Archive for January 2008

A Collection of Last Straws

In Life, San Francisco on 31 January 2008 with 17 comments

I love our neighborhood. I loved this building. I crash-landed here at a moment of huge personal change. But that was eight years ago. Since then, a lot has changed. I met Heather and we moved in together on the top floor. We got married.
But not all of it was good. I kept a [...]

links for 2008-01-29

In Links on 29 January 2008 with Comments Off

YouTube - Printing’s Alive
My life story. (Thanks for the tip, Lane!)
(tags: printing video funny)

Is the Tipping Point Toast?
In the future, we’ll all be influential to 15 people.
(tags: tippingpoint marketing influencers)

Fray Issue 1 Ships!

In Books, Fray, Magazines on 28 January 2008 with 5 comments

Fray Issue 1 is coming soon to a mailbox near you! These packs went out to contributors on Saturday - they get a few copies each - and the single issues will go out to subscribers today. Mad props to May at the Portola Post Office for dealing with our many boxes with a smile.
A [...]

links for 2008-01-24

In Links on 24 January 2008 with Comments Off

Newsweek’s Steven Levy on the MacBook Air
I love any technology article that starts with a penis story. “The MacBook Air: It’s like a cut johnson!”
(tags: apple design technology)

Kitty, Frederick Street
My wife is so damn talented. This photo makes me want to sob. In a good way.
(tags: photography heatherchamp)

subversive cross stitch: guilty as fuck
Julie released the [...]

An Update to a Savvy Approach to Copyright Messaging

In Copyright, Geek, Internet, Photography on 23 January 2008 with 13 comments

In my original post, I suggested adding a copyright message to a photo and use CSS to crop its view. This accomplishes the goal of adding robust copyright information without defacing your own work. I got a lot of responses to this idea, and wanted to update the post with a few responses to the [...]

Hey Apple, Don’t Make Me Think

In Apple, Design, Geek, Interface, iPhone on 23 January 2008 with 17 comments

As an official Apple Fanboy and Interface Geek, I have a complaint about the recent iteration of Apple’s iPhone software (1.1.3).
On the iPhone, the web browser is called Safari, just like on the Mac. This sameness is reinforced by the visual design of both applications. But in the new iPhone software, when they added a [...]

Busted Video

In Fray, Video on 19 January 2008 with 4 comments

A few minutes of video from last night’s Fray Issue 1: Busted! reading, shot by Praveen at The Booksmith.

Fray in Today’s Papers

In Event, Fray, San Francisco on 17 January 2008 with 4 comments

That’s the SF Weekly on the left and the SF Chronicle on the right. Woot!
Also, the photo of me is by the super-awesome Robin Andersen.
More info: fray.com

links for 2008-01-17

In Links on 17 January 2008 with 1 comment

Out of the Fray: Storytelling Web site morphs into a magazine
Fray is in Thursday’s SF Chronicle. Woot!
(tags: fray sanfrancisco)

Photos of Fray Issue 1: Busted!
It’s real! Just got the first copy from the printer today, and wow. So stoked.
(tags: fray busted photos)

SF Weekly: Nabbed
Fray in the SF Weekly. Woot!
(tags: fray busted sanfrancisco)

Let’s Talk Binding

In Fray, Magazines, Publishing on 16 January 2008 with Comments Off

I’ve always thought of Fray as more of a book series than a magazine. That’s because most magazines are made to be disposable, but we want issues of Fray to last. So instead of using a traditional magazine “perfect” binding, which falls apart after a few months, Fray uses a sewn binding that’s usually reserved [...]