I read a post today that pretty succinctly sums up my feelings about MySpace. It got me to thinking, why do I even still use this awful, bloated tool? Mostly it’s because they got my friends before a better site did. If Virb had come out within 6 months of MySpace, everyone would be using it instead. Now MySpace has become this substitute for email and IM and everyone’s too invested to leave.

In catching up with some old haunts yesterday, I found 9rules has realigned again. Every time I look at 9rules there’s something different going on, I have to say it’s a bit disorienting but maybe that’s because my visits have become more and more sporadic. Don’t get me wrong, I have a soft spot for […]

I had some extra money this week and I thought I’d finally pick up some much needed furniture items, before the in-laws are here for the holidays. I decided to drive up to Ikea to soothe my insatiable need for immediacy, and avoid their shoddy website. It occurred to me a two-hour drive […]

Diesel makes the best shoes I’ve ever owned. I bought my second pair this weekend, because my white pair went grey the way white shoes are prone to. I’ve never put anything more comfortable on my feet, and they’re surprisingly durable. I put my old pair through all kinds of weather, and […]

What is the objective of a college or university website? Is it to get applicants, is it to get alumni money, or is it simply to tell people about the school? With Oberlin’s site, I’m not really sure, which can only mean they aren’t either.
I wasn’t visiting Oberlin’s site for academic […]

1. Last week Google launched it’s own feed reader. The reader is integrated with gmail, so I was really excited to be able to check all my feeds from any computer, in Google’s no-clutter format. Unfortunately, I can’t get the damn thing to work. I’ve tried adding feeds several different ways, […]