A History of

During Barack Obama's inauguration, I was so pleased that nonbelievers were acknowledged. I, myself, being what I consider "nothing" or "no religion" take away a great appreciation for any recognition given to those of us that prefer to think rationally and …

Congratulations

Whitehouse.gov -- At noon today, The White House's official web site entered the age of Obama. Remember George W. Bush?

That Oath of Office Flub -- Chief Justice John Roberts totally flubbed Obama's Presidential Oath of Office when he misplaced the word "faithfully." …

Recut Movie

This snazzy list of recut movie trailers was sent to me today. For the most part, they're remixed comedies made into horror movies. Props to editing as an artform.

Enjoy.

1. Little Miss Sunshine


2. Mary Poppins


3. Nacho Libre


4. Bambi


5. Wall-E


6. The Little Mermaid


7. Garden State


8. Uncle …

Travis Vocino Named New Yahoo!

Jerry Yang is out (alveterzane). Travis Vocino is in. Let me first say that it's great to be here and I hope you'll all support me in my new position. My blog posting frequency may suffer slightly but I'm sure you can understand that.

We've invested in interesting …

I Don't Hate Haircuts; I Hate Getting My Hair

I have a recurring event in iCal called "Get a haircut you stupid fuck!" Every month it reminds me to stop working, get in the car, head down to the salon and sit there for an hour so that I might look half-way presentable again.

The problem is, I rarely make it on …

The Mojave Experiment: For Idiots, by

There's a new marketing campaign from Microsoft, apparently after the failed Gates-Seinfeld "buddy film" commercials, called The Mojave Experiment.

Here's the theory: Get together a focus group of some computer-illiterate everyday people who usually use XP (because all …

Sarah Palin and Katie Couric Don't Makeout at the

As I watched the sparky Katie Couric interview our savior from witchcraft Sarah Palin, I couldn't help but drift into a state somewhere between concern and frustration and depression. (Spoiler: They don't make out at the end).

Then I thought, it's likely a dream. It …

Enough with the Liberal Media

During this campaign I've probably heard "liberal media" more times than I could conceivably count. Especially in regards to Sarah Palin.

We've seen the nonsense about keeping her away from the evil media and there's no one that can tell me with any honesty that …

Two Obama

"Moreover, given the increasing diversity of America's population, the dangers of sectarianism have never been greater. Whatever we once were, we are no longer just a Christian nation; we are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Buddhist nation, a Hindu nation, and …

The Pras Video Blog, Episode

We're really getting into the video blogging thing. It's definitely a chance to connect with artists in a big way. We've enabled Pras to read all of the comments posted on his videos and he takes the time to see what he can respond to. This is something generally …

PVPlab 0wns

The latest Vocino Labs media property is PVPlab -- a resource and rant-fest by and for pvp ninjas of mmorpgs.

Are you a diehard PvP fan? Want to get paid for posting about your hobby and have an audience to express yourself to? We want you!

PvP Lab is always looking …

My Interview with

Over at the 'ol Apple Blog, I've posted an interview with Stephen Caudill, Founder of FatJam.

What's great about this write-up for The Apple Blog is the fact that probably 95% or more of the development, hosting and infrastructure is done on Apple hardware. I know that …

Introducing the Pras Michel Video

Today we launched Pras' video blog over at Platinum Brand.

For those of you that don't know, these days Pras is the Executive Producer of the World Music Awards and a principle member of our recording artist branding and marketing technology company called Platinum …

Hacking Friends with

First, I feel it's appropriate to add a short word of warning. This is a bad article. It violates the Terms of Service on any site you'd deem worth it. Plus, I don't even do this. Honest. No, seriously, I don't.

Ok, fine. I did test this on a couple sites just for …

Create a Kick Ass Intranet App using

I use three 37signals applications: Backpack, Basecamp and Highrise (go go referral links). With these 3 excellent web apps, I'm able to rock out a seriously awesome complete intranet setup for my business.

Just using them is fine but, as usual, I like to take it one …

Dual Mac Setup using Growl and

If you're like me, you're into screen real estate, application organization and technology working effortlessly in harmony. Who isn't, really?

This is my late night setup. This is how I roll at 3AM when I'm usually plugging away at something. In the photo above, you …

Don't Tell Me, I'll Tell

Now I'll rant a little about usability. If you're offering a solution to my problem (as all products, services or applications should be, obviously), you have to be open to the possibility that I'll be tailoring my experience to what best suits me. After all, I'm the …

Building Web Apps for

My grandmother is in her late 70s and she loves the internet. We talk on AIM, we email, and recently she started getting into some interesting web apps around the internets -- specifically Geni. But are developers doing anything to help seniors out in order to better …

Billing for Your

When talking to James Mathias about a recent project, Dine Magazine's site and infrastructure, we touched on how many designers and developers lose money on jobs because they don't bill for their thoughts.

Most companies don't seem to realize that a large part of …

Rare Uncontacted Tribes and The Good

I love reading about uncontacted peoples. As extremely rare as it is, sometimes we happen upon a group of humans that have yet to experience any connection with developed society.

Recently near the border of Brazil and Peru this, one of the very last uncontacted …