pandora up at work today like I always do. The first song that came up was Hawthorn Heights “Blue Burns Orange”. No big deal. Then I looked at the album artwork…
I don’t think I’ve ever seen Hawthorn Heights before, but they’re kinda hot, in a weird “I think I’m too old for you” sort of way.
UPDATE
Just got another one. Puddle of Mudd with Alice Cooper’s coverart
The DTV Transition Finally Explained in Plain English
If you’re confused about the DTV transition, there’s finally a video for ‘the rest of us’. This video will explain step by step everything you need to know about the transition.
Just remember, knowing is half the battle!
How To Beat the Recession Without a Government Bailout
Odd that Saturday Night Live would hold the key to beating the recession, but I think they’ve finally solved America’s woes. If you’re in debt and having trouble getting out, you may want to watch the video below.
I have a feeling the name of the book was changed to ‘Stuff’ after the shitheads employees at the FCC got ahold of this skit.
Computer Basics 101: Phishing
I think everyone should have to take a test to use the computer. Think: Driver’s Training, but for computers. There are just far too many people out there that have absolutely no idea what they are doing and that will click on anything they see that even looks remotely interesting. What confuses me is why intelligent people who would never go down a dark alley on the wrong side of town at 2am and ask for directions but will go to some shady website that they’ve never heard of and click on anything they’re told to? Why is there such a disconnect?
Enough ranting. Please make every one of your relatives watch this video. You know, the one who still thinks that ‘blue e’ on their desktop IS the internet. The one who downloads anything and everything that is sent to them and then asks you why their computer doesn’t work. You know, the guy who tried to help that Nigerian king last year. That guy.
Phishing Scams in Plain English
Introducing the MacBook Wheel…
The guys over at The Onion have a breaking story on the revolutionary MacBook Wheel. Why does this product remind me of the iPhone in so many ways? I could try to explain the video…but you really just need to watch it.
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
"At Apple our philosophy is to create products that are simple to use. And nothing is more simple to use than a single giant button."
"Everything is just a few hundred clicks away."
"At Apple, we give customers features they don’t even realize they want yet."
"I’ll buy almost anything if it’s shiny and made by Apple."
"I like how the email automatically says ‘Sent from the MacBook Wheel’ that way people know you have one."
"The Hummingbird battery which can power the MacBook Wheel for a full 19 minutes before needing to be recharged."
