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I've also moved all my previous posts to the new one. Oh, speaking of which, this blog has been moved to danielerossi.ca. I'll be devoting this site to my comics.

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Moo cards in a Godiva tin!

Here's a sweet discovery (if you pardon the pun). Godiva tins make great holders for Moo cards! Starbucks have similar tins but you have to distort them a bit in order to make the Moo cards fit. The Godiva tins are a little longer than the cards but widthwise, they are perfect.

A year later, Twitter is still great!

Describing the benefits of Twitter can be difficult. Lately, however, I've been stumbling upon fantastic explanations which live up to Twitter's inconspicuous usefulness. If you're still scratching your head on figuring out how twittering what you're doing can be useful …

Technique vs. Technology

PodCamp Toronto 2008 was just as fantastic as last year's. I have a lot of things to write about however for now I want to direct your attention to an interview of me by John Meadows of his brilliant On The Log podcast (which looks into the future from a rear view …

PodCamp Toronto 2008

PodCamp Toronto 2008 has come and gone and it didn't not disappoint. All my expectations were surpassed. I learned a lot, met up with a few old friends and made new ones. Best of all, I came out of it with A LOT of ideas for my podcasts and future ones, too

I won't go …

Another painting finished

I've uploaded the final set of progress photos of the paintings I'm working on. You'll see them on my Flickr set called Paintings in Progress. The reddish one is complete (the one in the photo above). The blueish one will take a while. Check out the photos to see why.

SpudCast #19 - All About You

SpudCast number nineteen is up. Best of all, it's short!

The main theme of today's show is be begging and pleading you to send in comments and tell me about yourself :) Also, a friend drops by to teach us Spanish and I give a brief mention of the upcoming PodCamp Toronto 2008.

Improv comic #4 is up

Improv comic #4 is up. You can see it here. Once again, I was in over my head with responsibilities and I missed my own deadline that I set for completing this one! Anywhoo, it's here! And it's short! I asked for a wedding faux pas and a song.

Sketchy Adventures episode... 2

Sorry about the over large video. I've had an impromptu epsiode of Sketchy Adventures tonight on Ustream. Nothing too riveting. I found out I can't draw :P Ok seriously, it's a short show because, well, I didn't have enough time. Next time for sure.

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Moo cards - my first batch

I received my first order of MOO cards tonight! I made them for my Stuttering is Cool podcast and I must say, I am very, very impressed with their quality and attention to detail! I'll post photos of what I mean when I receive my second order which I placed a few day …

How corporate greed can stifle creativity

Today's Toronto Star has a great article about the XO laptop and the concept of simple technology. It's a great read if you're like me-> tired of the unnecessarily complexity of operating systems (Vista) and cellphones. In other words, inappropriate technology. Or as …

Painting in progress

It's been a while since my last post so here's a quickie featuring my latest uplaod to Flickr: a painting I'll be occupying what's left of my spare time. Like my Comic in Progress, which I posted last year, I'll be posting photos of my progress.

I won! I won!

Remember when I blogged about one of my Paris photos being shortlisted on Schmap? Well, I'm one of the winners! Now go buy those plane tickets and fly to Paris and check out L'Orangerie!

SpudCast #18 - How to be Creative Manifesto

The Year of Creativity continues with me talking about a fantastic document entitled, How to be Creative by Hugh MacLeod. I can't recommend this enough. If you're itching to get creative and possibly make a living out of it, this manifesto is GOLDEN.

On this episode of …

55 reasons why a pencil is better than a computer

Kicking off my self-declared Year of Creativity is a list I reconstructed listing how using a pencil is better than a computer. "Reconstructed" because it's a list I originally made for rec.arts.animation waaaaay back in the mid 90s when 9600 baud dial-up was all the …

SpudCast #17 - The Year of Creativity

Happy New Year!

My last show recorded in 2007 is the first show for 2008. Best of all, it's short!

It's a quick drive on New Years' Eve introducing The Year of Creativity. Something I made up to encourage me to really get off my butt and do lots of creative work. And my …

Live blogging and twittering

Live blogging and live twittering, in my humblest opinion, are unnecessary. I can see why the idea is appealing. After all, you're providing the first scoop as the event happens.

Here are a few reasons why I'm not too keen on the idea.

As a member of audience, my …

Social media needs traditional media

I had the pleasure of attending the Talk Is Cheap social media unconference for PR professionals back on November 15th here in Toronto.

Social media has been the big thing these days really because it's been reported in the traditional media (newspapers, tv, magazines, …

OLPC - another positive

Kudos to the BBC News website. I get most of my OLPC news from them. Anyhoo, I stumbled upon this article with a lot of positives listed from the One Laptop Per Child project. And of course, a few expected negatives.

The best benefit of the project I've seen is in this …

The Internet not as we know it within 10 years

I came across this interesting article on the BBC News website a few days ago. It was written by Michael Geist, Internet law professor at the University of Ottawa. He talks about how the next billion users of the Internet will influence the Internet.

The article is best …