July 3 we announced the Pull a Face for PutPlace contest and the 5 finalists have been selected. putplace.com/pullaface to vote. And, if you want to avoid pulling a face because of lost data. Back up baby! PutPlace is one option and you can get 2 GB of free storage in...
The social bookmarking site Del.icio.us has refreshed it’s look and domain name. Check out http://delicious.com/ Or watch this short Flickr Video on Delicious 2.0: http://www.flickr.com/photos/deliciousblog/2718285703/ Delicious, if you’re listening. I...
ExpressionEngine is one of the tools that we at Boxcar love to use to create websites. We’re advocates for sure, which is why we’ve decided to join with Hop Studios and Venn Communications to bring you the EE Roadshow: an ExpressionEngine training event....
or What to Write When You Are Wiped I must say that July has been a hectic month. I have been in 4 different cities. A new place each week. My favourite was Portus 2008 in Dallas where I spoke about the phenomenon of podcasting and participatory culture within the...
Online press releases can be an effective way of reaching journalists, bloggers and industry-related media sites. With online distribution your press release may also end up on popular news aggregator sites like Google News and Yahoo News. Still unclear about why you...
My guest post is live on TechVibes: “Is Pottermania Dead?” July 10-13, 2008, I was invited to Portus 2008: A Harry Potter Symposium for academics, educators, students and fans. Dr. Henry Jenkins of MIT and I gave the two luncheon keynotes. From...
On April 3, 2006 I wrote a longish post about a crazy idea I had: buying futures of gasoline. The game of finding lower-priced gas is just a diversion from the pain of having to buy it in the first place. Maybe we kid ourselves that we make out ahead of the game....
We did a fun interview with Nicole Tomlinson for a story about Dancing Matt‘s internet video phenomena for the Vancouver Sun. Nicole did a really nice job of summarizing our chats and emails and the Dancing Matt phenomena. And just in case you’re not one...
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My bookkeeper pointed out the other day that the backup on her computer hasn’t been working for the past couple of months. Eek gads! What that means is that all the information she is entering for my bookkeeping purposes could disappear. By “her”...