Fun clips from ‘The IT Crowd’

We’ve been watching “The IT Crowd.” A great suggestion from my friend Beth. Firewalls Explained… If you want to kill some time, there are all kinds of goodies if you click on this link. ###

Moto’s Droid RAZR: Slicing its Way into Relevance?

It slices through the air with the greatest of ease. Yeah, that seems to be the message of the ads that ran before the official release of Motorola Droid RAZR on Verizon Wireless. I kept wondering, why I would want a smartphone that can slice light poles in half? The follow-on ad was even more [...]

Plyometrics & Preparing to Play the Ducks: LSU Story…

On Thursday night, I watched the Cal Bears take on the Oregon Ducks in a nationally televised football game (with the Detroit Tiger baseball game on swap). While the first half was surprisingly close (Cal up 15 to 14), I sensed what was ahead. The Ducks are built for speed. The game turned into a [...]

Documenting Your Life with Wearable Camcorders

The Sunday New York Times had a story (When a Camcorder Becomes a Life Partner) by Anne Eisenberg that talked about the compelling images that can be captured these days using small, light-weight, hands-free camcorders/cameras like the Looxcie and the GoPro . The GoPro HD Hero 960 ($179.99) was introduced in late September. It records [...]

Proof of Concept: BR Take 1

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Diabolical Sabatoge & the PGA Championship…

On Sunday, Dustin Johnson learned how diabolical the No.18 – “Dyeabolical” hole at Whistling Straits can be. He ended up being knocked out of the playoff at the PGA Championship on Sunday after he was penalized two strokes for grounding his club in a bunker he didn’t even realize existed. “It never crossed my mind [...]

Logo Ponderables…

Here are a couple of options quickly drawn up for the new logo.

World Cup Watching via the Palm Pre…

Last week, ESPN said the Wednesday morning FIFA World Cup match between the United States and Algeria — in which the Americans scored a dramatic goal in stoppage time to earn a 1-0 win and a spot in the Round of 16 — was the highest-rated and most-watched soccer game in the history of ESPN [...]

The Rare Double Eagle — Pebble Beach Golf Links

During the 2010 U.S. Open held at the Pebble Beach Golf Links, Shaun Micheel made a double eagle 2 on the No. 6 hole — a 523-yard, Par 5. He used a 3-iron from 239 yards for his second shot and holed it. Sweet! Apparently this is only the second time in U.S. Open history [...]

Target’s “Lost” ads Found on Facebook…

One of the best parts of the “Lost” series finale was the clever Target ad that could have been easily missed if you blinked or had your TiVo in zoom mode. Fortunately, Target knew they were onto something good. The ads can be seen on their Facebook page. Here are the links to the smokey [...]

At the Hockey Rink, Lefties Rule, Especially in Canada…

The Olympic hockey matches have been especially riveting for me ever since I read an article in The New York Times by Jeff Klein (It’s Not Political, but More Canadians Are Lefties).  He pointed out that according to sales figures from hockey stick manufacturers, a majority of Canadian hockey players shoot left-handed, and a majority [...]

Video Test

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